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In the News: Business Insider April 16, 2026

Data center executives fret over the industry’s increasingly toxic public image

Christie Hicks, Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “I don’t think that there’s anyone who would say, ‘yes, I would like to pay more for my electricity so that I can subsidize some of the wealthiest companies in the world.’”

Press Release: Victory April 16, 2026

Court Halts Construction of Hagerstown Migrant Detention Center

Federal agencies must halt construction or renovation of warehouse for pendency of litigation

video April 14, 2026

Attorney breaks down hidden cost of one-click shopping

The community of Bloomington, California banded together to stop construction of a massive new warehouse — and won.

Rev. Robert Tipton Jr., the branch president of the DeSoto County NAACP, is opposed to the methane gas turbines operating in his Southaven, Mississippi community to power a nearby xAI data center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article April 14, 2026

A Community Takes a Data Center Colossus to Court

The NAACP and Earthjustice are suing Elon Musk’s company xAI over air pollution from an unpermitted power plant in Southaven, Mississippi.

document April 14, 2026

Complaint: NAACP Sues xAI for Clean Air Act Violations

SELC and Earthjustice are representing the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and the national NAACP in a lawsuit against xAI and its subsidiary, MZX Tech, for the tech companies’ unlawful operation of dozens of unpermitted methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center in South Memphis.

Gas-powered turbines, with more being built, operate in Southaven, Mississippi, to power a large xAI data center just to the north in Memphis, Tennessee. The huge gas turbines occupy a sprawling 114 acres — the equivalent of nearly 87 football fields. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release April 14, 2026

NAACP Sues xAI for Illegal Pollution from Data Center Power Plant

Elon Musk’s company is accused of violating the Clean Air Act to power its Colossus 2 data center

Drivers and their tanker trucks capable of hauling water and hydraulic fracturing liquid line up near a natural gas burn off flame and storage tanks in Williston, North Dakota. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Article March 27, 2026

Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights

Drivers exposed to several types of life-threatening oil and gas waste are now asking the Department of Transportation to enforce regulations to protect them.

Press Release March 26, 2026

Plan Fronterizo de la Administración Trump es una ‘Bomba de Tiempo’, Según Nuevo Análisis

El muro fronterizo y las boyas acuáticas representan una amenaza inevitable e irreversible para la vida humana, la propiedad y el medio ambiente

Press Release March 26, 2026

Maryland Latest Site For Rapid and Reckless Expansion of Immigration Detention

Local groups submit amicus brief to prevent further construction on retrofitting warehouse

Press Release March 26, 2026

Nuevo Lugar en Maryland Para Rápida e Imprudente Expansión de Detención de Inmigrantes

Grupos locales presentan escrito de amicus curiae para impedir la construcción de un almacén en proceso de reacondicionamiento

document March 26, 2026

Hagerstown Detention Center: Amicus Brief

A coalition of environmental and community organizations, represented by Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed an amicus brief in the State of Maryland’s case to stop a proposed mass detention facility in Hagerstown.

Diane Wilson, executive director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, surveys the water and land in Seadrift, Texas, for areas where plastic pellets, also known as "nurdles," might be found. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Article March 19, 2026

The Bay She Loves Is Choked with Microplastics. She’s Taking the Polluter to Court.

Earthjustice is representing Diane Wilson as she joins a legal challenge to a massive plastics facility owned by Dow and Union Carbide.

"We have been told by the Trump administration that clean air is a priority for all Americans," said Jennifer Hadayia, Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, an ECJP grant recipient. "The illegal cancellation of these clean air grants will do the exact opposite." (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Nonprofits, Tribes, and Local Governments Appeal to Restore EPA Grant Program

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

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.

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