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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Plugging in to Opportunities for a Resilient Grid
As extreme heat and other dangerous weather continues with the start of summer, state and public engagement on FERC and electricity market issues is key to building a clean, reliable, affordable grid.
June 23, 2022
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A New Look for a Busy Year
If you are interested in attorney general work on climate, environmental protection, clean energy, and environmental justice, the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center’s website is a resource you should know about.
May 26, 2022
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Neither Snow, Nor Rain, Nor Heat, Nor...Gas-Powered Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service uses hundreds of thousands of aging vehicles to deliver mail. To keep the fleet functional, it recently decided to replace up to 165,000 of those vehicles with new ones.
May 12, 2022
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It Is Time to Talk About the Biden Administration’s Record in Court
“In the Courts” Column: The Biden administration has, like the Trump administration that preceded it, faced pushback in court for its environmental policies.
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Food for Thought: A Case for Urban Agriculture
For cities, agriculture, and specifically urban agriculture, can play a surprisingly important role in combating the ill effects of climate change, while adding many benefits to a community.
April 28, 2022
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Partners in the Fight for Environmental Justice: Ways That State Attorneys General Can Support Community Efforts
EJ communities have been fighting for decades to preserve their right to a healthy environment; state attorneys general can play an important role in addressing barriers to that work.
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What We're Watching: FERC Edition
There has been a lot happening at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Here are some highlights from across FERC’s gas, consumer protection, and electricity market work.
April 7, 2022
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Putting the Public Back into Public Convenience and Necessity in Natural Gas Pipeline Certificates
It was a hot summer for FERC on several fronts, including a continuing trend of closer scrutiny of the interstate natural gas pipelines under its jurisdiction.
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The "Goldilocks" Approach to Transmission Cost Allocation
Cleaning up the electricity grid means building more electricity transmission for clean energy sources. But large-scale transmission projects can be held up over the contentious issue of “cost allocation” – or “who pays for what?”
March 24, 2022
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Okay, So We Gonna Talk About Bru...Climate Risk?*
In a series of discussions last month, experts, advocates, regulators, and analysts took a deep dive into the data that is currently available about climate risk, the way that data is being used now, and the wide need for more data and information.
March 10, 2022
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Seeing the Dangers Ahead: Climate Risk Series
A recap of our three-part virtual event series that provided essential information and tools to help regulators and advocates understand the latest available public and private data about physical, financial, and transition climate risks.
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A Battle Over Major Questions Is Brewing in the High Court
“In the Courts” Column: In February, the major questions doctrine took center stage when the Supreme Court heard argument in the biggest environmental case on its docket this term, West Virginia v. EPA.