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Morrisey, other AGs want EPA to reconsider proposed stricter tailpipe emissions standards rules
CHARLESTON — West Virginia's Patrick Morrisey and other state attorneys general are calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on car tailpipes as “unlawful and misguided,” and is urging the agency to reconsider. -
Attorney General’s Office Wins NAAG Best Brief Award for West Virginia v EPA
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office has been awarded “Best Brief” by the National Association of Attorneys General for its merits brief in West Virginia v U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. -
Morrisey leads coalition supporting lawsuit against EPA electric vehicles rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading an amicus brief with five other AGs in support of a lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by 16 states against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. -
Morrisey, other AGs take issue with Clean Water Act rule modification
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency taking issue with the agency’s proposed rule to modify requirements for water quality certification under the Clean Water Act. -
Morrisey, other AGs write letter to EPA about regulation of greenhouse gases
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning a recent proposal to regulate greenhouse gases through the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. -
Morrisey joins lawsuit with other AGs challenging EPA California Clean Air Act exemption
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office has joined a lawsuit along with 16 other state AGs challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to give California exemption to the Clean Air Act. -
Morrisey-led coalition urges EPA to reject proposed power plant rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 19-state coalition asking the Biden administration to reject a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that will target power plants without meaningful benefits to the public. -
Nation’s Highest Court on Monday Morning Will Hear Attorney General Morrisey’s Challenge to Sweeping EPA Power Grab
Nation’s Highest Court on Monday Morning Will Hear Attorney General Morrisey’s Challenge to Sweeping EPA Power Grab. -
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in EPA greenhouse gases case
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office went to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral arguments about the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gases. -
Judge shoots down Biden's Social Cost of Carbon executive order
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana – A federal judge has granted a request by states to halt the Biden Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon executive order. -
Morrisey leads group of AGs opposing Biden's WOTUS replacement plan
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 24-state coalition to support farmers and landowners by urging the Biden administration to reject its proposed replacement of the Trump-era Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) rule. -
Attorney General Morrisey Leads Effort to Protect West Virginia Oil, Natural Gas Jobs
Attorney General Morrisey Leads Effort to Protect West Virginia Oil, Natural Gas Jobs. -
Attorney General Morrisey Advocated for West Virginia in an Eventful 2021
Attorney General Morrisey Advocated for West Virginia in an Eventful 2021. -
Morrisey calls EPA appeal one of state's 'most consequential cases in decades'
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey calls an appeal he’s leading against the Environmental Protection Agency before the U.S. Supreme Court “one of the most consequential cases our state has seen in decades.” -
Morrisey-led coalition files opening brief in energy case against EPA
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 19 states have filed an opening brief in its landmark case against the Environmental Protection Agency at the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Morrisey leads 21-state coalition asking Supreme Court for firm definition of 'waters of the United States'
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a group of 20 other state attorneys general in seeking a clear definition of “waters of the United States” from the U.S. Supreme Court in what he says is the ultimate interest of protecting states’ sovereignty over water and land within their borders. -
Is it time to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency?
“This wildly expansive power to regulate factories, hospitals, and even homes has tremendous costs and consequences for all Americans, in particular West Virginia’s coal miners, pipeliners, natural gas producers, and utility workers,” Morrisey predicted. “If EPA lacks such expansive authority, as we argue, the Supreme Court should make that clear now.” -
Morrisey calls Biden's use of executive orders 'unprecedented,' troublesome
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says he is concerned about the volume of executive orders signed by President Joe Biden during his first 100 days in office. -
Morrisey leads 19-state petition urging Supreme Court to limit EPA authority
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 19-state coalition in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take action to stop an appeals court ruling that would give the Environmental Protection Agency what he calls "virtually unlimited authority to regulate wide swaths of everyday life with rules that would devastate coal mining, increase energy costs and eliminate countless jobs." -
WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Morrisey Sounds Alarm Over EPA Purge
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey raised concern Wednesday with federal regulators who have purged every member of two influential scientific advisory boards, leading to questions about the objectivity of the advice these boards will give going forward.