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The shift to state-of-the-art appliances in homes, such as induction stoves, offers major clean air benefits, upgrades in energy efficiency, and climate protections. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 26, 2026

Court Upholds Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings

document March 25, 2026

Ruling/Memo: Montgomery County, Md. Energy Policy and Conservation Act

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland rejected Washington Gas’s challenge to Montgomery County’s Comprehensive Building Decarbonization Ordinance

Electrical lines in Washington state with Mount Rainier in the background. (Mint Images / Getty Images)
Press Release March 17, 2026

BPA’s Energy Market Choice Will Spike Customer Rates, Harm Reliability, and Roll Back Clean Energy Progress

The market choice will increase energy costs for customers while Bonneville Power Administration attempts to scapegoat salmon for rising energy costs

Press Release March 11, 2026

Groups Challenge Montana PSC Order That Shields Data Center Plans from Public View

Public has right to know NorthWestern’s data center plans under state constitution

document March 11, 2026

NorthWestern Data Center Protective Order Challenge

Community, conservation, and Indigenous-led organizations challenged a Montana Public Service Commission protective order that shields NorthWestern Energy’s letters of intent to provide electricity service to data centers from public view.

Press Release March 11, 2026

Aumentos Tarifarios de Energía en Puerto Rico Provocarán Fuga Masiva de Clientes

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil advirtieron que los aumentos provocarán que más clientes se desconecten del sistema generando pérdidas sustanciales en recaudos y agravando la crisis energética

Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Illinois EPA Denies NRG’s Inadequate “Preliminary” Closure Proposal and Monitoring Plan for Toxic Coal Ash at Lincoln Stone Quarry

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE), Earthjustice, Prairie River Network, and Sierra Club celebrate the decision to ensure better monitoring and clean-up of coal ash at the highly-polluted quarry

New York’s warehouses are concentrated around urban areas, transit corridors and port regions but are also located in suburban and rural areas. (2025 Warehouse Boom / Environmental Defense Fund)
From the Experts March 10, 2026

Mega-Warehouses Can be Better Neighbors

In New York, mega-warehouses have clustered in communities already dealing with heavy air pollution. Smart policies can improve air quality.

Press Release March 10, 2026

NYS Budget Proposals Hold Climate Law Steady

As energy bills rise, New Yorkers need the Governor and Legislature to stay squarely focused on solutions to energy affordability

Sworls of Montipora aequituberculata, a core coral, attract fish at Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, about 1,300 miles southwest of Honolulu. (Jim E. Maragos / USFWS)
Article March 9, 2026

3 Wins for the Environment Against the Trump Administration

The Trump administration’s onslaught on the environment is intense, but Earthjustice is using the power of the law to fight back.

document March 6, 2026

Fact Sheet: EPA Prepares to Gut Coal Ash Safeguards and Cleanup Requirements

Under the current Trump administration, the EPA has begun to systematically gut protections that would otherwise force the coal industry to clean up its toxic coal ash.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP)
Press Release March 4, 2026

ElectrifyNY Statement: NY Gov Hochul Stay on Course

Statewide coalition of electric transportation advocates demands Governor Hochul stay the course on climate mandates

An inside wall unit to a heat pump system in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 4, 2026

Michigan State Regulators Approve Win for Michigan Families: New Agreements Between Utilities and Advocates Will Lower Energy Bills and Invest in Home Improvements

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy agree to expand energy efficiency initiatives for low-income households

The TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, WA, is the largest source of mercury and global warming pollutants in the state.
(Earthjustice Photo)
Press Release March 3, 2026

Public Interest Groups Go to Court to Halt Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

The long-planned shutdown of the coal plant in Centralia, Washington, was designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy

document March 3, 2026

Earthjustice Challenge to the Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

Earthjustice filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn an illegal emergency order issued by the Department of Energy forcing Washington’s last coal plant to continue operating.

Press Release February 25, 2026

Consumer Groups Alarmed as Louisiana PSC Declines to Take Up Probe Into Meta Risky Financing Deal

Meta’s complex financing deal for its largest data center could leave everyday Louisianans paying for three huge new methane gas plants

Electric appliances give a more comfortable quality of life in homes, with induction stoves offering quicker and more precise cooking. (Maskot / Getty Images)
Press Release February 19, 2026

Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation to Electrify California Homes

The Home Energy Choice Act gives Californians the option to electrify their homes with money that would otherwise be spent on old gas service lines

Charging up an electric car in St. Petersburg, Fla. (CityofStPete / CC BY-ND 2.0)
Update February 18, 2026

Legal Win Forces Trump Administration to Unfreeze $5 Billion for EV Charging

Developing a network of EV charging stations is key to modernizing U.S. transportation and staying competitive with the rest of the world.