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A proposed rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to unlawfully fast-track more natural gas pipeline projects would likely raise consumers’ energy bills, increase air pollution, and worsen climate change, Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of attorneys general argued today in comments submitted to the commission.
Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed today before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the federal government must make informed decisions about how to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unlawfully adopted a rule weakening regulations designed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercial equipment, which will increase greenhouse gas emissions and harm Washington’s efforts to address climate change, and a multistate coalition co-led by Attorney General Nick Brown is challenging EPA's rule in a lawsuit filed today.
A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police investigation, prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), into the illegal sale of a figurine carved out of elephant ivory has resulted in a guilty plea, fine, and wildlife penalty for a Thurston County business.
Two individuals were scheduled for arraignment Wednesday in Thurston County District Court after the Washington State Attorney General’s Office charged them with allegedly dumping more than a thousand tires in Capitol State Forest.
The AG’s office secured a guilty plea to seven felonies and a sentence of 43.5 months in prison for Ronald Livermore, a prolific poacher previously convicted of animal abuse.
The Attorney General’s Office announced today it has filed 48 total criminal charges of animal cruelty against two individuals and their organization, Neo’s Nation Animal Foundation, which previously managed the Pasco shelter.
Today the Attorney General’s Office filed 32 criminal charges against Jason Smith of North Bend for illegal hunting. The charges, which include two felonies, 27 gross misdemeanors and three misdemeanors, allege that Smith unlawfully baited and killed bears and elk, and unlawfully hunted deer.
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced an environmental lawsuit today against numerous manufacturers of PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” The lawsuit asserts these companies knew for decades about the serious risks these chemicals posed to humans and the environment. The companies likely made many millions in profit while actively deceiving the public.
TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge has ordered Electron Hydro, LLC and its Chief Operating Officer Thom Fischer to pay a total of $1 million in fines and restitution as a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Environmental Protection Division’s prosecution. As part of the sentence, the company will pay $745,000 to the Puyallup Tribal Fisheries to help restore the Puyallup River.