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California’s standards help clean the air we breathe and improve health outcomes for millions of Americans

Brettny Hardy, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “We don’t believe that Trump has authority to revoke Biden’s withdrawal. The only court to consider this issue in the District of Alaska determined that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only gives a president the authority to issue a withdrawal but does not provide authority to revoke a…

United States remains committed to its climate goals through action at every level

A raft of executive orders envisions sweeping fossil fuel extraction on federal lands, waters

Communities drinking contaminated water because of lead pipes should not have to wait decades for help just because President Trump and his allies in Congress are carrying out a radical, scorched-earth deregulatory crusade.

This legislative session, the General Assembly can rein in utility spending, increase energy affordability, and secure Maryland’s energy future.

Mandy DeRoche, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The projected massive growth in demand for electricity from data centers has already raised electricity rates for households and small businesses in many parts of the country and threatens to increase pollution.”

Based in San Francisco, Kjellen Belcher is a Senior Research and Policy Analyst with the California Regional office.

Landmark decision approves portfolio of resources focused on energy efficiency and beneficial electrification

NYS-DEC approved polluting gas plant permit renewal without complying with NY’s nation-leading climate law; toxic air pollution remains in the area with lowest life expectancy rate on Long Island

Brookhaven Landfill Action and Remediation Group (BLARG), Long Island Progressive Coalition (LIPC), and the Sierra Club represented by Earthjustice filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York-Nassau County against the NYS-Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Caithness Long Island LLC, over the unlawful air permit renewal and non-compliance with New York’s landmark climate law.

Sam Sankar, Senior VP of Programs, Earthjustice: “It’s striking that the emergency he seems to be declaring, is one of a lack of fossil fuel production. The U.S. is currently producing more oil and gas than any nation on the planet ever has in the history of human civilization.”

Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Office: “We’ll continue to use the power of the law to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This land is cherished by people globally, nationally and within Alaska for its ecological values and held to be a sacred place by neighboring Gwich’in communities. It is no place to drill for oil.”

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “Perhaps the biggest race for the future is who will command clean energy. Even if you want to see more drilling, if you’re in the majority of Americans, you also want to see clean energy move forward.”

Governor misses opportunity to lead on cutting energy costs and protecting climate and public health

Based in Washington, D.C., Michael Lenoff is a senior attorney with the Clean Energy program.

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “To date, state regulators have largely failed to fill the void where federal regulations do not apply…. At the very least, information concerning the past disposal of toxic waste at these sites must be made public and available in a state database.”

Mary Cochenour, Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “There are videos of 399 walking through downtown Jackson in the middle of the night with her four cubs … She could have very easily been attracted to garbage and such, but the community always pulled together and worked really hard to remove those attractants in order to keep…