Midnight Watch Project: Tracking Eleventh-Hour Actions
The outgoing Trump administration is likely to take numerous last-minute actions on environmental, climate and energy issues during the presidential transition through Inauguration Day on January 20. The State Impact Center will be tracking these breaking developments as they unfold, to help you stay up-to-date. Explore the Midnight Watch Project >>
The non-partisan State Energy & Environmental Impact Center at NYU Law supports state attorneys general in defending and promoting clean energy, climate and environmental laws and policies.
The Issues In Focus
Attorney General Actions by State
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In the Media
Trump Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks on Way Out the Door
Associated Press, by Matthew Brown and Ellen Knickmeyer, 11/19/20
States Urge FERC to Avoid Further Intrusions on Authority in Any Future Carbon Pricing Policy
Utility Dive, by Catherine Morehouse, 11/19/20
Trump's Last-Minute Environmental Rules Changes May Make Things Hard for Biden
Washington Post, by Dino Grandoni, 11/17/20
Trump Rushes Environmental Rules That Could Handcuff Biden
Bloomberg News, by Jennifer Dlouhy, 11/16/20
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s Parting Gifts
HuffPost, by Alexander C. Kaufman, 11/13/20
Trump Races Clock on Remaining Environmental Rollbacks
The Hill, by Rebecca Beitsch, 11/13/20
What Environmental Rule Rollbacks Will Trump Try to Sneak Through Before the End?
Fast Company, by Kristin Toussaint, 11/10/20
Issue Alerts
Interior Department
Proposed Rule: 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule
Comment Deadline 11/30/20
Energy Department
Request for Information: Energy Conservation Program - Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers
Comment Deadline 11/30/20
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Proposed Policy Statement: Carbon Pricing in Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets
Reply Comment Deadline 12/1/20
Bureau of Land Management
Environmental Assessment: March 2021 Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Comment Deadline 12/13/20
Environmental Protection Agency
Proposed Rule: Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Comment Deadline 12/14/20
Environmental Protection Agency
Notice: Pesticide Registration Review - Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides [including Telone]
Comment Deadline 12/22/20