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2016-10-27 |
Connecticut v. Hyundai Motor Co. |
Air Pollution, Climate Change Mitigation |
Lawsuit vs. Private Actors |
Multi-state settlement of consumer-protection claims against car manufacturers that overstated their vehicles’ fuel efficiency.
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Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin |
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2016-08-15 |
North Dakota v. EPA (methane) |
Air Pollution, Climate Change Mitigation |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Twelve states joined in defense of EPA’s new source performance standards for methane and VOC emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2016-05-18 |
Green 20 State AG Coalition |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Other |
Group of 17 state AGs and Former Vice President Al Gore announced a coalition of states committed to taking creative steps to combat climate change, including investigations into fossil fuel companies and climate-related disclosures.
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California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington |
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2015-11-03 |
West Virginia v. EPA |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Multi-state intervention to join EPA’s defense of Clean Power Plan against challenge mounted by other states and industry petitioners.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington |
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2015-10-23 |
North Dakota v. EPA (Power Plants) |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Multiple states joined as defendant-intervenors in support of EPA in lawsuit challenging New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for carbon dioxide emissions from new and modified power plants.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington |
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2015-06-29 |
Michigan v. EPA |
Air Pollution |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Multiple states intervened in lawsuit to defend EPA standards regulating mercury and other air pollutants from the power sector.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont |
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2014-06-23 |
Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Multiple states intervened in lawsuit to defend EPA rules concerning regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary and mobile sources.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2012-06-02 |
New York v. Jackson |
Air Pollution |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state lawsuit to force EPA to comply with Clean Air Act requirement to update and revise National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every five years.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2010-06-07 |
Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA (2010) |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Defense of Federal Standards |
Multiple states moved to intervene in litigation concerning the 2012–2016 light duty motor vehicle emissions standards.
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California, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2009-02-24 |
American Farm Bureau Federation v. EPA |
Air Pollution |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state lawsuit challenging the adequacy of EPA’s 2006 revision to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) regulating soot pollution under the Clean Air Act.
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Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont |
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2009-02-08 |
New Jersey v. EPA |
Air Pollution |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state challenge to EPA decision to remove fossil fuel-fired power plants from list of sources regulated under CAA section 112 (hazardous air pollutants) and to establish new performance standards for mercury emissions from these plants under CAA section 111.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin |
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2008-08-25 |
New York v. EPA |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state action against EPA for failure to set NSPS standards for oil refineries.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2007-04-02 |
Massachusetts v. EPA |
Climate Change Mitigation |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state challenge to EPA denial of petition to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under Clean Air Act.
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California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington |
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2006-03-17 |
New York v. EPA |
Air Pollution |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state challenge to 2002 EPA rule amending and expanding the routine maintenance, repair and replacement exceptions to the New Source Review program.
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California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin |
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2005-12-06 |
New York v. Bodman |
Energy |
Lawsuit vs. Federal Government |
Multi-state lawsuit challenging the Department of Energy (DOE)’s failure to create energy efficiency standards for consumer appliances according to the timeline established by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (ECPA).
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California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin |
