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The Latest by Jan Hasselman

Senior Attorney

A heat pump system outside a home in Juneau, Alaska.
January 9, 2025

Pilot Project Encouraging Building Electrification Proves Popular in Washington State, Saving Customers Money While Helping Meet Climate Goals

By Jaimini Parekh & Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Results from the pilot show strong customer interest in shifting away from fossils fuels toward electrification.

Technicians install solar panels on a home in Spokane, Washington.
October 7, 2024

A Dishonest Ballot Initiative (I-2066) Threatens to Roll Back Decades of Progress Toward Washington’s Clean Energy Future

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Vote no on I-2066 — and help spread the word to protect commonsense measures to clean up our energy systems.

Large towers with electrical transmission lines in front of a large mountain at sunset.
May 16, 2024

Greening the Gas System

By Jaimini Parekh & Jan Hasselman & Amanda Goodin  /  Clean Energy Program

How utility commission “ratemaking” cases have advanced clean buildings and climate justice in Washington state.

An illustration about how a heat pump works
February 26, 2024

Washington’s Future is Bright as it Leads the Charge to Electrify Buildings

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Washington demonstrates legal pathways for states and local governments seeking to transition buildings off fossil fuels to clean, safe electricity.

A family prepares a meal on an induction stove.
April 19, 2023

One Court Ruling Will Not Stop the Growing Building Electrification Movement

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Plenty of legal options remain for communities to protect health and safety – and achieve crucial zero emissions goals – by transitioning buildings away from fossil fuels

An offshore production oil rig.
May 3, 2022

Inside the ‘Climate Test’

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Challenging the suspect math that lets fossil-fuel companies off the hook for locking in greenhouse gas emissions

Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman
August 21, 2018

Fighting Fossil Fuels in the Era of Trump

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Four ways to make progress on clean energy now.

Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman tours the Atchafalaya Basin with clients, seeing the impacts of oil pipelines to the area.
April 6, 2018

The Next Battle in the Fight to Stop Dirty Pipelines

By Jan Hasselman & Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Fossil Fuels Program & Northwest Office

Earthjustice and its clients won a huge victory when a federal judge shut down the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana; a federal appeals court will decide what comes next.

Lummi members hold a symbolic check burning protest to demonstrate that no amount of money can buy their support.
July 14, 2015

A New Front in the Battle Against Coal Exports: Treaties

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest are invoking an unusual source of legal authority—treaties—to block massive coal, crude oil and tar sands development.

Morning fog lingering on a Puget Sound beach.
July 1, 2015

Legal Action Armors Puget Sound Against Habitat Loss

By Jan Hasselman  /  Northwest Office

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is shirking its duty to make sure changes to coastal habitats—including Puget Sound—won’t destroy valuable public resources.