PRUITT vs EPA: A Look at the Oklahoma Attorney General's 14 Lawsuits
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Mr. Pruitt sued to challenge implementation of the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have received campaign contributions from the following co-parties: Murray Energy, Peabody Energy and Southern Power Company.
p. 53
Mr. Pruitt sued to block a standard that limits emissions of mercury from power plants. Mr. Pruitt received campaign donations from co-petitioners in the lawsuit: Peabody Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. The Republican Attorneys General Association has received contributions from co-parties in this lawsuit with money coming from the National Mining Association and a Peabody Energy subsidiary.
p. 230
Mr. Pruitt sued a second time to block implementation of a federal standard limiting mercury emissions from power plants. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have also received campaign contributions from co-petitioners in the second lawsuit: Murray Energy and Southern Power Company. The Republican Attorneys General Association has also received contributions from co-parties in the second lawsuit: Murray Energy and a Southern Company subsidiary.
p. 335
This lawsuit, which is still pending, challenges the EPA’s latest update to the national ambient air standard for ground-level ozone, also known as smog. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have received campaign contributions from co-parties Murray Energy, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers and a subsidiary of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
p. 421
Mr. Pruitt’s office sued EPA over safeguards to limit air pollution when power plants start up, shut down or malfunction. Mr. Pruitt has received campaign contributions from co-petitioner Southern Power Company. A subsidiary of co-petitioner Southern Power Company contributed to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
p. 476
Mr. Pruitt unsuccessfully sued EPA to block a plan intended to limit regional haze that is forcing power plants in Oklahoma to do upgrades to limit emissions so the air is clearer in scenic areas. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Oklahoma’s petition, and the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Oklahoma’s request for an appeal. Pruitt joined in the lawsuit with Oklahoma Gas & Electric, a for-profit utility that donated to his election campaign.
p. 854
Mr. Pruitt sued to oppose EPA’s standards limiting pollution from new, modified and reconstructed oil and gas facilities. This litigation is ongoing. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have received campaign donations the American Petroleum Institute, which is a co-party to the litigation.
p. 935
Mr. Pruitt unsuccessfully continued Oklahoma’s legal challenge to EPA’s 2009 science-based finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. Mr. Pruitt’s campaigns have received contributions from co-parties Alpha Natural Resources, Peabody Energy and a subsidiary of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Co-parties American Petroleum Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Mining Association, National Association of Home Builders, as well as a Peabody Energy subsidiary, have also contributed to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
p. 954
Mr. Pruitt unsuccessfully represented Oklahoma in three separate suits against the Clean Power Plan before the rule was even published. This is the first of the three. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have received campaign contributions from Murray Energy and Peabody Energy, which have been co-parties in the first premature D.C. Circuit case, the second premature D.C. Circuit case and the ongoing litigation
p. 1436
Mr. Pruitt is suing to block carbon pollution standards for new, modified and reconstructed power plants. Mr. Pruitt and his affiliated political action committees have received contributions from co-parties Murray Energy, Southern Power Company, Peabody Energy, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Co-parties Murray Energy, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a Peabody Energy subsidiary and a Southern Power Company subsidiary have also contributed to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
p. 1547
Mr. Pruitt has challenged the Clean Water Rule in a number of formats. Pruitt has sued, or is suing, EPA in several different federal courts including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.