News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Launches New Hotline for DC Residents to Report Environmental Violations
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced today that he is encouraging District residents to report possible environmental violations directly to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) so that the office can investigate whether to take legal action against polluters and others who endanger…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Impact Report, highlighting OAG’s efforts to protect the District and its residents over the last year, including securing $906.8 million in savings and benefits for DC – a 477% return on…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Nearly $150 Million Multistate Settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG Over Emissions Cheating
Attorney General Schwalb today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Mercedes) for deceptively marketing, selling, and leasing more than 200,000 diesel vehicles in the United States, including…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $200,000 from Developer for Illegally Draining Wetlands and Polluting DC Waters
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Residences at Kenilworth Park, LLC (RKP), the developer and owner of an assisted living apartment complex in Ward 7, will pay $200,000 and permanently protect remaining wetlands on its property to resolve allegations that it violated…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Bus Company Will Pay $85,000 and Adopt Anti-idling Procedures to Address Persistent Air Pollution Violations
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that DC Trails, a local charter bus company, and its subsidiary DC2NY (which does business as BestBus), will pay $85,000 and program its bus engines to shut off after three minutes of idling as part of a settlement with the Office of the Attorney…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Washington Gas Will Cease Pollution of Anacostia River
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Washington Gas has agreed to contain hazardous pollution actively seeping into the Anacostia River at the former site of the company’s East Station, a gas plant that operated on the banks of the river for nearly 100 years.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Pest Control Company for Falsifying Licensing Documents, Exposing Customers to Toxic Chemicals
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued IJS Limited, LLC and its owner Clementina Maduforo (collectively “EJ’s Pest Control”), for putting District residents’ health and safety at risk by illegally applying toxic pesticides, submitting fraudulent licensing documents to the Department of…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2024 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2024 Impact Report, highlighting how OAG has delivered for District residents over the past year, securing $661 million in savings and benefits — over four times its annual budget…
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies at Office of the Attorney General's 2025 Performance Oversight Hearing
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today testified before the DC Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, chaired by the Honorable Brooke Pinto, for the Office of the Attorney General’s annual performance oversight hearing.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues US Government for 150+ Years of Polluting the Anacostia River
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued the United States for its deliberate and ongoing pollution of the Anacostia River, the District of Columbia’s most vital natural resource.