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Press Release: Victory May 28, 2026

Appeals Court Delivers Blow to North Tonawanda Crypto Operation, Reinforces New York’s Climate Law

Today's ruling in the Digihost/Fortistar appeal makes clear that state agencies must comply with the climate law's mandates and remain accountable to impacted communities, even after the State has weakened…
document May 28, 2026

NY Supreme Court Appellate Division Fortistar Decision

The New York State Appellate Division, Third Department ruled that New York’s Public Service Commission must examine the emissions impacts of the 2022 sale of the Fortistar fracked gas plant…
Press Release May 28, 2026

New Report: Data Centers Could Already Be Costing Utility Customers ~$11/mo. in One State

A Mississippi law is failing to protect utility customers from secret deals and potentially rising bills; here’s how lawmakers and utilities can fix this big problem with transparency, accountability, and…
Article May 27, 2026

To the New Lawyers: You Are the Change Agents We Need

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen addressed graduates of the Vermont Law and Graduate School on May 16, 2026.
(Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
page May 27, 2026

From the Experts

Analysis and commentary from Earthjustice attorneys, policy experts, and more
feature May 27, 2026

Mississippi “Data Center Giveaway Law” Leaves Residents in the Dark and Could Already Be Costing Utility Customers ~$11/mo.

A state law is failing to protect households from potentially rising power bills. How lawmakers and utilities can fix this.
document May 27, 2026

In the Dark: Data Centers Could be Costing Mississippi Households

A report from Synapse Energy, on behalf of Environmental Advocates Mississippi and Earthjustice, analyzes how Entergy Mississippi’s costs to serve data centers are being added to residential electric rates
Tribal members from the Fort Belknap Indian Community monitor mine pollution in South Big Horn Creek near the Zortman-Landusky mine complex in Montana. (Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release May 26, 2026

Fort Belknap Indian Community Voices Opposition to Zortman-Landusky Settlement

Tribe to file opposition demanding additional accountability
document May 26, 2026

Zortman Final Consent Decree – Executed Copy

The Fort Belknap Indian Community voiced strong opposition to a consent decree submitted to the court by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to settle its enforcement action against two…
document May 26, 2026

Zortman Joint Motion to Adopt Consent Decree

The Fort Belknap Indian Community voiced strong opposition to a consent decree submitted to the court by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to settle its enforcement action against two…
Vista exterior de un almacén que servirá de sede para un centro de detención proyectado por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE. UU. (ICE), cerca de Hagerstown, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)
Article May 21, 2026

Cómo ICE está Violando las Leyes al Apresurarse a Encarcelar Inmigrantes en Antiguos Mega-Almacenes

Las instalaciones y sus sistemas de fontanería nunca fueron construidos para albergar a tantas personas. Los sistemas hídricos cercanos están en riesgo, y Earthjustice está respondiendo a la ofensiva.
Organizers deliver more than 250,000 petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the rollback of federal greenhouse gas regulations. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)
feature May 21, 2026

Counter/Act Progress Report: Spring 2026

Case by case, Earthjustice is working toward a sea change that can outlive any administration.
Small mouth grunts swim past elkhorn coral. (Ethan Daniels / Shutterstock)
page May 19, 2026

Bulletin of Developments in Environmental and Administrative Law

A biweekly bulletin summarizing significant legal developments across state and federal courts
A cairn — man-made rock pile used to mark trails in the backcountry — designates the top of Sawtooth Pass in Mineral King, Sequoia National Park. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
page May 19, 2026

Guide to BDEAL Archive Search

Tips for searching the Bulletin of Developments in Environmental and Administrative Law archive
Old forest on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon. (Dan Meyers / Unsplash)
page May 19, 2026

Bulletin of Developments in Environmental and Administrative Law: Archive

Highlighting court decisions and legal developments in environmental and administrative law
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
Tony Lonergan and Wendy Wales, foreground, speak at a rally outside the High Court of Australia in Canberra 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.