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The State AG Report – 4.20.2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Lawsuit Challenges Endangered Status of Lesser...more

EPA Urged by AGs to Ensure its New Grant Program Benefits Underserved Communities

A coalition of eight Democratic AGs filed comments in response to the EPA’s request for input on its Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Block Grant Program, urging the agency to ensure that underserved communities enjoy...more

The State AG Report – 3.30.2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: ·Multistate AG Coalition Urges EPA Action to Protect...more

EPA Efforts to Strengthen Air Quality Standards Meet AG Resistance

A 19-state coalition of Republican AGs wrote a letter to the EPA opposing a proposed rule that adjusts the national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter (NAAQS) by lowering the annual allowable levels for air...more

Multistate AG Coalition Urges EPA Action to Protect Pollinators from Sulfoxaflor Exposure

Thirteen Democratic AGs, who account for 37% of national crop production, sent a comment letter to the EPA urging the agency to place nationwide restrictions on the use of sulfoxaflor, a pesticide that is toxic to bees and...more

The State AG Report – 2.16.2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AGs Support EPA’s Efforts to Lower Oil and Gas Sector’s...more

AGs Support EPA’s Efforts to Lower Oil and Gas Sector’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A group of 19 AGs co-signed a comment letter supporting an EPA supplemental proposal to strengthen emissions regulations for facilities in the oil and natural gas sector. The proposal contains the first EPA emission...more

The State AG Report – 1.26.2023

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Google Sued by States and U.S. DOJ over Alleged...more

AGs Pen Letter in Support of EPA Finding on Dangers of Aircraft Fuel Lead Emissions

A group of 12 AGs wrote a comment letter to the EPA in support of the agency’s proposed finding that lead emissions from aircraft fuel cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public...more

The State AG Report – 12/1/2022

Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Google and iHeartMedia Settle with Multistate...more

Multistate AG Coalition Files Brief in D.C. Circuit to Support Vacating EPA Vehicle Emissions Standards

A group of 16 AGs filed a brief in the D.C. Court of Appeals arguing that the EPA did not have the authority to promulgate substantially more stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicle carbon dioxide emissions....more

AGs Advocate for Enhanced Chemical Accident Prevention Regulations

A multistate coalition of 20 AGs and the County Attorney of Harris County, Texas, issued comments on the EPA’s proposed rule titled “Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention.” The proposed rule would strengthen the...more

Virginia AG Confirms Commonwealth Is Bound by California’s Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban

Virginia AG Jason Miyares has confirmed that Virginia will be legally bound by a recent California rulemaking banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. As a result of legislation passed in 2021 by the Virginia...more

The State AG Report – 6.23.2022

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Bonta Joins Coalition Filing Amicus Brief...more

The State AG Report – 5.19.2022

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: AG Healey Leads Coalition Filing...more

Republican AG Coalition Sues EPA Over California Emissions Standards

A coalition of AGs from 17 Republican states filed a Petition for Review in the District of Columbia Circuit of the EPA’s reinstatement of California’s ability to independently set emissions standards under the Clean Air Act....more

Clearing the Air: AG Coalition Led by California Comments on Proposed EPA Regulation of Aircraft Emissions

California AG Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board led a coalition of 12 states in urging the EPA to adopt more protective standards for particulate matter emissions from airplanes in comments submitted in...more

The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 42

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: New York Attorney General Sets Enforcement...more

Republican Attorneys General Urge Congress to Reject New Methane Fees on Oil and Natural Gas Producers

A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources urging...more

The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 31 | August 2021

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: State Contractor Sentenced for Wage Theft, Pays...more

Democratic Attorneys General Urge EPA To Repeal Trump-Era Rule Curtailing State Permitting Authority Under Clean Water Act

A group of 19 Democratic AGs, led by California AG Rob Bonta, New York AG Letitia James, and Washington AG Bob Ferguson, sent a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) urging it to repeal a Trump...more

The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 28

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: - Google Play Store Targeted in Multistate...more

Six-Alarm Fire In Chemical Plant Results In Environmental Suit

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul sued chemical manufacturer Chemtool Inc. over allegations that a six-alarm fire in its chemical factory resulted in air and water pollution in violation of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act...more

Republican Attorneys General Oppose Reinstatement Of California’s Clean Air Act Waiver

A group of 16 Republican AGs, led by Ohio AG Dave Yost, sent a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) urging it to not reinstate California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act, which the letter argues...more

The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 27 | July 2021

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: FTC’s New Rule Aims to Crack Down on False “Made...more

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