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Boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021, in El Dorado Hills, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 41 of the state's 58 counties, about 30% of the state's population. Folsom Lake is at 38% of normal capacity. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
feature October 9, 2026

How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather

Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.
The Teshekpuk Lake area. Much of the Western Arctic is classified as wetlands. In summer, these areas become critical habitat to millions of birds that travel here from six continents to breed and raise their young. (Gerrit Vyn / Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Press Release October 8, 2026

Trump Administration Seeks to Exempt Western Arctic Oil and Gas Exploration from Environmental Review and Public Comment

The administration’s proposed categorical exclusion aims to fast track and cut the public out of oil exploration approvals in the Western Arctic
The Suncor Refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. (Joe Amon /The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Update October 4, 2026

What to Know About the Supreme Court’s Big Climate Case: Suncor v. Boulder

The Supreme Court could rule that communities can’t seek compensation for climate damage caused by oil companies violating state consumer protection laws.
An inversion layer traps a low level of smog and particulates above Oakland, California on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Paul Chinn / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2026

Mandatory Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California To Become Law

Governor Newsom signs into law AB 40, the Community First Coal Review Act
In the News: Kiowa County Press September 30, 2026

Implications of Michigan case for Craig coal unit in Colorado

Michael Lenoff, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “None of the current emergency orders for coal plants in any state demonstrate any evidence that continued operation is imminently needed, and the DOE should stop issuing orders requiring their operation. If not, we will continue to challenge those orders in court.”
In the News: Los Angeles Times September 30, 2026

Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal would be far bigger and dirtier than promised, report says

Colin O'Brien, Attorney, California Regional Office: “It appears the developers want to build something much bigger and more polluting than anything they previously revealed, either in court or to the West Oakland community. Any plan to put coal in our communities must be fully vetted and subject to robust requirements…
document September 29, 2026

RCE Petition Appeal of Air Permit for IMTT

Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature September 29, 2026

Guide to Public Hearing for Power Plant Climate Pollution Regulations

This is our last chance to speak directly to EPA and urge them to drop their repeal and acknowledge that climate pollution from power plants endangers our health and welfare.
Press Release September 28, 2026

Earthjustice Condemns Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

At a time when households nationwide are being squeezed by rising prices, the final rule will make people pay more at the pump
IMTT tank Farm near St. Rose, Louisiana, just up the Mississippi River from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. (Satellite imagery: Google Earth, imagery dated Oct. 21, 2022 - Dec. 19, 2025)
Press Release September 28, 2026

Community Group Challenges IMTT Expansion

LDEQ air permit would allow construction of a large ammonia storage system and more than a dozen new bulk storage tanks next to communities already burdened by industrial pollution
In the News: Maui Now September 26, 2026

Hawaiian Electric still plans to retire Maui’s fossil fuel plants despite EPA easing greenhouse gas restrictions

Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “There’s nothing reliable about relying on last century’s technology as we’re burning up the planet.”
In the News: Public News Service September 24, 2026

WI leaders resolute in demands for state action after Line 5 spill

Stefanie Tsosie, Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “For these environmental laws to work, for the system that we have to work, we need people to actually enforce it when companies run roughshod over communities.”
Greenpoint has been subjected to pollution extending back to the 19th century. Kim Fraczek, Director of <a href="https://www.saneenergy.org/" class="a_color--black">Sane Energy Project</a>, leads a walking tour of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, for Earthjustice attorneys, local politicians, and media. (Carey Wagner for Earthjustice)
From the Experts September 23, 2026

New Yorkers’ Energy Bills Are Too High. National Grid Wants to Unlawfully Raise Them Even Higher.

Granting National Grid’s petition would violate New York’s Public Service Law and Climate Law, and allow National Grid to skirt the scrutiny, transparency, and public participation opportunities that the law…
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
In the News: Chicago Tribune September 20, 2026

Experts: Federal energy regulatory actions will impact NWI

Hana Vizcarra, Deputy Managing Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “It’s not just that they’re willing to roll back regulations across the board. They’re rolling back regulations specifically because doing so is favorable to their favorite industry. At the same time, they’re attacking clean energy and other industries that could provide alternatives.”
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…
Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature September 18, 2026

Trump is Failing the Climate Test. Will You Pass Our Climate Quiz?

See how well you understand what the Trump administration is up to