State AG Database – Amicus Briefs

The following is a list of amicus briefs filed by state attorneys general with respect to environmental matters, organized by topic:

• Water Pollution

• Natural Resources

• Climate Change Mitigation

• Energy

• Solid and Hazardous Waste

Water Pollution

Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (2006): Washington State intervened and multiple states submitted Amicus Briefs in lawsuit filed by Native American tribe against Canadian smelting company for polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt.

Natural Resources

Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (2006): Washington State intervened and multiple states submitted Amicus Briefs in lawsuit filed by Native American tribe against Canadian smelting company for polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt.

Climate Change Mitigation

North Dakota v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 15-1469 (D.C. Cir. 2015): 18 states filed amicus brief in support of EPA in litigation challenging New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) regulating carbon dioxide emission from new and modified power plants

Energy

American Public Gas Assoc. v. Department of Energy (C.A.D.C. 2014): Multi-state intervention in support of Energy Department proposed rule setting efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces.t proposed rule setting efficiency standards for residential gas furnaces.

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. (2006): Washington State intervened and multiple states submitted Amicus Briefs in lawsuit filed by Native American tribe against Canadian smelting company for polluting the Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt.