A group of 25 Republican AGs submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, supporting the petition for certiorari in a case regarding whether the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) authorizes citizen suits to enforce state law permitting requirements that are stricter than those under the…

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A group of 24 Republican AGs have filed a brief challenging the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 final rule (Final Rule), which sets standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty (HD) vehicles. In the AG’s brief, they contend that the Final Rule is invalid, arguing it exceeds the EPA’s statutory authority, violates…

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On September 26–27, 2024, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general (AGs) was joined by nonprofit advocates, academics, and industry stakeholders for a Plastics Forum convened by Connecticut AG William Tong and the State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU Law, to discuss the plastics pollution crisis and explore potential policy and enforcement solutions.…

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California AG Rob Bonta sued global energy giant ExxonMobil Corporation for allegedly deceiving the public about the recyclability of plastic products and creating a global plastics pollution crisis in violation of state nuisance, natural resources, water pollution, false advertisement, and unfair competition laws.

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A group of 24 Republican AGs submitted comments urging the EPA to deny California’s request for a preemption waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation, which requires certain vehicle fleets to incorporate zero-emitting vehicles beginning in 2024 and requires all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold to be zero-emitting vehicles starting in 2036.

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