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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Trackers
Tracking Pro-Environmental Federal Litigation by AGs
Updated 10.19.22
Launched 10.19.22This resource tracks pro-environmental litigation brought by AGs during the Biden and Trump administrations, breaking down the wins & losses during each administration. The tracker will be updated as pending cases are resolved and new cases are brought.
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Blog
Take the Next Exit: Getting to Decarbonized, Equitable Transportation
Electric vehicles (EVs) are going from zero to sixty due to changing consumer preferences, recent state policies, and federal legislation. With EV investment accelerating, it is time to consider what a just transition to a decarbonized transportation sector looks like.
October 13, 2022
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Agencies Can Avoid Major Questions Risks
November-December 2022
The decision in West Virginia v. EPA required the Supreme Court to take two analytical steps that pose threats to future environmental regulation—but they should not be insurmountable.
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Trackers
Plastics Litigation Tracker
Updated 10.3.22
Launched 7.15.22The Plastics Litigation Tracker tracks cases addressing plastics across federal and state courts, including resolved and pending cases. The tracker will be updated as cases are resolved and new cases are filed.
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Blog
WOTUS, SCOTUS, and Pigs, Oh My!
The Supreme Court is starting up its new term next week. What is on its environmental docket, you ask? Could it be bigger than last year? Quite possibly!
September 29, 2022
Bethany Davis Noll -
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EJ Statutes Grow at the State Level
Several states have started to address the disproportionate and inequitable effects that their low-income and minority communities have long faced through new statutes that impose permitting limits or enshrine additional environmental review requirements.
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EJ Issue to Watch: Governor Hochul Sitting on Passed Cumulative Impact Analysis Bill
Student Blog Series
The passage of New York’s cumulative impacts analysis bill by the state legislature in April 2022 was heralded by environmental justice groups as groundbreaking. If Governor Hochul signs the bill, New York can pave the way toward environmental equity in the state.
September 6, 2022
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Trackers
FERC Judicial Review Tracker
Updated 9.1.22
Launched 2.14.22This tracker collects court decisions reviewing orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and includes the underlying orders in each case, information about the commissioner composition, and the outcome of judicial review. The tracker also includes brief analysis of the data.
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Articles
No Longer a Major Question About the Court’s New Direction
September-October 2022
This past term, the Supreme Court had a chance to remake environmental law—and it took that opportunity.
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Blog
How the Biden Administration is Shaping State AG Enforcement Efforts
Student Blog Series
Eighteen months into Biden’s presidency, it is clear that there has been a significant shift within environmental work by state attorneys general.
August 19, 2022
Georgia Rock -
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Can Crypto Mining Ever Go Green?
Student Blog Series
Even as the crypto market fluctuates dramatically, it seems the industry is here to stay. This begs the question: now what? With our climate in crisis and that future at risk, crypto-billionaires and climate activists alike need to find common ground in sustainable, renewable-fueled crypto.
August 12, 2022
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It's Gettin' Hot in Here: Extreme Heat and Urban Heat Islands
Heat islands create a multitude of issues, such as health problems, increased energy consumption and related costs, and various ecological issues. Many are working on solutions to this growing concern.
August 11, 2022
Mohamed Oday