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Press Release
Eleven AGs Challenge EPA’s Refusal to Protect Public Health by Strengthening Asbestos Reporting Requirements
EPA’s denial of states’ petition is “arbitrary, capricious and not in accordance with law,” leaves agency with “unreliable and inadequate information” to protect public from exposure to harmful asbestos.
July 1, 2019 -
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Led by New York AG Letitia James, State Attorneys General Around the Country Promise to Sue EPA Over Clean Power Plan Repeal
State AGs across the country promise to take aggressive legal action in the face of the Trump administration’s finalization of the so-called “Affordable Clean Energy” rule.
The “Fossil Fuel Protection Plan” unlawfully undermines the agency’s statutory obligations under the Clean Air Act, increases dangerous climate pollution and puts vulnerable populations at risk.
June 19, 2019 -
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California AG Xavier Becerra and New Mexico AG Hector Balderas Ask Court to Vacate Rollback of Methane Waste Prevention Rule
AG Becerra and AG Balderas continue their legal fight to prevent the ‘unlawful’ repeal of common-sense regulations as methane waste reaches crisis levels.
The Methane Waste Prevention Rule would save 41 billion cubic feet of gas per year, generate up to $14 million in additional royalties and prevent emissions of hundreds of thousands of tons of methane, volatile organic compounds and toxic air pollutants.
June 10, 2019 -
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Eleven AGs Urge EPA to Maintain Longstanding Clean Water Act Protections Against Discharges Through Groundwater
By disregarding the Clean Water Act’s clearly stated objective, the Trump administration is attempting to create a glaring loophole in federal clean water regulations.
The EPA’s new Interpretative Statement would allow pollution discharge directly into navigable waters by simply “directing pollutants into groundwater immediately adjacent to navigable waters.”
June 10, 2019 -
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Sixteen AGs Denounce Trump Administration’s Attempt to Limit State Authority Under the Clean Water Act
Attorneys general show their determination to defend states’ rights in the face of the latest Trump administration attack on cooperative federalism and the rule of law
May 28, 2019 -
Press Release
Fifteen AGs Call on Energy Department to Drop “Unlawful” Changes to Energy Conservation Program
The energy conservation program is a proven and effective program resulting in trillions of dollars in cost savings for consumers
May 6, 2019 -
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Sixteen States Oppose Energy Department’s Unlawful Rollback of Lightbulb Efficiency Standards
The Energy Department’s proposal “is contrary to law, undermines EPCA’s legislative intent, and would unconscionably increase greenhouse gas emissions and consumers’ energy costs.”
Withdrawing the definition rules would result in an annual emission increase of 34 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, and cost consumers 12 billion dollars in added energy costs by 2025.
May 3, 2019 -
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David J. Hayes: Interior's New Well Control Rule "Disheartening," Rolls Back Fundamental Safety Reforms
David J. Hayes released the following statement in response to today’s announcement by DOI that the Trump administration has finalized the rollback of key provisions of the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule
May 2, 2019 -
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Nine AGs Object to “Unwarranted” Proposal by NOAA Limiting State Authority Under the Coastal Zone Management Act
AGs emphasize any changes must be “consistent with Congress’ intent to promote cooperative federalism” under the Act.
“NOAA should not, under the guise of enhancing predictability and without any demonstrated justification, simply shift the balance of authority away from the States.”
April 26, 2019 -
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Twenty-One AGs Oppose EPA Proposal to Undermine Legal Foundation of Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS)
The EPA’s proposal “is unlawful, lacks a reasoned basis, and threatens enormous public health harms.”
Proposal unlawfully eliminates the EPA’s thrice-confirmed “appropriate and necessary finding;” paves the way for repeal of emissions limits on mercury and other harmful air pollutants from power plants.
April 18, 2019 -
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Fifteen AGs Oppose EPA’s Unlawful “Dirty Water Rule” Removing Federal Protections from National Wetlands and Streams
The Trump administration has “failed to provide a rational basis” for its proposed Dirty Water Rule.
The EPA’s own analysis shows that its proposed rollback would remove Clean Water Act protections from 51 percent of national wetlands and 18 percent of national streams.
April 16, 2019 -
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David J. Hayes: The Federal Court's Decision to Vacate the Valuation Rule Portends Legal Trouble Ahead for the Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Agenda
David J. Hayes released the following statement in response to last Friday’s decision vacating the Trump administration’s Valuation rule
April 15, 2019