Follow the Leaders: The State AG Role in U.S. Climate Progress

- Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- Online Event
The State Impact Center and state AGs held conversation about the vital role that states and AGs play in the U.S. response to the climate crisis.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul discussed their work defending their states’ policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the public health and economic benefits of those policies. The AGs also explored how the federal government can and should affirmatively support state-level climate policies and programs.
Speakers

Justin Pidot
General Counsel at the White House Council on Environmental Quality

AG William Tong
Connecticut Attorney General

AG Brian Frosh
Maryland Attorney General

AG Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General

AG Letitia James
New York Attorney General

AG Josh Kaul
Wisconsin Attorney General