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
Twelve AGs Called on EPA to Strengthen Regulations of Particulate Matter from Airplanes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) led a coalition of twelve AGs in comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal for regulating particulate matter emitted from airplanes, calling the...
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New York
New York AG Protected Communities against Hazardous Waste Disposal
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), announced the indictment of a shipping company for improperly disposing of wooden beams that contained a hazardous wood preservative...
March 31, 2022Documents: Indictment NY Press
States: NY
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Guam
Guam AG Continued Push for Federal Compensation for Cleanup at Ordot Dump
Guam Attorney General Leevin Taitano Camacho announced that his office is launching an effort to collect public accounts of military waste dumping at the Ordot Dump, which was used for hazardous waste disposal starting after World War II and has been a...
March 30, 2022Documents: Press Coverage AG Campaign to Collect Public Information
States: GU
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California
California AG Pushed for Stronger Climate Plan in Fresno County
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Bureau of Environmental Justice sent a letter to the County of Fresno outlining his office’s concerns regarding the city’s most recent General Plan, a long-term framework for developing the area. The Bureau found...
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts AG Settled with National Grid over Increased Ratepayer Prices Following Utility Sale
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey reached a settlement with National Grid after the utility company tried to increase customer rates by nearly $30 million total in order to recover costs from its sale of its utility, Narragansett Electric...
March 29, 2022Documents: Settlement MA Press
States: MA
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Michigan
Michigan AG Filed Lawsuit against CAFO for Polluting State Waters
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy against Holloo Farms, a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) in Michigan. The complaint alleged that the company polluted the...
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Connecticut
Connecticut AG Sought Custody of Mistreated Animals from Dangerous Rescue Facility
On March 25, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a petition seeking state custody of 70 animals—including cats, dogs, ducks, goats, and a pony—that were being kept in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions at an animal rescue. The animals are now...
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Ohio
Ohio AG Reached Settlement with Monsanto over PCB Contamination
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced an $80 million settlement with Monsanto for knowingly manufacturing and selling products with harmful levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which are a dangerous class of cancer-causing chemicals. The AG...
March 24, 2022Documents: Settlement Complaint OH Press
States: OH
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Nevada
Nevada AG Filed Comments to FERC about Trade Association Dues
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford submitted reply comments responding to FERC's inquiry about restrictions on utilities passing along the costs of trade association dues to their customers. AG Ford highlighted how non-responsive the trade associations had...
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Multistate
Eight AG Coalition Responded to Utility Claims Over Trade Association Dues
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of eight AGs in reply comments pushing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to restrict how much of utilities’ payments of trade associations dues the utilities may pass onto their...
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Virginia
Virginia AG Filed Comments to FERC about Trade Association Dues
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares submitted comments in response to a Federal Regulatory Commission Notice of Inquiry on industry association dues arguing that initial comments of trade associations in the docket failed to provide detail-oriented...
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. AG Sued Utility for Mishandling Community Solar Programs
Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine and the Office of the People’s Counsel filed a complaint against Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) to investigate the utility company’s mismanagement of renewable energy programs. Many D.C. residents...