New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Ed Potosnak announced two finalized natural resource damages (NRD) settlement agreements with Hess Corp. and Hercules LLC, which together are worth more than $20 million. The settlements resolve the state’s claims concerning alleged environmental harm from hazardous substances and contaminants at multiple sites,…

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A coalition of 19 Democratic AGs filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rollback on limits to four poly- and perfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “forever” chemicals found in drinking water. PFAS enter groundwater and surface water through manufacturing materials, discharges, and emissions from manufacturing facilities and other sources. PFAS exposure has been linked to…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton has secured a temporary injunction against Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. and other affiliated entities.

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Washington AG Nick Brown is leading a coalition alongside 13 other AGs in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s authorization of an oil and gas program to develop the Coastal Plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The amicus briefs have been filed in three separate lawsuits…

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AG Raúl Torrez has announced that the New Mexico Department of Justice is leading a multistate coalition in submitting a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The letter opposes a new set of regulations set by the Trump administration that would provide a fast track for licensing and deploying of nuclear microreactor technology. The coalition…

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