ELM Action Cites AG Campbell’s Record Fighting Polluters, Defending Climate Protections, and Protecting Public Health
BOSTON, MA—Today, the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund announced its endorsement of Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s campaign for re-election. ELM Action cited Attorney General Campbell’s aggressive enforcement against polluters, her leadership in challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of environmental protections, and her commitment to environmental justice communities across the Commonwealth.
“Attorney General Andrea Campbell has shown what it means to lead with both conviction and results,” said Elizabeth Henry, President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund. “She has been on the frontlines defending Massachusetts’ climate leadership by taking on federal overreach, protecting offshore wind, and fighting to lower costs for ratepayers across the Commonwealth. The ELM Action Fund is proud to support her re-election.”
Since taking office in 2023, Attorney General Campbell has filed multiple lawsuits and legal actions against the Trump administration’s attempts to roll back environmental protections, including co-leading a multi-state challenge to the EPA’s rescission of the Endangerment Finding. She successfully sued to block Trump’s executive order halting offshore wind development, protecting Massachusetts ratepayers from a projected 50% increase in energy costs by 2050.
Attorney General Campbell also advocated for the creation of the Environmental Justice Trust, which reinvested $475,000 in penalties from environmental enforcement into communities most affected by pollution, supporting 12 organizations across Massachusetts working to improve health, safety, and sustainability in environmental justice communities.
“I’m honored to have the support of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund,” said Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell. “The climate crisis is a defining challenge of our time. As Attorney General, I’ve fought polluters who put profits over people’s health, stood up to Trump’s attacks on our climate protections, and worked to make sure families aren’t gouged by utility companies. I’ll keep using every tool I have to protect our environment, our public health, and our children’s future.”
Since launching her campaign for re-election, Campbell has been endorsed by Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Reproductive Freedom for All, a coalition of Worcester County state and local officials, Franklin and Hampshire County leaders, leaders from across the Haverhill area, and state and local leaders from Barnstable, Bristol and Plymouth counties, as well as Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard.
Learn more about Andrea Joy Campbell’s campaign at www.andreacampbell.org and watch her re-election launch video, “Fearless”.
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About Andrea Joy Campbell:
Andrea Joy Campbell’s journey to become Massachusetts’ first Black woman Attorney General didn’t follow a traditional path. After losing her mother in a car accident as an infant and entering the foster care system while her father was incarcerated, Andrea was raised by a community of family and educators who believed in her potential. Her twin brother, Andre, died in Department of Correction custody due to inadequate medical care – a tragedy that drives her fight for accountability and fairness in our justice system. The first in her family to go to college, Andrea went on to graduate from Princeton and UCLA Law, serve as legal counsel to Governor Deval Patrick, and become the first Black woman to serve as Boston City Council President. Raised in Roxbury and the South End, Andrea is a proud Boston public school graduate who attended five different schools, including Boston Latin. Her story – of loss, resilience, faith, and opportunity – is an American story of what’s possible when the government works for people and when someone is in your corner fighting for you.