New Special Report: Climate & Health Showdown in the Courts
Six environmental rollbacks will cause annual increases of 200 million metric tons of CO2e, costing the public hundreds of billions of dollars and leading to tens of thousands of premature deaths. Read the report here >>
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
In the Media
Fifteen AGs Slam Trump Move to Limit Federal Authority Under Clean Water Act, The Washington Post, by Steven Mufson. 4/16/2019.
Deceptions May Sink Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic Refuge, The Hill, by David J. Hayes. 3/31/2019.
Half-a-Dozen Energy and Environmental Rollbacks Championed by the Trump Administration Will, If Enacted, Generate an Additional 209 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Each Year, The Washington Post, by Juliet Eilperin. 3/6/2019.
States Fighting Rule Rollbacks Point to Higher Emissions, Energy & Environment News, by Ellen Gilmer. 3/6/2019.
How Much Would Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Worsen Health and Emissions? InsideClimate News, by Neela Banerjee. 3/6/2019.
Trump Climate Deregulation Could Boost CO2 Emissions by 200 Mln Tonnes a Year - Study, Reuters, by Valerie Volcovici. 3/5/2019.
Trump's Climate Rollbacks Would Increase CO2 Emissions by More Than 200 Million Tons Annually, Report Finds, ThinkProgress, by E.A. Crunden. 3/5/2019.
E&E News Q&A with David J. Hayes, Energy & Environment News, by Pamela King. 3/4/2019.
Issue Alerts
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Proposed Rule: Procedural Changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Process — Comment Deadline 4/25/2019
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office — Proposed Rule: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps — Comment Deadline 5/3/2019
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office — Proposed Rule: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products — Comment Deadline 5/6/2019
Environmental Protection Agency — Proposed Rule: Commercial Paint and Coating Removal Training, Certification and Limited Access Program - Methylene Chloride — Comment Deadline 5/28/2019
Army Corps of Engineers — Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Pebble Mine - Bristol Bay, AK — Comment Deadline 5/30/2019