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The Salish Sea.
(Photo courtesy of J. Andrew Flenniken)
Press Release May 21, 2026

Canadian Gas Company Appeals Denial of Expansion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Terminal in Ferndale, Washington

AltaGas is asking Whatcom County Superior court to overturn a victory won by six local environmental groups requiring fair environmental review of the terminal’s expansion
document May 21, 2026

AltaGas LPG Terminal Expansion Appeal by Whatcom County Environmental Groups

Six local environmental groups in Whatcom County, Wash., file an appeal on part of a Whatcom County Hearing Examiner decision that rejected unlawful permits for a LPG terminal expansion.
document May 20, 2026

Appeal by ALA Energy of LPG Terminal Expansion Denial in Ferndale, Washington

AltaGas (ALA Energy), the gas company that unlawfully expanded a liquefied petroleum gas (“LPG”) terminal at Cherry Point near Bellingham, filed this appeal of a decision by the Whatcom County…
A breaching gray whale off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. (Jan-Dirk Hansen / Shutterstock)
From the Experts May 20, 2026

Examining the Impacts of U.S. Gas Exports Through Mexico’s Gulf of California

A bad deal for marine mammals, and a worse deal for the Earth’s climate.
document May 20, 2026

Análisis de emisiones de GEI de ciclo de vida del proyecto de exportación de GNL, Saguaro Energía (2025)

Prepared by the Climate Institute of Mexico, this report examines the potential impact that the Saguaro Energía export facility would have on climate change. The authors perform a lifecycle analysis…
document May 20, 2026

GHG Emissions Analysis: Saguaro Energía LNG Export Project Report (2025)

Prepared by the Climate Institute of Mexico, this report examines the potential impact that the Saguaro Energía export facility would have on climate change. The authors perform a lifecycle analysis…
Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article May 19, 2026

An Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans…
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle. (Jaida Grey Eagle for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory May 15, 2026

Wisconsin Judge Orders Partial Freeze on Line 5 Construction

Enbridge must stop some work while the Bad River Band brings legal claims
Power plants are one of the biggest sources of water pollution in the country. Power plant water discharges are filled with toxic pollution such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Photo)
Press Release May 14, 2026

Trump’s EPA Moves to Ax Requirement that Coal Plants Treat Toxic Wastewater Seeping into Lakes and Rivers

EPA proposes to rollback requirements on the amount of arsenic and mercury that coal power plants are allowed to discharge
Tony Lonergan and Wendy Wales, foreground, speak at a rally outside the High Court of Australia in Canaberra during their legal effort to protect their community from the expansion of the Mount Pleasant coal mine. (Zoe Lonergan)
From the Experts May 14, 2026

Australia’s Highest Court Hears Its First Climate Case

A local community’s legal challenge to an open cut coal mine could shape the country’s future approach to the climate harm caused by its fossil fuels.
Pygmy rabbits depend on large areas of mature sagebrush to protect them from predators and for the majority of their diet. (H. Ulmschneider / BLM and R. Dixon / Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game)
Press Release May 13, 2026

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect World’s Smallest Bunnies

Fish and Wildlife Service failed to make required listing determination for pygmy rabbit
document May 13, 2026

Pygmy Rabbit Complaint

Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help secure Endangered Species Act protections for the pygmy rabbit – the world’s smallest rabbit species.
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 May 7, 2026

3 Ways Trump Is Driving Electricity Bills Up

Electricity rates are set to skyrocket, fueled by the Trump administration’s war on cheaper clean energy and push for expensive fossil fuels.
The xAI data center, Colossus II, in Memphis, Tennessee, just north of Southaven, Mississippi. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release May 6, 2026

NAACP Asks Court for Emergency Action to Stop Illegal Air Pollution from xAI’s Data Center Power Plant

Instead of addressing its Clean Air Act violations, Elon Musk’s company added even more unpermitted gas turbines to its illegal powerplant — saddling nearby communities with harmful toxic emissions
document May 6, 2026

xAI: Preliminary Injunction Brief

NAACP filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop unpermitted air pollution from an illegal power plant built by Elon Musk’s company, xAI, and its subsidiary, MZX Tech.
(Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images)
Article May 5, 2026

Why We’re Fighting Trump on Multiple Fronts to Protect the Arctic

The administration wants to maximize oil and gas drilling in Arctic regions of the U.S. We’re in court to stop them.
feature May 4, 2026

Coal Ash: Reports & Publications

Documenting the public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned
Press Release May 1, 2026

Court Hearing: Oregon’s Largest Gas Utility Seeks to Undo Energy Victory Won by Public Interest Groups to Help Lower Rising Energy Costs

NW Natural is seeking to overturn the groups’ victory, phasing out gas pipeline subsidies that the company passes on to customers, resulting in higher energy costs