ALBANY, N. Y. (NEXSTAR) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 40 states, counties, cities, and state agencies sued on Thursday to stop the federal government from erasing climate change regulations.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington -- The Justice Department on Wednesday ordered federal prosecutors to stop pursuing criminal charges and drop all pending cases targeting the sale of illicit "defeat devices" that are used to tamper with air pollution control systems in diesel-powered vehicles, according to a memo seen by CBS News.