Insights

  • Projects A black and white illustration of the White House, with the face of a clock, 1 minute from midnight, overlaid.

    Midnight Watch Project


    Tracking last-minute actions by the outgoing Trump administration on environmental, climate and energy issues during the presidential transition through Inauguration Day on January 20.

    January 20, 2021
    State Impact Center
  • Projects A chalk-drawn, right-facing arrow, with various icons (including: an oil rig, a tank of toxic substances, a car emitting pollution, lungs, a pill bottle, and a syringe), along the horizontal part of the arrow.

    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.


    2019-2020
    State Impact Center
  • Projects An illustrated depiction of lungs and a heart monitor line in front of the iconic climate stripes.

    Climate Change and Public Health


    Climate change has many adverse health consequences, and if robust climate action is not taken, these health impacts are expected to worsen, resulting in tens of thousands of additional people sick and lives lost, with disadvantaged communities hurt most of all. Thankfully, state attorneys general have stepped in to challenge the rollback of climate regulations and fight to protect human health and the environment from the ravages of climate change.


    Fall 2020
    State Impact Center
  • Projects A transmission tower in front of a blue sky

    Guidance for States on Potential Steps to Opt Out of PJM’s Capacity Market


    Assisting state attorneys general in evaluating whether and how to opt out of PJM’s capacity market in response to FERC’s recent decision that penalizes state-supported clean energy resources.

    March 23, 2020
    State Impact Center
  • Projects A close-up view of a silver water faucet with clear water streaming out of it.

    PFAS Federal Legislation in the 116th Congress


    Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are bioaccumulative and environmentally persistent, have been widely used in commercial applications since the 1950s, and have been linked to a series of human health harms. The widespread public exposure to dangerous levels of chemicals in drinking water and other potential pathways has triggered significant concern in Congress.

    January 19, 2019
    State Impact Center