SPP failed for a second time to accurately accredit its generating resources, continues to discriminate against cleaner resources

Final rule significantly curtailed emissions disclosure requirements despite widespread support

Deadlines set for EPA to take action on 33 states’ plans to reduce haze pollution

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “This is the most right-wing court we’ve seen in almost a century, and that’s emboldening conservative legal activists to swing for the fences with legal claims that would have been laughable just a few years ago. The legal landscape has shifted, and it’s profound.”

Final rule improves upon status quo, but still enables companies to conceal financial risks

An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood

Erin Gaines, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “The inner harbor desalination plant, which would be located in the Hillcrest, is just the latest example of this long-standing pattern of discrimination.”

Letter to city officials on a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act against the City of Corpus Christi, Texas for the proposed development of a desalination plant in a historically Black neighborhood being referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

County’s environmental review again deemed unlawful, local permitting halted

Earthjustice’s work is supported and guided by our Board of Trustees.

A decades-long fight for four imperiled species — and an entire landscape — is nearly complete.

We’re creating a zero-emissions reality from coast to coast.

Petitioners-Plaintiffs City of Auburn, Town of Owasco, and Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Inc., for their verified petition for judgment pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules and their complaint seeking a declaratory judgment pursuant to section 3001 of the CPLR, by their attorneys, Earthjustice.

Signal Peak failing to comply with permit requirements to reclaim lands affected by subsidence

Decision paves way to require Martin Lake Coal Plant to reduce harmful sulfur dioxide emissions

Judge finds EPA and USFWS failed to comply with Endangered Species Act

Michigan Public Service Commission approves settlement agreement that will significantly help utility customers

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