OLYMPIA, Washington, March 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown challenges illegal axing of greenhouse gas pollution Endangerment Finding Coalition of states, counties, and cities across the country mount legal challenge in opposition to EPA's unlawful rollback * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Unlawful Rescission of EPA's Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding (PDF) - the agency  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Leads Coalition in Securing Court Order Protecting Gender Affirming Care Providers * Attorney General Rayfield led a coalition of 21 other states and The District of Columbia today in securing a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Court granted the St  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * First Circuit Hands Important Win to Trump Administration in Federal Funding Freeze Case By Jordan Sekulow The First Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a significant ruling in New York v. Trump, the high-profile challenge to the Trump Administration's efforts to review and realign federal financial assistance programs with the President's Executive priorities. While the ruling is mixed, a genuin  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding - the agency's seminal determination that greenhouse gas pollution   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldi  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 19 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback  * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties  more

ALBANY, New York, March 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Climate Rollback * March 19, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after co-leading a coalition of 39 other states, counties, and cities in filing a petition challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2009 endange  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 19 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges unlawful rollback of landmark policy to fight greenhouse gas pollution * March 19, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding - the agency's fundamental determination that gre  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 24 states and 12 local governments, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, the agency's seminal determination that greenh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SAYS PROPOSED FEDERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER MANUFACTURING RULE SETS 'IMPOSSIBLE' STANDARD * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky in urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded with federal dollars to be made   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 36 other states, counties and cities today challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawfu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Connecticut Co-Leads National Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Mounting Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Anti-Science Rollback  * Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 24 states and 12 counties and cities to challenge the U.S. En  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 18 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Health declares quarterly dividend * WOONSOCKET, R.I., March 18, 2026 -CVS Health(r) (NYSE: CVS ) has announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of sixty-six and one-half cents ($0.665 cents) per share on the Common Stock of the Corporation. The dividend is payable on May 4, 2026, to holders of record on April 23, 2026. About CVS Health  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Magaziner, Salazar Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reestablish House Select Committee on Aging * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) introduced bipartisan legislation to reestablish a permanent Select Committee on Aging in the House of Representatives, which would serve as a dedicated forum to address the needs of older Americans.   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities in filing a lawsuit th  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by John Walke, federal clean air director and a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Thank you, Chairman Capito and Ranking Member Whitehouse for the opportunity to testify today. My name is John Walke, and I am the Federal Clean Air Director and a senior attorney for the Natur  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Assault on Environmental Protections, Repeal of Efforts to Fight Climate Change In February, the U.S. EPA repealed a fundamental tenet of long-standing rule on environmental protections and placed Pennsylvanians at increased risk of harm associated with growing levels of pollution. As t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Ignores Climate Science, but the Law Will Hold Him Accountable: California Files Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Rescission of Endangerment Finding Representing California in the multistate lawsuit, Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom, and CARB are joined by the City of Los Angeles, the City and County of San Francisco, and the County of Santa Clara  SACRAMENTO -   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor McKee Nominates Justice Joseph A. Montalbano as Presiding Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court Governor Dan McKee today announced the nomination of current Rhode Island Superior Court Associate Justice Joseph A. Montalbano to fill the vacancy of Presiding Justice in the Superior Court, which resulted from last year's retirement of The Honorable   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Governor McKee Nominates Will Tsonos to Chair Rhode Island Life Science Hub Today, Governor Dan McKee nominated William Tsonos to serve as the chair of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub. "Rhode Island is building momentum in the life science sector, and I believe Will is well-positioned to take it to the next level," said Governor Dan McKee. "His leadership and business acumen  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 16 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Governor McKee, AARP Urge Elimination of Tax on Social Security Benefits NEWPORT, RI -- Governor Dan McKee, AARP State Director Catherine Taylor, and Office of Healthy Aging Director Maria Cimini met with older adults at the Edward King House senior center today to promote the Governor's Affordability for All Agenda, including the elimination of Rhode Island's tax on social sec  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- The Rhode Island Department of Health issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Statewide Increase in Non-Fatal Drug Overdoses The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting the public to an increase in non-fatal drug overdoses between March 10, 2026, and March 16, 2026. During this time, there were 55 reports of people receiving care at emergency departments for suspected drug overdoses. In 2026, Rhode Island has had an averag  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Calls for Oversight as Trump's SEC Withholds Critical Data & Makes Enforcement Disappear * WASHINGTON, DC - Under the Trump Administration's watch, enforcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun to disappear. Cases against corporate wrongdoers have dropped precipitously, allowing those who broke securities laws to go unpunished, leaving defrauded investors without reli  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening remarks from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Thank you, Chair Capito, for the opportunity today to discuss the Clean Air Act. While I am happy to discuss the diesel engine issue Senator Sullivan is interested in, I believe that the last 14 months of Trump-Zeldin attacks on the b  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening remarks from a March 4, 2026, hearing on the discussion draft of the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act: * * * Thank you, Chair Capito, for convening us here today to discuss improving TSCA, the Toxic Substances Control Act. To our witnesses, thank you for making the time to be here and for sharing  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Spring break shifts to wildfire response for NCTA students * Spring break plans changed quickly for students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture as wildfires spread across western Nebraska this week. The Cottonwood Fire, which started March 12 amid dry conditions and high winds, burned rangeland and threatened homes, livestock and infrastructure. Instead of leaving campus, NCTA student  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 19 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * The art of slowing down: Pottery@Brown offers students space to create and contemplate * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Clay begins as possibility. With speed and pressure, it yields, rising and widening at the guidance of muddy fingers. It dries and is fired in a kiln, emerging transformed. Then, a lump of raw material becomes the mug that holds morning coffee, the plate that conveys nourishment, a  more