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Democratic AGs Keep Wind Energy Whirling with CT, RI Win and New NY Lawsuits

Following Connecticut AG William Tong’s and Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha’s opposition to a U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) stop-work order issued to Revolution Wind’s offshore energy project, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction suspending the order. In their opposition, the AGs had argued that the stop-work…

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AGs Drive Home $150M Deal With Mercedes Over Diesel Emissions

A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs, co-led by Connecticut AG William Tong, secured a $150 million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and Mercedes-Benz Group AG to resolve allegations that the companies engaged in unfair or deceptive trade practices related to diesel vehicle emissions.

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Democratic AGs Win Fight to Keep Wind Energy Spinning Forward

A group of 18 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, won summary judgment in their lawsuit to block a presidential directive suspending all federal approvals for wind energy projects. In its order granting summary judgment, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts declared the executive order illegal and vacated it,…

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FTC Pumps the Brakes on 7-Eleven with Record Settlement

The FTC secured a $4.5 million settlement with 7-Eleven, Inc. and its parent company, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (collectively, “7-Eleven”), to resolve allegations that the convenience store chain violated a 2018 FTC consent order by acquiring a St. Petersburg, Florida fuel outlet without providing the required prior notice to the FTC. The 2018 order…

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