Coalition of attorneys general call for immediate withdrawal of directive that strips CDC of control over coronavirus data

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today partnered with a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Trump Administration to immediately withdraw its new reporting structure that prohibits hospitals from reporting COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The directive creates a system controlled solely by the U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services.

Telecommunications company didn’t disclose fee during online sales

OLYMPIA — In the latest action of his office’s Honest Fees Initiative, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Connecticut-based telecommunications and mass media company Charter Communications will pay more than $255,000 to Washingtonians after failing to disclose its “Broadcast TV Surcharge” to customers who ordered the company’s services online.

New Trump EPA rule undermines Washington’s ability to regulate water pollution

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a federal lawsuit today against the Trump Administration for attempting to dismantle key environmental protections within the Clean Water Act. The new regulation undermines Washington’s right to keep its rivers, lakes and coastal waters clean by handcuffing the state’s ability to police a wide range of water pollution and related environmental damage.

CARES Act relief funds for schools intended to benefit all low-income students

CARES Act relief funds for schools intended to benefit all low-income students

Rule threatens health care access for LGBTQ communities

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued the following statement after President Trump announced sweeping and unjustified revisions to longstanding environmental review processes under the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA — a move that undermines public health and the environment and conflicts with federal law. President Nixon signed NEPA into law in 1970 after it passed Congress with bipartisan support.

President Trump announced the rollbacks today at a UPS facility in Atlanta.

Declarations from Washington schools show immediate harms to state universities and local community colleges

Washington state international students spend approximately $1 billion annually in tuition and day-to-day spending

*  This release has been updated with the filing of the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and includes a link to the complaint.

Impacted Washingtonians will be eligible for financial restitution