The Latest by Abigail Dillen

President

Two large buildings are pictured in the foreground with a residential area seen in the background.
November 5, 2026

Voters Have Spoken: No Dirty Data Centers

Politicians will be ignoring this key midterm message if they vote for the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.

November 4, 2026

Voters Demanded Change – on the Environment, and Democracy

Affordable clean energy, data center guardrails, and government accountability played out in midterm contests across the country.

A nearly empty, darkened, tree-lined wide street is partially bathed in warm, golden sunlight. The rays of the sun glint off of a stopped red city bus. Two cars are turning onto the street from a side street.
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.

A nearly empty, darkened, tree-lined wide street is partially bathed in warm, golden sunlight. The rays of the sun glint off of a stopped red city bus. Two cars are turning onto the street from a side street.
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.

May 27, 2026

To the New Lawyers: You Are the Change Agents We Need

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen addressed graduates of the Vermont Law and Graduate School on May 16, 2026.

Beyond Carbon Logo
September 20, 2023

Joining Forces to Fight the Climate Crisis and Move Beyond Carbon

Earthjustice and Beyond Carbon partner to accelerate the clean energy transition and advance environmental justice.

July 7, 2023

America’s Clean Energy Transition Needs Federal Action – Not Rollbacks

To speed up clean energy we must tackle the transmission bottleneck – right now.

Electricity transmission lines.
December 22, 2022

A Roadmap for the Clean Energy Future We Need

We must reject the false choice between quickly ramping up transmission and protecting communities from harmful permitting decisions.

The founders and leaders of the organizations that created the Climate Justice Pavilion, from left: Dr. Beverly Wright of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Dr. Robert Bullard of the Bullard Center for Environmental Justice, and Peggy Shepar
November 21, 2022

What We Saw at COP27: Lackluster Outcomes but Hopeful Connections

Centering justice and community at the UN Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Julian Robertson
August 25, 2022

In Memory: Julian Robertson

Earthjustice mourns the passing of philanthropist Julian Robertson.