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AG Pax­ton Oppos­es EPA’s Estab­lish­ment of Impru­dent and Flawed Nation­al Stan­dards for Green­house Gases

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its potential adoption of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which the multistate coalition describes as “equal parts imprudent and legally flawed.”

August 12, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Leads Coali­tion to Stop EPA from Ban­ning Safe, Wide­ly Used, Com­mer­cial­ly Crit­i­cal Compound

Attorney General Ken Paxton led a 12-state coalition to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to ban all uses of Chrysotile Asbestos.

July 13, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Asks Court to Rehear Deci­sion Giv­ing One State Pow­er to Reg­u­late Oth­er States’ Cli­mate Policies

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Indiana-led multistate amicus brief urging an en banc rehearing of a decision by the Boston-based U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens to allow one state — Rhode Island — to effectively set other states’ climate policies.

July 06, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Chal­lenges Biden’s Nation­al High­way Traf­fic Safe­ty Admin­is­tra­tion Fuel Effi­cien­cy and Elec­tric Vehi­cle Requirements

Attorney General Paxton filed a petition for review challenging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) corporate average fuel economy standards (CAFE) for certain cars and light trucks.

June 30, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Cel­e­brates SCO­TUS Vic­to­ry: Biden Envi­ron­men­tal Regs Not Unlimited

The U.S. Supreme Court just delivered Texas, several allied states, and millions of Americans and businesses a significant victory for energy independence, efficiency, and economy.

June 30, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Cel­e­brates SCO­TUS Vic­to­ry: Biden Envi­ron­men­tal Regs Not Unlimited

The U.S. Supreme Court just delivered Texas, several allied states, and millions of Americans and businesses a significant victory for energy independence, efficiency, and economy.

June 30, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Defends Ener­gy Com­pa­nies Against Pub­lic Nui­sance Claim

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief in the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in support of the defendant energy companies in Delaware v. BP America, Inc. Delaware’s common law public-nuisance claim, which alleges that energy companies knowingly promoted the use of fossil fuels that cause global warming, is in reality a disguised effort to regulate interstate pollution – which the Constitution reserves to federal common law, not state law.  

March 23, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Rein­state the Trans­port of Liq­ue­fied Nat­ur­al Gas to Improve U.S. Ener­gy Independence

Attorney General Ken Paxton and 24 attorneys general sent a letter to the Biden Administration reiterating that the Proposed Rule suspending the transport of liquified natural gas (LNG) by rail will greatly impact the ability of the nation to achieve energy independence.

March 01, 2022 | Press Release

AG Pax­ton Push­es Back Against Biden EPA’s War Against Texas Oil & Gas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a 14-state coalition challenging the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on vehicle emissions.

February 28, 2022 | Press Release

Pax­ton Joins Com­ment Let­ter to FERC Oppos­ing Pro­posed Reg­u­la­tions on Green­house Gas Emissions 

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined several states in a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions arising from new natural gas projects. 

January 11, 2022 | Press Release