AG James demands Trump EPA control methane pollution
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the city of Chicago, continued to demand the Trump Administration stop…
NY AG leads coalition in urging Congress to act on toxic ‘forever’ chemicals
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK –Attorney General Letitia James today released a joint letter to Congress, signed by a coalition of 22 State Attorneys General, strongly urging the U.S. Senate and…
New York AG denounces EPA’s attempt to weaken Clean Water Act
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James, with a coalition of 14 states and environmental agencies, today filed a comment letter denouncing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
Rep. Higgins advances measures to protect the Great Lakes
PRESS RELEASE Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26), a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, announced continued efforts to protect and invest in the Great Lakes. Higgins said, “Efforts to…
A.G. Underwood leads fight against Trump EPA’s proposed replacement for Clean Power Plan
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood, leading a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities, called on the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to abandon…
Congressman Higgins releases statement on the expected shutdown of Tonawanda Coke
PRESS RELEASE “After years of bad actions by Tonawanda Coke, the community can finally breathe easier. Again and again, Tonawanda Coke proved themselves to be a bad corporate citizen, endangering…
Delta Sonic employee sentenced in connection with oil discharge into Cayuga Creek
STAFF REPORTS BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Yount, 47, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of making a materially false statement, was…
Underwood leads coalition urging D.C. Circuit to reject Trump EPA’s further delay of Clean Power Plan litigation
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood — leading a 24-member coalition of states, counties, and cities — urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Senator Gillibrand calls on EPA to hold meeting for New Yorkers affected by contaminated water
STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to hold a meeting to hear directly from New Yorkers who have been…
Underwood calls on Trump EPA to abandon proposed rollback of safety protections for workers and communities
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, N.Y. — Attorney General Underwood, leading a coalition of 12 state Attorneys General, called on the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to abandon a proposed rule…
