Climate, environmental justice and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony on April 18, 2024, detailing a litany of cost, climate and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility.

NW Natural seeks to increase profits and expand its gas system at ratepayers’ expense

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Andre Segura, VP of Litigation: “The fact is, many of the states that have signed the petition have historically allowed these harmful facilities to be placed in predominantly Black and brown communities, without regard for the health and safety of residents. These decades-old Title VI regulations are critical tools for the federal government to use…

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “I think it is a perversion of our civil rights laws to say otherwise, to say that you can’t account for these past harms by creating policies that protect communities that are disproportionately harmed.”

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Republican attorneys general from 23 states petitioned the agency to weaken Title VI

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “It’s not a secret that the utilities have a great deal of political power in Florida and have been able to get statutes that are beneficial to their interests and they’ve gotten favorable decisions at the Florida Public Service Commission.”

Applied Energy Services continúa contaminando el aire, el suelo y el agua en Puerto Rico con cenizas de carbón tóxicas.

Jacob Kopas, Attorney, International Program: “This case is the first time that the court is … really recognising a connection between the health of an environment and the health of human communities. Now with this precedent, we can point to it and say yes you have access to justice – this has been recognised as…

Adam Kron, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “This is an incredibly significant rule that will curtail some of the nation’s biggest drivers of cancer risk.”

Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Industry is trying to hand the keys to the state as soon as they’re done and say, ‘Good luck with that.’ We think Illinois already has enough Superfund sites, mines, wells, all sorts of other environmental hazards that need to be reclaimed.”

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “The decision is incredibly important because it goes back to the fundamentals, which is that the Endangered Species Act means what it says. The judge was on really solid ground in his ruling. He’s relying on decades of Endangered Species Act case law.”

Fossil fuel industry will be made more responsible for costs of decommissioning offshore drilling projects

The EPA’s denial directly addresses environmental and health concerns regarding the impacts turbines’ emissions have on people