Insights by State Impact Center

The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at the NYU School of Law is an independent non-partisan academic center dedicated to the study and support of state attorneys general in their work defending and promoting clean energy, climate and environmental laws and policies.

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    Tracking Transmission Reform

    Updated September 19, 2023

    Transmission planning needs to change to support a clean, affordable, and equitable grid. Hear from state AGs on why transmission reform is a critical aspect of climate response, get background on how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is approaching its overhaul to the process, and stay up to date on how AGs are getting involved.


    Launched October 29, 2021
    State Impact Center
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    AG Actions Database

    Updated August 27, 2023
    This database tracks actions of regional and national significance taken by state AGs to advance clean energy, climate and environmental laws and policies since 2017. The database is updated on a monthly basis.


    Launched January 19, 2017
    State Impact Center
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    Plastics Litigation Tracker

    Updated August 3, 2023

    The 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.


    Launched July 15, 2022
    State Impact Center / The Guarini Center on Energy, Environment, and Land Use Law
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    2021 and Beyond: Environment & Energy Cases Involving the Biden Administration

    Updated August 1, 2023
    This tracker col­lects court deci­sions on chal­lenges to fed­er­al actions relat­ed to ener­gy and the envi­ron­ment dur­ing the Biden admin­is­tra­tion. It will be updat­ed as new cases are brought and new deci­sions are released.


    Launched April 7, 2022
    State Impact Center
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    Expanding AG EJ Practice — A Resource

    Updated July 26, 2023

    This resource gives an overview of environmental justice and provides guidance for AG offices looking to set up or expand their work in the EJ practice area. It highlights influential moments in EJ history, provides a look into state mapping tools, identifies current federal and state EJ policies, and tracks EJ updates in the media.


    Launched January 10, 2022
    State Impact Center / WE ACT for Environmental Justice
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    Tracking Pro-Environmental Federal Litigation by AGs

    Updated April 6, 2023

    This 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.


    Launched October 19, 2022
    State Impact Center
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    Year In Review: 2022 at the State Impact Center


    Take a look back at 2022 at the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center.

    January 1, 2023
    State Impact Center
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    2022 AG Elections Results


    Tuesday, November 8 was election day, and AG elections in thirty-three states and territories were held. Here is a breakdown of the results. Last updated 1/5/2023.

    November 8, 2022
    State Impact Center
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    FERC Judicial Review Tracker

    Updated September 1, 2022

    This 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.


    Launched February 14, 2022
    State Impact Center
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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
    State Impact Center
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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.


    February-March 2022
    State Impact Center
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    #StateImpactAlert Makes Participating in Rulemaking Easy


    #StateImpactAlerts will save you from having to comb through the Federal Register to stay up to date. The alerts include a brief description of the action, the agency or agencies behind it, the deadline for comments, the date of public meetings (if applicable), and the link to the proceeding.

    December 20, 2021
    State Impact Center