The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center

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New Report: Full Court Press

In the face of the Trump administration's so-called "energy dominance" agenda, state attorneys general used the full range of legal tools at their disposal to keep many polluter-friendly rollbacks and policy reversals from taking root, while moving the ball forward on environmental justice, clean energy and PFAS contamination. Read the Report >>

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

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Clean Air

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Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

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Climate Action

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Environmental Justice

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Federal Regulatory Policy

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Oceans and Water Policy

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Public Lands

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Toxics

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Wildlife

Attorney General Actions by State

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In the Media

15 States Sue Over Trump Delay of Higher Automaker Fines
E&E News, by Maxine Joselow, 2/17/21

15 States Sue Over Trump Plan To Limit Automaker Fines on Emissions Standards
The Hill, by Rebecca Beitsch, 2/15/21

With the Stroke of a Pen, Biden Begins Undoing Trump’s Deregulation Policies
Public Integrity, by Sarah Kleiner, 2/5/21

FERC Weighs Tightening Rule on Pipeline Eminent Domain
E&E News, by Arianna Skibell, 2/1/21

GAO Report Identifies Need for Improving EPA Protection of Farmworkers
Beyond Pesticides, 1/29/21

Court Strikes Down Trump Rollback of Climate Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants
Inside Climate News, by Georgina Gustin, 1/20/21

NJ Sues Trump Over Last Minute Environmental Rollbacks
Patch, by Russ Crespolini, 1/20/21

Biden Nominee Elizabeth Klein Speaks Her Mind
E&E News, by Michael Doyle, 1/19/21

Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule Is Out
Greentech Media, by Emma Foehringer Merchant, 1/19/21

Issue Alerts

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Deepwater South Fork LLCs Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Rhode Island
Comment Deadline 2/22/21

Environmental Protection Agency
Notice: Data Availability Relevant to the United States Hydrofluorocarbon Baselines and Mandatory Allocations
Comment Deadline 2/25/21

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Proposed Determination: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products
Comment Deadline 3/1/21

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Delay of Effective Date: Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds
Comment Deadline 3/1/21

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Delay of Effective Date: Procedures for the Issuance of Guidance Documents
Comment Deadline 3/4/21

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Delay of Effective Date: Energy Conservation Program - Test Procedures for Small Electric Motors and Electric Motors
Comment Deadline 3/4/21

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