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Press Release
Twenty AGs Demand EPA Withdraw Proposal to Weaken Emissions Standards for New Coal-Fired Power Plants
Multi-state comments warn EPA’s proposal violates Clean Air Act obligations to control GHG emissions, reversal on best system of emission reduction is unsupported by agency’s own evidence.
March 19, 2019 -
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Sixteen AGs Object to Trump Administration Plan for Oil & Gas Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Department of Interior’s rushed environmental analysis fails to consider serious and irreparable harms from an oil and gas program that will not yield promised benefits.
BLM’s proposed leading program will lead to “grave, long-lasting, and irremediable environmental harm” for the critical Coastal Plain ecosystem.
March 14, 2019 -
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Special Report: Six Trump Administration Rollbacks Will Result in More than 200 Million Metric Tons of Additional GHG Emissions Each Year
Following the release of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, the Trump administration is proposing to give four top climate-polluting industries a pass. Six rollbacks will cause an annual increase of more than 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, result in the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars in forgone benefits, and lead to tens of thousands of premature deaths.
March 5, 2019 -
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Media Advisory: David Hayes, AG Brian Frosh, AG Letitia James & AG Maura Healey to Hold Press Conference on Climate and Health Impacts of Trump Rollbacks
David J. Hayes will be joined by state attorneys general in a press conference today announcing the release of a new report detailing the health and climate change stakes underlying the legal battle to preserve six critical federal environmental rules in the year ahead.
March 5, 2019 -
Press Release
Fifteen AGs Petition EPA for New Rule Removing Loopholes on Asbestos Reporting
The EPA does not possess or collect comprehensive data on asbestos, which causes 15,000 premature deaths each year.
There is no safe level of exposure to asbestos, a highly toxic chemical and carcinogen that has been linked to mesothelioma, lung cancer and many other diseases.
January 31, 2019 -
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Six AGs Sue Trump Administration Over EPA’s “Unlawful” Decision to Close Out Interstate Smog Regulations
Current levels of smog exacerbate chronic conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, heart disease and emphysema, putting the health of millions of Americans at risk.
The Trump-EPA’s rule violates the Clean Air Act; restricts downwind states’ ability to attain compliance with national ambient air quality standards.
January 31, 2019 -
Press Release
Seven AGs Object to EPA’s Proposal Delaying Phase Out of Dirty Wood Heaters
Proposed rule violates the Clean Air Act and will lead to increased harm to the public – including imposing costs between $90 million and $230 million in lost public health benefits, while saving industry just $10 million annually
January 15, 2019 -
Press Release
Nine AGs Oppose EPA’s Proposal to Further Delay Enforcement of Methane Emissions Standards for Municipal Landfills
Landfills are the third largest source of U.S. methane emissions, a major climate pollutant that also contributes to asthma and other respiratory diseases
January 4, 2019 -
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Nine AGs Join Lawsuit to Halt Damaging Oil & Gas Seismic Testing Along the Atlantic Coast
The Trump administration’s authorization will be devastating to thousands of marine species, and is strongly opposed by coastal communities up and down the Eastern seaboard
December 20, 2018 -
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Thirteen AGs Oppose EPA’s Indefensible Rollback of New Source Performance Standards for Methane for the Oil and Gas Industry
The EPA has violated the Clean Air Act by providing “no factual support or evidence” for its proposed changes; the Agency is relying on only vague “uncertainties” to justify its proposed rule.
The EPA’s assertion that its proposed rule is the best system of emission reduction “simply defies logic.”
December 18, 2018 -
Press Release
David J. Hayes: EPA’s Delay of Compliance Requirements for Landfill Emission Rule is Morally and Legally Indefensible
David J. Hayes released the following statement in response to today’s public hearing on EPA’s proposal to delay the implementation of emissions guidelines for methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills
November 27, 2018 -
Press Release
Eleven AGs Join Fight to Prevent Trump Administration’s Unlawful Plan to Strip Protections from National Monuments
The Trump administration’s decision to strip national monuments of critical protections goes against more than 110 years of legal precedent
November 20, 2018