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Press Release
State Attorneys General Challenge Trump Administration Plan to Open Pristine Arctic Refuge to Oil & Gas Drilling
Coalition warns drilling would permanently scar the Coastal Plain, an area of “unrivaled and inestimable conservation value” within “[o]ur nation’s largest and wildest refuge.”
September 9, 2020 -
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State Attorneys General Urge Federal Agencies to Ensure Critical Habitat Protections for Endangered Species
Coalition warns U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service’s “unduly restrictive” proposal “conflicts with the fundamental, overarching purposes of the [Endangered Species Act] to conserve endangered and threatened species and their habitat.”
September 4, 2020 -
Press Release
State Attorneys General Challenge Unprecedented and Unlawful Rewrite of NEPA Regulations
David J. Hayes criticizes administration’s brazen attempt to undermine NEPA, commends AGs for once again serving as “last line of defense.”
August 28, 2020 -
Press Release
Twenty-Three Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Halt Reckless and Unprecedented Weakening of NEPA Regulations
Coalition warns that CEQ’s rewrite of time-tested regulations “strikes at the heart of NEPA” and “will lead to more delay, confusion, and litigation.”
August 28, 2020 -
Press Release
Fifteen State AGs Challenge Rule Allowing Transport of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) by Rail
Rule would authorize trains with up to 100 rail cars of highly-flammable LNG to move through the nation’s cities and towns.
August 18, 2020 -
Press Release
EPA Finalizes Rule to Eliminate Federal Regulation of Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry
Statement of David J. Hayes on today’s announcement of a final rule that is expected to lead to 5-13 million metric tons of methane emissions annually.
August 13, 2020 -
Press Release
Sixteen State AGs Intend to Sue Energy Department for Failing to Update Energy Efficiency Standards
Energy Department has ignored its non-discretionary duty and cost consumers billions by not updating standards for 25 categories of consumer, commercial and industrial products.
August 11, 2020 -
Press Release
Eighteen State AGs Oppose EPA Proposal That Would Discount Benefits, Inflate Costs of Clean Air Act Standards
Agency’s plan to alter cost-benefit analyses would weaken critical clean air standards at a time when millions of Americans have been infected with the COVID19 respiratory virus.
August 4, 2020 -
Press Release
Twenty-One State AGs Challenge EPA Rule Curtailing States’ Rights Under the Clean Water Act
New rule guts states’ right to approve federally-permitted projects that affect water quality under Section 401 of the Act.
July 21, 2020 -
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Twenty-One State AGs Sue EPA Over Rule that Undermines Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)
Suit challenges EPA’s finding that it is no longer “appropriate and necessary” to regulate toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
July 20, 2020 -
Press Release
Final NEPA Rule Breaks Long-Standing Legal Promise that Citizens Have a Voice in Decisions on Major Projects
Today’s announcement undermines scrutiny of projects that have historically impacted environmental justice communities most.
July 15, 2020 -
Press Release
Seventeen State AGs Urge EPA to Strengthen Standards for Nation’s Deadliest Air Pollutant
EPA ignored new and overwhelming scientific evidence in unlawful proposal that fails to update standards for particulate matter pollution, responsible for an estimated 63 percent of deaths from environmental causes.
June 30, 2020