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staff September 4, 2018

Raghu Murthy

Focused on challenging proposed gas plants, primarily in state public utility commissions in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, Raghu is a deputy managing attorney with the Clean Energy Program.

A group of volunteers help install a solar power system in the home of Rosalina Marrero Martinez, 79, at Puente de Jobos community in Guayama, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.
(Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
feature August 17, 2021

Una Isla Bajo el Sol

Organizadores en Puerto Rico señalan que hacer una transición a energía solar podría romper ataduras coloniales.

A group of volunteers help install a solar power system in the home of Rosalina Marrero Martinez, 79, at Puente de Jobos community in Guayama, Puerto Rico, in March 2021.
(Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
feature July 22, 2021

Island in the Sun

Organizers in Puerto Rico say moving to solar power could break colonial ties.

Press Release November 23, 2022

Biden Solicita $3 Mil Millones En Paneles Solares En Techos Y Almacenamiento en Baterías Para Puerto Rico

Los grupos piden un compromiso de financiamiento multimillonario adicional para todos los puertorriqueños en el archipiélago

Press Release November 23, 2022

Biden Asks for $3 Billion in Rooftop Solar Panels and Battery Storage for Puerto Rico

Groups call for an additional multi-billion funding commitment for all Puerto Ricans on the archipelago

Volunteers with the group Comunidad Guayamesa Unidos por tu Salud help install a solar power system on a community elder's home at Puente de Jobos in Guayama, P.R., on Mar. 20, 2021. The initiative by the group Comunidad Guayamesa Unidos por tu Salud (Guayama’s Community United for Your Health) has installed more than 10 solar powered systems in the area. (Erika P. Rodriguez for Earthjustice)
Update September 19, 2022

How You Can Help Puerto Rico in the Wake of Hurricane Fiona

Many Puerto Rico-based environmental and community-based organizations are providing relief services across the island.

Press Release September 19, 2022

Declaración De Earthjustice Sobre El Impacto Devastador Del Huracán Fiona En Puerto Rico

El daño causado por la tormenta es un recordatorio de que el archipiélago merece un salto crucial a la energía solar y a su almacenamiento en techos y azoteas

Press Release September 19, 2022

Earthjustice Declaration on Hurricane Fiona’s Devastating Impact on Puerto Rico

The damage brought by the storm is a reminder that the archipelago deserves a swift leap to rooftop solar and storage

Press Release: Victory June 16, 2022

Terminal de New Fortress Energy en Puerto Rico Debe Someterse a Revisión de FERC, Dictamina Tribunal de Circuito de D.C.

Esta decisión permitirá que las comunidades afectadas que viven en el puerto de San Juan y sus alrededores tengan la oportunidad de opinar sobre la instalación de importación de gas, construida ilegalmente

Press Release: Victory June 16, 2022

D.C. Circuit Court Rules New Fortress Energy LNG Terminal Must Undergo FERC Review

This decision will allow impacted communities living in and around the Port of San Juan the opportunity to weigh in on the unlawfully constructed gas import facility

Un técnico instala un sistema de energía solar en una casa en Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, en julio de 2018. La isla forma parte de una lista creciente de estados y ciudades de EE.UU. que se han comprometido con la energía limpia al 100%.
(Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo / AP)
Article September 17, 2019

La Promesa de Puerto Rico

Hasta ahora, los planes de reconstrucción de la isla contradicen al compromiso por cambiar a energías 100% renovables.

A technician installs a solar energy system at a home in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, in July 2018.
(Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo / AP)
Article September 17, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Promise

So far, the island’s plans for rebuilding are at odds with its commitment to switch to 100% renewable energy.

A Puerto Rico Power Authority worker walks between downed power lines in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Thursday, September 21, 2017.
(Ricardo Arduengo / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release September 3, 2020

Puerto Rico Chooses Solar Over Gas in Grid Redesign

Island’s Integrated Resource Plan favors renewables over fossil fuels to provide affordability and grid resilience under extreme weather and climate change

The new PSEG gas-fired power plant plant sits next to Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.
(Allison Minto for Earthjustice)
Article August 3, 2020

After Deceiving Bridgeport’s Religious Leaders, PSEG Is Facing the Backlash

Energy company PSEG promised jobs and local investments to the residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut, to get their new gas-fired power plant built. Seven years later, none of that has happened. The residents — and the city — are done waiting.

From the Experts December 14, 2021

New Programs Will Help Keep West Virginians Warm This Winter

Energy efficiency programs for low-income customers will lower electricity costs and create well-paying, local jobs.

Earthjustice gathered for an all-staff meeting in 2022. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
page February 11, 2014

Our Team

With 200 attorneys in 15 offices across the country, Earthjustice is the nation’s premier nonprofit environmental law organization, working at the federal, state, and local levels.