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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 December 24, 2025

Trump’s Holiday Gift to You: A Lump of Coal and a Higher Energy Bill

Electricity rates are set to skyrocket, fueled by the Trump administration’s war on cheaper clean energy and push for expensive fossil fuels.

Press Release December 24, 2025

Trump Administration’s EPA Dumps Wastewater Treatment Standards for Coal-fired Power Plants

EPA issues rule to allow ongoing release of toxic chemicals into sources of drinking water for more than 30 million Americans

The NIPSCO R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, Indiana, Sunday, August 12, 2018. (Alex Garcia for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 23, 2025

Trump’s DOE Issues Additional Orders to Illegally Force Indiana Coal Plants to Keep Burning Coal

The Trump Administration delivers coal for the holidays and higher electricity bills

West Olive, Michigan, The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan. 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 December 22, 2025

DOE’s Illegal Extension of Coal Plant Challenged in Court for the First Time

Public advocacy groups ask the court to end the Trump Administration’s sham emergency orders

The United States Postal Service Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, shown in this concept image, can be built with either a gasoline or electric drivetrain. (USPS)
Article December 19, 2025

Electric Postal Service Vehicles Deliver Holiday Cheer and Clean Air

EVs are now operating from 65 post offices across the U.S., followed by years of public pressure and Earthjustice litigation.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press announcement to unveil the path to unpausing congestion pricing in New York City on November 14, 2024. (Lev Radin / Sipa via AP)
Press Release December 19, 2025

New York Becomes the Latest State to Eliminate 100-Foot Gas Line Rule After Years of Advocacy

Ending the unfair policy will save New Yorkers nearly $600 million a year on costly gas pipelines

Press Release December 18, 2025

Advocates Disappointed by Michigan PSC Decision to Fast-Track Opaque DTE Deal for Massive Oracle and OpenAI Data Center

While the PSC placed some important conditions on approval, the secretive process punts to future proceedings the multi-billion project’s potential impacts on ratepayers’ bills and Michigan’s clean energy goals.

High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia. (Ted Shaffrey / AP)
Article December 17, 2025

What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers

Here’s what to know about proposals for enormous new data centers, and what Earthjustice is doing to control their pollution, climate impacts, and your energy bill.

document December 16, 2025

Court filing: Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program

Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a new challenge to the Trump administration’s hold on $2.5 billion in federal funding through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program.

Press Release December 16, 2025

Major Environmental Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Hold on Billions for Electric Vehicle Charging

Millions of Americans would breathe easier if Trump administration unlocks clean transportation funds

document December 15, 2025

Colorado PUC Decision

Colorado PUC Decision on Proceedings covering the 2025-2029 Distribution System Plan, Grid Modernization Adjustment Clause, and Virtual Power Plant Program

NY Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris: "The Clean Deliveries Act I introduced with Assemblymember Mitaynes will address the proliferation of e-commerce warehouses and the impacts on the health of our communities, as well as make significant strides in our fight to combat climate change and make our communities safer and healthier." (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release December 12, 2025

Advocates Applaud News of Cleaner Air Thanks to Congestion Pricing

Clean Deliveries Act will build upon the program’s 22% reduction of toxic air pollution by tackling dirty diesel vehicles

In the News: The New York Times December 11, 2025

New York’s Environmental Agenda Stalls Under Kathy Hochul

Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate, Northeast Office: “We’re in a moment where it’s incredibly important for New York State to lead on energy affordability and climate. Unfortunately over the past year, we’ve seen the governor run toward the opposite direction.”

Illustrations by Ceylan Sahin Eker
Article December 5, 2025

The Lawyers Giving Us Hope

Six Earthjustice attorneys share what motivates them to keep fighting for the planet and its people.

En 2009, EPA determinó que las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de los vehículos nuevos contribuyen a la contaminación que causa el cambio climático. (Foto cortesía de Steven Worster).
Press Release December 3, 2025

Declaración de Earthjustice sobre la Reducción de las Normas de Ahorro de Combustible por Parte de la Administración Trump

“Los costos del transporte ya están afectando a los hogares, y esta norma propuesta agrava la crisis de asequibilidad que enfrentan nuestras familias y comunidades”

In 2009, EPA determined that emissions of greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles contribute to pollution that causes climate change.
(Photo courtesy of Steven Worster.)
Press Release December 3, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

“Transportation costs are already squeezing households, and this proposed rule worsens the affordability crisis facing our families and communities.”

In the News: E&E News December 1, 2025

Litigators build toolkit to fight AI data centers

Mandy DeRoche, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “The U.S. hasn’t seen this type of load growth in quite some time — not this fast and not so large in single locations.”

In the News: Grid Magazine December 1, 2025

Philadelphia Gas Works agrees to hold first ever community meetings over reducing emissions

Devin McDougall, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The First Amendment ruling was a particularly important outcome from the case, because it sets a precedent that will help protect public interest groups in the future.”