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In the News: The Seattle Times September 25, 2026

BPA seeks electricity rate hike

Michael Mayer, Attorney, Northwest Office: “It’s premature to say right now that salmon are going to be this sole cause and effect. We think it’s early, and it’s potentially wrong.”
Inside a data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
From the Experts September 24, 2026

New Report Examines How AI Data Centers Are Increasing Electricity Costs

Utility commissions and other regulators must adopt new guardrails to protect other customers.
document September 24, 2026

Large Load Cost Allocation: Framework for States to Reduce Cross-Subsidization and Risk to Existing Customers

Earthjustice retained Energy Futures Group to examine the ways that state utility regulators can prevent AI data centers from raising electricity costs for other customers. The report includes potential solutions…
Electric buses at their charging stations during LA Metro’s tour and presentation about their bus electrification process given to the LA County Electric Truck and Bus Coalition at the El Monte Station in El Monte, California, on August 21, 2026. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 24, 2026

LA Metro Approves Purchase of 220 Non-Polluting Electric Buses

Landmark investment is second largest electric transit bus purchase in the nation
Members of the LA County Electric Truck and Bus Coalition during LA Metro’s tour and presentation about their bus electrification progress at the El Monte Station in El Monte, California, on August 21, 2026 (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)
From the Experts September 24, 2026

LA Hid Its Smog the Last Time It Hosted the Olympics. We Have a Better Game Plan This Time

LA can become a heavyweight in modern transit as it makes more electric bus progress.
Kim Fraczek, Director of Sane Energy Project, leads a walking tour for Earthjustice attorneys, local politicians, and media at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY, on Sept. 15, 2026. (Carey Wagner for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 23, 2026

Proposed National Grid “Rate Stabilization Plan” is a Rate Hike In Disguise

The petition increases and delays costs rather than delivering real rate relief, while locking customers into expensive fossil fuel infrastructure
document September 23, 2026

AGREE Comments to NYS Public Service Commission on National Grid Plan

Earthjustice submitted comments to the NYS Public Service Commission on behalf of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE) to oppose National Grid’s proposed “rate stabilization" plan.
In the News: CalMatters September 22, 2026

California could save millions by paying homeowners to switch to electric appliances

Guest commentary by Matt Vespa, Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Program
The Homer City Generating Station in Pennsylvania.
(Photo courtesy of Jon Dawson)
From the Experts September 18, 2026

EPA Guts Clean Air Rules, Enables AI Data Center Pollution

The Trump administration is threatening to cut out the public and speed the construction of AI data centers and their polluting power plants.
Earthjustice staff and partners attend a Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission public input hearing for proposed rate changes by Philadelphia Gas Works. (Jess Benjamin for Earthjustice)
feature September 18, 2026

Climate & Energy Program Report 2026

As the largest environmental law organization in the U.S., Earthjustice is using all our expertise to advance climate solutions state-by-state and drive the clean energy transition forward.
document September 18, 2026

EES Coke Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Sierra Club and the City of River Rouge filed a joint brief to the Court responding to the arguments made by DTE and by allied industry groups that seek to…
The Trump administration illegally ordered this coal-fired power plant in Washington State to stay open past retirement in December 2025. This is part of a broader policy to prop up coal that is driving up electricity costs. (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article September 16, 2026

3 Ways We’re Keeping Trump from Raising Electricity Bills Further

Earthjustice has won some key victories, including the first court case challenging the Trump administration’s abuse of emergency powers for coal.
Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Press Release September 14, 2026

Trump EPA Shirks Legal Obligation to Act on Climate Pollution from Power Plants

Fossil-fueled power plants are the largest industrial source of carbon pollution in the U.S.
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Consumers Energy had planned to retire the plant on May 31, 2025, but President Trump ordered it to keep operating. (Jim West / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 11, 2026

Trump Administration Loses First Court Case Challenging DOE Orders for Coal Plants

Court rules against the DOE order for the J.H. Campbell coal power plant in Michigan
A commercial jet takes off from Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Gregory Adams / Getty Images)
Article September 10, 2026

Airplane Turbulence May Worsen Thanks to Trump Administration

Pilots depend on climate data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to fly. The government wants to dismantle it.
Press Release: Victory September 10, 2026

Colorado PUC Strengthens Black Hills Clean Heat Plan, Requires Beneficial Electrification Offerings for Customers

Decision ensures customers of one of CO's largest gas-only utilities have access to the same opportunities to electrify their homes
document September 9, 2026

Black Hills Clean Heat Plan Decision

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a portfolio of Clean Heat Plan programs to help Black Hills Colorado Gas customers heat their homes more efficiently, comfortably, and affordably while…
document September 4, 2026

Letter to EPA on Acid Rain Program and “Islanded” Power Generation Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency released a memo proposing to exempt generators that are not connected to the grid from acid rain requirements, a move that would benefit AI data centers…