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Vast acreages of public lands used for drilling in Vernal, Utah. (WildEarth Guardians / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
From the Experts November 6, 2026

How the Senate’s Permitting Bill Could Lock in Fossil Fuel Extraction and Give Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies

This bill goes far beyond certainty and risks creating permanence, even for deeply flawed decisions.
Fitchburg, MA - June 5: More than 200 sheep graze amidst 15,000 solar panels at the Fitchburg Renewables solar farm in Massachusetts . (John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
From the Experts November 5, 2026

Americans Voted for Energy Affordability in the Midterms, so Why is the Trump Administration Illegally Making Clean, Affordable Energy less available to Farmers?

Earthjustice will continue to fight with urgency to ensure that the USDA restores funding and clean power to the farmers and rural communities the Department is supposed to serve.
Press Release November 4, 2026

Settlement requires Bonneville Power Administration to reduce proposed rate hike that unfairly targets salmon protection

Planned rate hike would be reduced by close to $40 million
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 3, 2026

¿Qué hará la Ley de Asequibilidad y Empleos? Todo Lo Que la Administración Trump Quiera

El proyecto de ley crearía un mayor margen de maniobra legal para que este presidente realice acuerdos corruptos y dé luz verde a proyectos perjudiciales de toda clase.
document November 2, 2026

REAP Grantmaking Rule Comment

The United States Department of Agriculture Anti-Renewables Rule unlawfully and significantly reduces access to these investments, depriving rural businesses of one of the few federal programs specifically designed to help…
Press Release November 2, 2026

Grupos Urgen Investigación Exhaustiva Sobre Operaciones de NFEnergía en Puerto Rico

Mediante un Memorial Explicativo sometido a la Comisión de Transportación e Infraestructura, grupos ambientales, comunitarios y laborales exponen controversias regulatorias, ambientales, contractuales y de seguridad
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts October 28, 2026

What Will BAAJA Do? Whatever the Trump Administration Wants

BAAJA would create more legal runway for this president to make corrupt deals and greenlight harmful projects of all kinds.
Heather Wong is a senior attorney in Earthjustice's Rocky Mountain office.
staff October 27, 2026

Heather Wong

Heather Wong is a senior attorney with the Rocky Mountain Office. Heather’s practice focuses on clean energy and transportation electrification.
From the Experts October 21, 2026

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attempt to Secure a Constitutional Right to Pollute in Colorado

Industry wants to limit the government’s ability to regulate corporate polluters and protect communities
Press Release October 21, 2026

Colorado’s Amendment 82 Would Hand the Fossil Fuel Industry a Constitutional Right to Pollute

Ballot initiative threatens to undo years of hard-fought progress on pollution, raise utility rates
A view of Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. (Leamus / Getty Images)
From the Experts October 20, 2026

How Deep-Sea Mining Endangers American Samoa

The ocean is inseparably intertwined with American Samoa culture and identity. Now deep-sea mining threatens it all.
feature October 20, 2026

Guide to the Impacts of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026

A look at how the provisions in the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would affect electric transmission, clean energy and fossil fuel development, data centers, and environmental…
Rev. Robert Tipton Jr., the branch president of the DeSoto County NAACP, is opposed to the methane gas turbines operating in his Southaven, Mississippi community to power a nearby xAI data center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article October 20, 2026

The Battle to Stop the AI Industry’s Illegal Pollution

Across the U.S., Earthjustice is challenging plans to power data centers in ways that threaten communities.
Press Release October 15, 2026

17 Groups Sue to Require Montana PSC to Consider Climate in Utility Decision Making

Groups seek to confirm commission's obligations to ensure a clean and healthful environment
document October 15, 2026

Montana Climate Petition Lawsuit

17 organizations filed a lawsuit against the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) for rejecting a 2024 petition demanding that it recognize its constitutional duty to consider climate change in the…
Labor union and environmental justice advocates, alongside city and state lawmakers, urge for the passage of protections for both workers and neighbors of last-mile mega-warehouses. Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY on October 13, 2026.

[Photo Credit: Carey Wagner for Earthjustice]
Press Release October 13, 2026

A Safe and Healthy New York Starts With Protecting Last-Mile Delivery Workers

Mega-warehouses can be better employers and neighbors with the Delivery Protection Act, the Clean Deliveries Act, and Intro 53
Press Release October 8, 2026

Protecting Who? “Bring Your Own Power” Projects for AI Data Centers Would Wreak Havoc on Communities and the Environment, New Report Finds

The rapid expansion of “Bring Your Own Power” arrangements for AI data centers will lead to a massive gas buildout that poses serious risks to communities and the environment
177 GW of gas for AI, enough to power 65% of all U.S. homes. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/data-center-byop-energy-report#map-ai-gas">View the interactive map.</a> (Source: Better Data Center Project, Global Energy Monitor)
From the Experts October 8, 2026

The AI Gas Rush: How “Bring Your Own Power” Evades Regulation and Drives Deadly Pollution

A new report examines the risks and consequences of “Bring Your Own Power” for AI data centers.