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document September 11, 2025

Columbia Basin: Motion to Set Schedule

Conservation, fishing and clean energy groups today filed this motion to set a court schedule along with a motion requesting the U.S. District Court in Oregon end a multi-year pause on the groups’ long-running litigation to protect endangered Columbia Basin wild salmon and steelhead from federal dams that kill and harm them.

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho. Salmon will have greater access to spawning grounds in Idaho if the lower Snake River dams are removed.
(Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon / iLCP)
Press Release September 11, 2025

Groups Return to Court to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement forces plaintiffs back to court to protect salmon and steelhead from lethal dams

document September 11, 2025

Columbia Basin: Court request to lift litigation pause to protect wild salmon and steelhead

Conservation, fishing, and clean energy groups represented by Earthjustice today filed a motion requesting the U.S. District Court in Oregon end a multi-year pause on the groups’ long-running litigation to protect endangered Columbia Basin wild salmon and steelhead from federal dams that kill and harm them.

Press Release September 8, 2025

Challenge to the Latest Illegal Extension of J.H. Campbell Coal Plant

The Trump Administration forces the aging, dirty coal power plant to continue burning coal even as the electricity is not needed

document September 8, 2025

Request for Rehearing and Stay of DOE Order No. 202-25-7

Request for rehearing filed by Earthjustice with the Department of Energy on September 8, 2025 to oppose the second sham emergency order to compel the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant to keep operating past its retirement date.

Sockeye salmon make their way back up a river in the Pacific Northwest to spawn.(Shutterstock)
From the Experts September 4, 2025

Wins and Highlights from the Washington 2025 Legislative Session

Let’s celebrate this year’s environmental victories, plan to continue our work in the Columbia Basin — and prepare for next year!

Press Release September 2, 2025

Montana Public Service Commission Declines Constitutional Responsibility to Consider Climate Change

Decision follows a February 2024 petition submitted by over 40 businesses and organizations asking the PSC to comply with the Montana Constitution

document August 28, 2025

Lake Charles Methanol Fact Sheet

Lake Charles Methanol II, LLC’s proposed facility and CO2 pipeline would pose significant toxic risks — what you need to know.
New facility could pollute communities, worsen flooding and threaten populated areas with carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline.

document August 28, 2025

Opposition Letter to HR 2073 from Groups Seeking to Restore the Columbia Basin

This letter from 65 businesses and organizations on behalf of millions of members and supporters voices strong opposition to H.R. 2073, the “Defending our Dams Act.” This destructive legislation would block a decades-long, region-wide effort to restore struggling wild salmon and orca populations, address energy issues in the region and modernize outdated Northwest infrastructure.

Press Release August 21, 2025

Trump Administration Prolongs Illegal, Costly Coal Plant Extension

Extension will cost millions per year

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 19, 2025

California Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-Emissions

While Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions.

A helicopter extinguishing a wildfire on a mountain at night. (Konstantin Sutyagin / Getty Images)
feature August 14, 2025

Five Trump Policies Making Extreme Weather More Dangerous

The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies are accelerating climate change — and a warming planet means more extreme weather.

Press Release August 14, 2025

Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration’s Orders to Keep Fossil-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year

Utility customers will pay the steep cost of the Department of Energy’s sham “emergency” orders to prevent fossil fuel power plants from retiring as planned

Heat pumps power our everyday lives. (Lily Padula for Earthjustice)
From the Experts August 13, 2025

The Year-Round Comfort Upgrade that Will Keep Cities Leading on Climate

Why the big swap of air conditioners for heat pumps is a great idea.

Earthjustice managing attorney Isaac Moriwake stands on his O‘ahu rooftop, which has been retrofitted with solar panels. In 2016, Hawai‘i’s Public Utilities Commission rejected the $4.3 billion sale of the state’s main utility company to out-of-state profiteers.
(Matt Mallams for Earthjustice)
From the Experts August 11, 2025

10 Years Into Green Energy Law, Move Hawaiʻi Forward

Hawaiʻi led the way in committing to a 100% clean energy future — on the 10th anniversary of that milestone, the state needs to lead more than ever.

A photovoltaic array at the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center in Montezuma County, Colorado. Coupled with a micro-hydro system and solar water heating, the on-site renewable energy systems are capable of providing 95% of the building’s energy requirements. (Dennis Schroeder / NRE)
Press Release August 8, 2025

EPA Abandons Solar for All Program

Solar for All would have brought clean, renewable energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Article August 7, 2025

Por qué es Importante el ‘Dictamen de Peligro’ de la EPA

La EPA afirmó que los gases de efecto invernadero representan un riesgo para la salud pública. Sin embargo, la EPA de Trump quiere retractarse y derogar muchas de las normas que limitan la contaminación atmosférica.

Progress Rail’s EMD Joule Battery Electric Locomotive. (Progress Rail)
Press Release July 29, 2025

Legislation Reintroduced to Transform the United States’ Rail Network

All Aboard Act dedicates $200 billion over five years to build transportation system of the future