State Energy & Environmental Impact Center

🦋The State Impact Center is now on Bluesky! To keep up with all things attorneys general and the environment, follow us on Bluesky @StateImpactCenter.blsky.social. See you there! bsky.app/profile/statei…

Special thanks to @AGAlliance1, @NatlAssnAttysGn, and all our conference speakers & participants for your valuable partnership and insights! Open and balanced conversations on these topics are more important than ever.

In September, @AGWilliamTong and State Impact Center hosted an educational forum to learn about the latest plastics science, gov’t initiatives, advocacy & more. Read our new Plastics: A Forum on Research & Advocacy Conference Report ⬇️ stateimpactcenter.org/insights/plast…

Read about why mercury emissions are important to regulate, and more in our latest press release 👇: stateimpactcenter.org/news-events/pr… 📰And sign up for our press release distribution list here: stateimpactcenter.org/news-events/pr…

Our Executive Director @bdavisnoll said, “The nationwide benefits to public health of reducing these hazardous air pollutants are worth fighting for. And if the incoming federal administration wants to abandon these protections, the states will stand as a bulwark to continue to protect the people who would be hurt by that move.”

🏭Last week, fifteen AGs, led by @AGEllison and @MassAGO, came out swinging in defense of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule protecting people from mercury and other toxic pollution from power plants, called the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, also known as MATS. Read about it in our press release: stateimpactcenter.org/news-events/pr…

The Transcontinental Gas PipeLine Company has submitted a new application to FERC for the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, which would be the largest methane gas expansion in the south since the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. This project aims to power methane gas-fired plants, but could threaten climate goals, impact local communities, and burden ratepayers while fueling speculative energy demand from data centers. southernenvironment.org/press-release/…

On 10/29, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) filed an application requesting authorization for its Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. The Project consists of Transco replacing certain facilities and expanding its existing system in the southeastern United States. The application is open for public inspection. #StateImpactAlert. federalregister.gov/public-inspect…

.@EPA is promulgating a regulation to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Waste Emissions Charge in the Clean Air Act’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program. This program requires EPA to impose and collect an annual charge on methane emissions that exceed waste emissions thresholds specified by Congress. Final rule effective on 1/17, after publication on 11/18. #StateImpactAlert. federalregister.gov/public-inspect…

.@TradeGov announces that the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on 12/3, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. #StateImpactAlert. federalregister.gov/public-inspect…

.@ENERGY announced that a joint open meeting of the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Federal Lands Permitting Task Force and the Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Non-Federal Lands Permitting Task Force will be on 12/11. #StateImpactAlert federalregister.gov/public-inspect…

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Plus, in this week’s newsletter: 🌐AGs call for a global plastics treaty, 🌱State level environmental ballot initiatives succeed, ⏸️A judge extends a temporary pause on drilling for lithium, ➕more. mailchi.mp/nyu.edu/how-wi…

🛑The incoming administration has promised to eliminate regulatory protections. But how will the deregulatory push actually go? Read about the challenges the administration might face in our Executive Director @bdavisnoll's commentary: stateimpactcenter.org/insights/how-w…

Check out this event from NYU Women Lead and Liberal Studies Global Lecture Series co-sponsored by the Women’s Leadership Forum, with additional support from the Environmental and Racial Justice Network. Chef and Indigenous culinary anthropologist Dr. Claudia Serrato will discuss reclaiming ancestral cultural connections with food with Liberal Studies professor Dr. Cammie Kim Lin. Together they will delve into global and local perspectives on the historical, structural, and ecological implications of what and how we eat. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample Dr. Serrato’s recipes. Event on 11/19 @ 5 PM ET More details below — events.nyu.edu/event/gls24

⚖️The Office of the Connecticut Attorney General is recruiting a Special Assistant Attorney General for a two-year position. Read more about the position here 👇 portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/emp…

🌱Our team is growing! We are seeking an Operations & Development Associate to play a crucial role in the day-to-day operations of the State Impact Center and our strategic planning as we run and expand our programming. More info in the job description 👇 stateimpactcenter.org/get-involved/w…