Raghu Murthy

Deputy Managing Attorney

Clean Energy Program

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NJ, PA (inactive)

Raghu Murthy

Deputy Managing Attorney Clean Energy Program

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

Raghu Murthy is a deputy managing attorney for Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program. He is based in New York.

His work is focused on challenging proposed gas plants, primarily in state public utility commissions in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast.

Prior to Earthjustice, Raghu worked with the Eastern Environmental Law Center, where he represented nonprofit clients in a wide variety of New Jersey energy and environmental matters. Raghu began his career with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Group; during his eight-year tenure, he represented the State in hundreds of cases of environmental enforcement litigation against polluters and regulated entities.

Raghu graduated from Rutgers University, and then earned an M.S. from Northern Illinois University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

Expert Posts & Articles

December 14, 2021

New Programs Will Help Keep West Virginians Warm This Winter

Energy efficiency programs for low-income customers will lower electricity costs and create well-paying, local jobs.

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

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NJ, PA (inactive)

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May 31, 2024

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Wisconsin appeals court tosses regulation barring consumers’ bids in wholesale energy markets

“Aggregated demand response is essentially a new clean energy resource, which will speed the transition to clean energy across the state. Earthjustice is fighting these prohibitions in a number of states so that everyone can benefit from demand response programs.”

Latest Press Statements

August 19, 2026

Coalición en Puerto Rico Solicita Terminación de Contratos con NFE y Genera PR Ante Creciente Precariedad Financiera de la Empresa

Cartas a la AEE y al Zar de Energía reclaman una revisión inmediata de los contratos y medidas para proteger los intereses del pueblo de Puerto Rico
En nombre de organizaciones comunitarias del archipiélago, los abogados de Earthjustice argumentaron que FERC había permitido a New Fortress Energy, a través de su subsidiaria NFEnergía con sede en Puerto Rico, la instalación y operación de un gasoducto sin la revisión ambiental y estatutaria requerida por la ley.
April 1, 2025

Órdenes que Permitieron la Expansión Irreconocida de la Infraestructura de Gas Metano en Puerto Rico Deben Deshacerse, Señalan Grupos

Comisión Federal Reguladora de Energía permitió, contrario a la ley, la expansión del terminal de gas metano en la Bahía de San Juan en manos de NFEnergía, sin consultar a las comunidades locales y sin la revisión requerida.
Earthjustice attorneys argued on behalf of community organizations in the archipelago that FERC had allowed New Fortress Energy, through its Puerto Rico subsidiary NFEnergía, to install and operate the pipeline without the legally required environmental and statutory review.
April 1, 2025

Court of Appeals Must Undo Orders that Allowed the Unlawful Expansion of Methane Gas Infrastructure in Puerto Rico, Groups Argue

FERC unlawfully allowed methane gas company NFEnergía to expand its terminal infrastructure in the San Juan Bay without consulting local communities and without the required review