State attorneys general are working to advance clean energy, climate and environmental laws and policies. Use the filters below to search actions of regional and national significance taken by state attorneys general since 2017. We strive to include all relevant AG activity, but cannot guarantee that this database is comprehensive. To alert us to an action that should be added to our database, please email [email protected]nyu.edu.
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Multi-State
Twenty-Two AGs Sent Letter Urging FDA and USDA to Reduce Toxic Metals in Baby Food
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to reduce toxic metals in baby food. The coalition called...
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Multi-State
Eighteen AGs Filed Amicus Brief in the Supreme Court on Clean Water Act Protections
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the Court to dismiss the Sackett’s contention in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). After the petitioners in the case purchased...
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Multi-State
Seven AGs Commented on Council of Environmental Quality's EJ Screening Tool
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of seven attorneys general in comments on the Council of Environmental Quality's (CEQ) beta version of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. The comments detail the racist past of...
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Multi-State
Forty-One AGs Worked Together to Stop Ford From Misrepresenting Fuel Economy
A coalition of forty-one attorneys general settled with Ford Motor Company for violating state consumer protection laws by misleading customers about model year (MY) 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids and 2011-2014 Super Duty trucks. A multistate...
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Multi-State
Twenty-One AGs Filed Motion to Intervene in California Vehicle Emission Waiver Case
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 21 AGs in filing a motion to intervene in the lawsuit over EPA’s decision to restore California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act. The challengers to...
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Multi-State
Nineteen AGs Urged EPA to Strengthen Truck Emissions Standards
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 19 AGs in comments to EPA urging strong updates to truck emissions standards. The coalition implored the agency to move quickly and to choose the first of the two regulatory options presented by the...
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Multi-State
Seventeen AGs Filed Lawsuit Against USPS for Replacing Fleet with Gas-Powered Trucks
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 17 AGs in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for planning to replace the majority of its...
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Multi-State
Twenty AGs Supported EPA’s Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a 20-AG coalition in comments supporting EPA’s proposed national emission standards for coal and oil-fired power plants emitting mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. In 2012, EPA issued the Mercury and...
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Multi-State
Nineteen AGs Pushed EPA to Protect Communities Against Lead Poisoning
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 19 AGs in comments in response to EPA’s draft strategy to reduce lead exposures and disparities in communities across the country. The AGs commended the agency’s approach as a “strong starting...
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Multi-State
Twenty-Three AGs Intervened to Support EPA's Clean Car Standards
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 23 AGs in intervening to defend EPA’s Clean Car Standards after the rule was challenged by a coalition of states led by Texas. The current rule, which replaced a less protective version from the...
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Multi-State
Fifteen AGs Urged EPA to Expand Clean Water Act Protections
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 15 AGs in commenting on EPA’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed revised definition of “waters of the United States.” The definition classifies what...
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Multi-State
Twenty-One AGs Supported EPA Regulation of Methane Emissions
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 21 AGs in comments supporting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to limit methane emissions, as well as smog-forming volatile organic...