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
Changes to PJM’s Capacity Market Likely to Harm Consumers, States, and the Environment
Back in the spring of 2018, PJM, the entity responsible for running wholesale electricity markets for thirteen states plus the District of Columbia under the oversight of FERC, filed changes to its capacity market to address electric generators that receive support from state programs.
December 5, 2019
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Reports
300 and Counting: State AGs Lead the Fight for Health and the Environment
State AGs have taken over 300 actions defending against the Trump administration’s assaults on environmental, climate and clean energy values.
December 1, 2019
David J. Hayes / Elizabeth Johnson Klein / Hampden T. Macbeth / Jessica Bell / Tom Lalley / Sydney Colopy -
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EPA Is Messing With Science, Again
Earlier this week, the New York Times obtained a leaked copy of a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that EPA reportedly has submitted to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for review.
November 14, 2019
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State Attorneys General Take on the Anti-Climate Agenda
State AGs have been remarkably successful in fighting the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back clean energy, climate, and environmental protections.
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A Halloween Message: Stop the Scary Safety Rollbacks
Many (including us) have documented the administration’s serious assaults on the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other core environmental protections. But we must not forget about safety, where the administration has a downright scary record.
October 31, 2019
David J. Hayes -
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Like It or Not, the Power Sector is Decarbonizing
After the Supreme Court confirmed in Massachusetts v. EPA that the EPA can (and, following finalization of its Endangerment Finding, must) regulate the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change under the Clean Air Act, two groups of states have squared off against each other over the past few years, based on whether they backed the Obama or Trump administrations’ starkly different visions for how the Act should be implemented.
October 17, 2019
David J. Hayes -
Op-Eds
State attorneys general prepare to fight for clean energy rights
“Forward-leaning state laws and policies are accelerating the uptake of clean energy and showing the way to a decarbonized electricity sector that produces broad-based, equitable and economic benefits to state residents. Unfortunately, the federal government, acting through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), is dismissive of states’ statutory rights to shape their desired energy mix”
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Clean Energy Issues Are on the Docket for State Attorneys General
Last Friday in Boston, in connection with hosting a National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Eastern Region meeting, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the release of our State Impact Center’s new report entitled: State Attorneys General: Empowering the Clean Energy Future.
October 3, 2019
David J. Hayes -
Blog
The Trump Administration’s Car Wreck
The Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and many other bedrock environmental statutes confer substantial authority on both the federal government and the states to reduce harmful pollution
September 19, 2019
David J. Hayes -
Blog
Methane, Motherhood & Apple Pie
The EPA hoped no one would notice. It waited until the final days in August, when no one is in town, to quietly announce its intent to lift oil and gas industry requirements to control methane emissions.
September 5, 2019
David J. Hayes -
Reports
State Attorneys General: Empowering the Clean Energy Future
State attorneys general are utilizing federal and state energy law principles across different forums to ensure that clean energy innovators have expanded opportunities to participate fully and fairly in electricity markets.
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State Attorneys General Stand Up for Conservation
State attorneys general have been successfully waging high-profile fights against the administration’s efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, and other bedrock environmental laws.
August 22, 2019
David J. Hayes