"The winners will lead challenges of the next administration’s efforts to slash emissions and usher in alternative energy sources."

"Ten states are gearing up to elect the legal officials who will duke it out in court on their behalf on issues such as the nation’s response to climate change and the transition to renewable fuels.

Many of those states are expected to welcome a new leader into the attorney general’s office — including West Virginia, where Republican Patrick Morrisey, who has challenged nearly every Biden administration climate rule — is leaving his post to run for governor.

Unlike attorney general races in states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina, West Virginia’s election is not expected to be competitive. Morrisey will most likely be replaced by another Republican who would take a similar tack against climate and energy policies advanced by a potential Harris administration."

Lesley Clark and Niina H. Farah report for E&E News October 28, 2024. [2]