Articles from Emilie Karrick Surrusco

February 6, 2020

In the Fight to Clean up Coal Ash, These States Are Making Progress

Andrew Rehn of Prairie Rivers Network looks at toxic coal ash waste seepage on the shore of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River in Illinois.

Our partners are working to enact coal ash cleanup legislation across the nation. Here are some locations where they've succeeded.

February 5, 2020

How We’re Fighting to Give the Everglades a Fighting Chance

Egrets are one of 400 bird species that call the Everglades home.

We’ve been fighting for decades to restore the Everglades to nature. Last year, a federal judge ruled that Florida must follow through on a legal agreement it made to clean up the national park.

October 28, 2019

How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather

Emily Scott walks through the ruins of her house burned in the July 2018 Carr Fire in Shasta, CA. Climate change is making wildfires more ferocious.

The spike in global temperatures is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.

September 17, 2019

La Promesa de Puerto Rico

Un técnico instala un sistema de energía solar en una casa en Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, en julio de 2018. La isla forma parte de una lista creciente de estados y ciudades de EE.UU. que se han comprometido con la energía limpia al 100 por ciento.

Hasta ahora, los planes de reconstrucción de la isla contradicen al compromiso por cambiar a energías 100% renovables.

September 17, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Promise

A technician installs a solar energy system at a home in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, in July 2018. The island is part of a growing list of U.S. states and cities that have committed to 100% clean energy.

So far, the island’s plans for rebuilding are at odds with its commitment to switch to 100% renewable energy.

June 28, 2019

La Energía Limpia Está Arrasando el País, Estado Por Estado

El gobernador del estado de Washington Jay Inslee firma un proyecto de ley que establece una meta de energía limpia al 100 por ciento

Maine es el séptimo estado en aprobar un plan de energía limpia al 100 por ciento, desafiando los intentos de la administración Trump por apoyar los combustibles fósiles.

June 27, 2019

State by State, Clean Energy Is Sweeping the Nation

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill that establishes a 100% clean energy target for Washington state.

Maine is the seventh state to pass a 100% clean energy target, defying the Trump administration’s attempts to prop up fossil fuels.

June 17, 2019

Judge Sides With New Orleans Residents in Fight Against Dirty Gas Plant

A protest against the proposed Entergy gas power plant in New Orleans East on March 3, 2018.

More than a year after Earthjustice filed suit, the people of New Orleans East are finally seeing justice.

May 13, 2019

How Community Solar Empowers All of Us to Participate in the Clean Energy Revolution

Pastor Marcus Harris of the Dupont Park Seventh Day Adventist Church speaks at an event to celebrate solar panels being installed on the church.

A growing trend aims to give anyone who pays a utility bill access to solar electricity.

April 8, 2019

What a Real Coal Ash Cleanup Looks Like

A couple in Dukeville, N.C., looks across a coal ash pond full of dead trees.

North Carolina has ordered Duke Energy to excavate and close all its coal ash ponds.

January 9, 2018

Chickaloon Native Village in Alaska Fights for Its Future

Students at Ya Ne Dah Ah School, the only school in Alaska owned and operated by an Alaska Native tribe, display drawings of salmon. Members of the Chickaloon Native Village worry about the school's fate if the Usibelli Mining Company moves forward with a

A coal mine threatens the tribe's traditional way of life.

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Articles from Emilie Karrick Surrusco