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When Our Forests Are Gone
States must understand how actions happening outside of their borders might impact the environment and health of their own residents.
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It's Not NEPA, It's You
The Trump administration recently finalized a destructive overhaul of National Environmental Policy Act regulations that would exempt many projects from environmental reviews and restrict how courts can enforce the law, among other consequences.
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State AGs' Advocacy for a Cleaner, Fairer, Healthier Energy System
COVID-19 magnifies the importance of state AGs’ advocacy for a cleaner, fairer, healthier energy system.
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'Tired of Winning' Yet?
Last week, the Trump administration suffered two more major losses on important energy and climate issues, identifying a litany of legal errors in a regulatory rollback and rejecting an attack on states’ energy rights.
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Pipeline Platitudes
The recently canceled or delayed Atlantic Coast, Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines all had fatal flaws, borne largely from poor decisions made by their sponsors, despite what the oil industry claims.
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Juneteenth & the Pursuit of Environmental Justice
This moment in time — as communities take to the streets in protest in the midst of a pandemic — should be the time that government officials take stock of their decision-making processes and demonstrate that they are listening.
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Toxics, Under the Radar
When it comes to protecting Americans from cancer-causing toxic chemicals, pesticides and other hazardous materials, our environmental law system has come up short.
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COVID & Cars: The Benefits of Rules
COVID-19 reminds us of the benefits of rules. Rules can (and are) saving lives. Flaunting them is making some people very sick, and killing others.
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Unequal Effects
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey released a remarkable document this week: COVID-19’s Unequal Effects in Massachusetts: Remedying the Legacy of Environmental Injustice & Building Climate Resilience.
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Why Are Federal Energy Regulators Disrespecting States’ Rights?
The Trump administration knows better than to disrespect states’ energy rights. In a recent Federal Register entry, the administration confirmed that FERC is required to defer to state choices regarding electricity generation, quoting the Federal Power Act and Supreme Court opinions.
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Leadership in a Crisis
With the 10th year anniversary of the Gulf oil spill disaster coming up in a few days, many are writing about lessons learned from that tragedy.
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Earth Day at 50: Our System of Protections Is Failing Us
Earth Day 1970 energized America to construct the system of environmental protection that is in place today. Fifty years later is a propitious time to issue a report card on how well the system is doing.