EPA will pay $6,000 for Ferguson’s attorney fees in lawsuit over FOIA request

OLYMPIA — As a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided more than 1,700 pages of communications previously not made public between the EPA and advisory committee members in the wake of its 2017 policy barring scientists who receive grants from the agency from serving on the committees.

Ferguson’s policy requires consent from tribes before taking action other than litigation that affects tribes, requires consultation prior to filing litigation

AG investigation found some school supplies with more than 80 times legal limit of lead

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Amazon will commit to nationwide corporate reforms after his office’s investigation found dozens of children’s school supplies sold on its online marketplace had illegal levels of toxic metals lead and cadmium.

Resolution involves 8 CHI Franciscan hospitals

Federal government had planned to open Washington’s coast to oil & gas drilling

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after the Trump Administration announced that it is putting on indefinite hold its plan to open more than 90 percent of all federal waters to offshore drilling, including off the coast of Washington state.

Ferguson had threatened to sue if the Administration moved forward with the proposal.

Preliminary injunction blocks the rule before its May 3 effective date

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement today after a federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s Title X family planning “gag rule.” The rule, which was scheduled to go into effect on May 3, impacts Title X, the federal funding program for reproductive healthcare and family planning services.

Attorney General Ferguson organizing free legal clinic, space still available

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office will offer a free legal clinic on Saturday for Spokane-area military service members and veterans in need of help with completing a will or reinstating their driver’s license.

Bipartisan approval sends the bill to the Governor

OLYMPIA — The Washington Legislature today passed Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency request bill prohibiting the manufacture or possession of untraceable, undetectable 3D-printed guns. The bill also prohibits sending a printable gun file to a person who is ineligible to possess firearms. The bill designates undetectable firearms as contraband.

New law requires consumer notification if a hacker obtains private data such as passport numbers, usernames and passwords

OLYMPIA — Today, with a unanimous, bipartisan vote, state legislators passed a bill requested by Attorney General Ferguson that strengthens data breach notification laws.

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Attorney General announces the relief will go to women harmed by Johnson & Johnson’s conduct