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Press Release
State Attorneys General Denounce Trump Administration’s Attack on States’ Rights Under the Clean Air Act
Unprecedented move targets California’s long-standing authority to set standards for tailpipe emissions.
September 19, 2019 -
Press Release
EPA’s Backwards Two-Step to Eviscerate Clean Water Protections is the Wrong Dance Move
Today’s announcement reinstates 1980s era definition of “Waters of the United States,” sets stage for next rollback expected later this year.
September 12, 2019 -
Press Release
Thirteen AGs Oppose Energy Department's Proposed Rollback of Efficiency Standards for Furnaces and Water Heaters
Energy Department’s proposal is “arbitrary and capricious” and “undermines state and local energy policy and conservation goals.”
Projected consumer savings from efficiency standards targeted by the proposed rollback would total up to $37 billion.
September 10, 2019 -
Press Release
David J. Hayes Addresses EPA's Methane Announcement
David J. Hayes, Executive Director of the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU School of Law and former Interior Deputy Secretary in the Obama and Clinton administrations, released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement today on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry:
August 29, 2019 -
Press Release
State Attorneys General Weigh in to Defend National Environmental Policy Act Reviews
Attorneys general emphasize CEQ guidance on greenhouse gases is “unsupported and outdated” and “undermines NEPA’s full-disclosure purpose.”
Coalition warns U.S. Forest Service proposal dramatically narrows vital NEPA review requirements and “shortchanges public participation.”
August 27, 2019 -
Press Release
Eleven AGs Condemn EPA’s Plan to Gut Endangered Species Protections from Dangerous Pesticides
AGs warn proposal is “antithetical to the plain language and purpose” of the Endangered Species Act, “lacks any reasoned or justifiable basis.”
August 16, 2019 -
Press Release
Twenty-Three AGs File Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule
Joined by six major cities, coalition follows through on pledge to protect public health and combat climate change by fighting ACE rule in court.
August 14, 2019 -
Press Release
David J. Hayes: Trump Administration’s Rollback of Endangered Species Act Protections a Reckless and Unlawful Assault on Wildlife
David J. Hayes released a statement in response to today’s announcement by the Interior and Commerce Departments that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have finalized new rules rolling back critical Endangered Species Act protections for wildlife.
August 12, 2019 -
Press Release
Media Advisory: California AG Xavier Becerra, Massachusetts AG Maura Healey & Defenders of Wildlife CEO Jamie Clark to Hold Press Call on Endangered Species Act Today
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, and Defenders of Wildlife President & CEO Jamie Clark will hold a tele-press conference addressing the Trump administration’s rollback of critical wildlife protections under the Endangered Species Act.
August 12, 2019 -
Press Release
Six AGs Sue EPA Over Decision to Allow Dangerous Neurotoxin in Food
Trump administration has declined to place a ban chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide that is dangerous for infants and young children.
EPA is unlawfully continuing its “years-long pattern of delay” in addressing the dangers posed by chlorpyrifos, a known neurotoxin with decades of documented health risks.
August 7, 2019 -
Press Release
Twenty-Two AGs Urge Congress to Address Immediate Legislative Needs in Response to PFAS Crisis
Attorneys general intensify call for “hazardous substance” designation under CERCLA, urge rapid phase-out of PFAS firefighting foam at federal facilities.
Coalition letter also calls for nationwide sampling program, medical screenings, and heightened focus on environmental justice concerns.
July 30, 2019 -
Press Release
Fourteen AGs Blast EPA Guidance Limiting State Clean Water Act Permitting Authority
The Trump administration is attacking states’ rights to protect the health and safety of their critical waterways in order to push new fossil fuel infrastructure projects.
The EPA’s Guidance undermines the cooperative federalism framework of the Clean Water Act; “directly contravenes” the plain language of law and Congressional intent.
July 26, 2019