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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from March 26-April 2, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of federal law after the agency repealed stricter limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal-fired and oil-fired power plants that were previously outlined in the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule. The coalition seeks injunctive relief to reinstate the updated emissions standards, arguing that the EPA’s action endangers public health and the environment and failed to consider advances in emissions control technologies.
Continue Reading State AG News: EPA, Fuel Pricing, Data Security (March 26-April 2, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from January 15-21, 2026:

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 24 state Attorneys General filed an amicus brief urging the D.C. Circuit Court to permit EPA to rescind up to $20 billion in grants issued under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Amici argue that the Biden-era program was “unlawfully structured, riddled with waste and conflicts of interest, and intentionally designed to evade oversight.”
Continue Reading State AG News: Environmental Regulation, Health and Human Services, Consumer Protection (January 15-21, 2026)

Crowell attorneys attended the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) 2024 Policy Conference in Austin, Texas on May 22 and 23. As usual, the conference included receptions and other networking events allowing the Crowell attorneys in attendance to engage with the approximately dozen attorneys general in attendance, as well as a host of their respective staff.

Continue Reading State Attorney General Perspectives on Potential State Action Related to Restrictive Policies and EPA Regulations