DOE’s order disrupts a long-planned shutdown of a coal plant in Centralia, Washington, designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and affordable, reliable, clean energy
On behalf of public interest groups, Earthjustice challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal order forcing Washington’s last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups’ request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order issued Dec. 16, just two weeks before TransAlta’s last coal-burning unit was legally required to shut down on Dec. 31.
Meta’s new financing deal for its massive $27 billion data center in Richland Parish, LA, could leave everyday Louisianans paying for three huge new gas plants to power the 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.
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.
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.
Colorado PUC Decision on Proceedings covering the 2025-2029 Distribution System Plan, Grid Modernization Adjustment Clause, and Virtual Power Plant Program