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State Attorneys General Slam Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Attack on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
CEQ proposal would cut out consideration of climate and cumulative impacts, limit public input in environmental reviews.
January 9, 2020 -
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FERC Tramples on States' Rights, Approves Plan to Penalize Clean Energy, Subsidize Dirty Energy
Order would raise prices for 65 million electricity customers and keep clean energy out of the capacity market.
December 20, 2019 -
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Multistate Coalition Objects to Forest Service’s Proposed Removal of Protections for Ancient Alaskan Rainforest
The Forest Service’s proposed rule would discard roadless area protections for 9.2 million acres in the Tongass National Forest.
December 16, 2019 -
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New Report: State Attorneys General Reach Milestone in Defense of Health and Environmental Laws
Attorneys general reach 300 legal and regulatory actions, blunting many severe consequences of the Trump administration’s worst rollbacks, but more actions lie ahead.
December 9, 2019 -
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Media Advisory: State Attorneys General to Announce Milestone in Defense of Health and Environmental Laws
A new report by the State Impact Center will be released at this press conference detailing the AGs’ milestone, describing a new, searchable database of AG actions, and identifying key environmental issues that continue to be in play.
December 9, 2019 -
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Multistate Coalition Warns FERC Against Gutting Federal Law that Promotes Clean Energy
FERC’s proposed changes to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 would undermine a critical legal tool for renewable energy development.
December 3, 2019 -
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Twenty-One AGs Blast EPA’s Unlawful Attempt to Stop Regulating Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry
Proposed rule would reverse standards for the U.S.’ largest industrial source of methane, a greenhouse gas up to 86 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
November 25, 2019 -
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Sixteen State Attorneys General File Suit to Block Energy Department's Unlawful Rollback of Lightbulb Efficiency Standards
State AGs also submitted comments blasting a related proposal by DOE to weaken efficiency standards for certain lightbulbs.
November 4, 2019 -
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Smog-Forming Pollution from Upwind States
Two separate suits seek to force EPA to protect state residents from smog that causes respiratory disease and premature deaths.
October 30, 2019 -
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Twenty Three State Attorneys General Assail EPA’s Proposal to Restrict States’ Rights to Protect Water Quality Within Their Borders
EPA’s proposed rule would dramatically restrict states’ Section 401 water quality certification authority.
October 22, 2019 -
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New Report: State Attorneys General Empower the Growth of Clean Energy
Released during Climate Week, report highlights state AG efforts to facilitate nation’s transition to a cleaner energy future.
September 27, 2019 -
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Eighteen State Attorneys General File Suit Challenging Trump Administration’s Gutting of Endangered Species Act
Suit asserts that new rules would wreak havoc on one of the nation’s most successful conservation laws and harm the states’ vital interests in species protection.
September 25, 2019