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Attorney General Schwalb Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Opposing 3M's Proposed PFAS Settlement

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 Attorneys General in opposing a proposed class action settlement that fails to adequately hold the 3M Company (3M) accountable for contaminating the nation’s drinking water supply. Under the proposed settlement, water…

DC Joins VP Harris at White House to Address Opioid Crisis

Earlier this week, I met with Vice President Kamala Harris, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and seven other state AGs at the White House to discuss state and federal efforts to address the opioid crisis—a crisis that has caused immense harm in…

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​​​​​​​Attorney General Schwalb Announces District Ambassadors for National "Do the Write Thing" Violence Prevention Essay Contest

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Kelsey Matthews II from the Statesman School for Boys and Anthony Carter III from Charles Hart Middle School were selected as the District of Columbia ambassadors for the “Do the Write Thing” Challenge, a national anti-violence essay contest…

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Attorney General Schwalb Sues Major Chemical Companies for Contaminating the District with Toxic PFAs Chemicals

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against over 25 chemical companies, including The 3M Company (3M) and DuPont De Nemours, Inc. (DuPont), for manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling products containing dangerous PFAS chemicals which now pollute the District’…

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Attorney General Schwalb Announces New Leadership Team Hires

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the appointments of two individuals to the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) senior leadership team. Marta Paravano, who has been instrumental in modernizing OAG’s operations and supporting the excellence of its legal practice, has been…

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Consumer Alert: Payments on Federal Student Loans Will Resume in October

In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the federal government paused student loan payments and set interest rates to 0% for eligible federal student loans. The national COVID-19 emergency ended on May 11, 2023, and Congress recently passed a law preventing further extensions of the payment pause…

Topics: Consumer Alerts
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AG Schwalb Secures Comprehensive Financial Relief for Consumers Deceived by Predatory Lender

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that EasyPay Finance (EasyPay), a rent-a-bank lender that had operated in the District, will pay more than $215,000 to resolve allegations that it used predatory practices to deceive hundreds of District residents into paying interest rates…

Cultivating, Elevating, and Celebrating Young People

At the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), supporting positive youth development is a priority. Our kids are the heartbeat of our city, so it is essential that we listen to them and amplify their voices, concerns, and ideas.

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AG Schwalb Testifies Before DC Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the following statement ahead of his testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia’s Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety.

Topics: Public Safety
Testimony

OAG Testimony on B25-135, the Illegal Dumping Enforcement Amendment Act of 2023

Statement of Emma Simson, Senior Counsel to the Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia