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New Administration Slams Brakes on Defense of Federal Highway Emissions Rule

The U.S. DOJ, as counsel for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit seeking voluntary dismissal of its appeal of a lower court decision invalidating a final rule requiring all states with National Highway System mileage to take affirmative steps to set declining CO2…

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Fuel Efficiency Rule Recharged by Democratic AG Support

A group of 15 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and its defense of its final rule setting Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). In the brief, the…

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Democratic AGs Pour Support into Limiting PFAS in Drinking Water

A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in American Water Works Association v. EPA (No. 24-1188) supporting the EPA’s defense of its Final Rule establishing drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances under the Safe Drinking Water Act. In the brief, the AGs argue that in…

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ICYMI: Anticipating Shifts in Federal and State Regulation in 2025

In a webinar hosted on January 14, 2025,  the Cozen O’Connor State AG Group, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform, discussed the impacts of new federal agency leadership and the role of state attorneys general as regulators and enforcers, with a particular focus on four critical sectors: financial services,…

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