We regularly produce original research and analysis that highlight attorney general work on clean energy and the environment and provide commentary on important and timely topics in these areas of work.
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Blog
Full Court Press
Over the past four years, state attorneys general have successfully executed the legal equivalent of a full court press against the Trump administration’s assault on our nation’s climate, clean energy and environmental laws.
January 7, 2021
David J. Hayes -
Articles
"Tired of Winning": Judicial Review of Regulatory Policy in the Trump Era
While prior administrations prevailed in approximately 70% of legal challenges to agency actions, the Trump Administration’s success rate was 23%.
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Articles
U.S. Domestic Climate Policy — Looking Forward
There are two broad categories of actions that the Biden administration can and seems likely will take to address climate change aggressively.
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Preparing for Climate Disasters
With new funding to reduce risks before calamity strikes, the Biden administration has an opportunity to ensure that state and local governments have the resources and capacities needed for effective mitigation projects that will meet multiple community needs.
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Reports
Full Court Press: How State AGs Guarded Against the Trump Administration's Anti-Regulatory Agenda
This report highlights actions taken by state attorneys general to defend against the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory assault and build a cleaner, healthier, more just world for future generations.
January 1, 2021
David J. Hayes / Jessica Bell / Hampden T. Macbeth / Stephen Read / Sydney Colopy / Matthew Lehner -
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Rulemaking Developments in 2020
Marked by a deadly pandemic and a consequential election, 2020 also produced a number of rulemaking developments, particularly in the courts. The Trump Administration continued to struggle in court in its final year, while it forged ahead with its own regulatory plans, grappled with calls for regulatory flexibility in response to the pandemic, and kicked off new initiatives. There was relatively little action on regulation in Congress, compared to previous years.
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Blog
Cl**n En*rgy: A Dirty Word, Apparently
The Trump administration has been quietly sabotaging clean energy initiatives for nearly four years. But its utter disregard for climate change, its related disdain for clean energy, and its heavy hand favoring fossil fuels, are now out in plain sight.
December 17, 2020
David J. Hayes -
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A Timely Teach-In
Next Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is holding a virtual “teach-in” that will address how regulated power markets are slowing, and making more expensive, the state’s transition to clean energy.
December 3, 2020
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Projects
The Health & Environmental Settlements Project
The Health & Environmental Settlements Project evaluates mechanisms that have been used by state AGs, Congress, and others to address the toughest large-scale health and environmental liability and compensation challenges over the last 50 years.
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Introducing the Midnight Watch Project
With fewer than 80 days separating the election from a new president’s inauguration, there is precious little time to prepare a new team to begin governing.
November 12, 2020
David J. Hayes -
Blog
Musical Chairs at FERC
Here is a quick set of questions and answers about what the recent naming of James Danly as Chairman of FERCmeans at this once-lesser-known federal agency.
November 6, 2020
Jessica Bell -
Blog
Another Swing for Demand Response at FERC
A short explainer about the participation of demand response resources in wholesale electricity markets, given that FERC is being asked to reconsider whether state authorities can prevent these resources from playing in the wholesale market.
November 3, 2020
Jessica Bell