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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Clean Power Plan, but business leaders are already working on the transition to clean energy sources and have no plans to stop.
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Press Release May 4, 2015

Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Impact the Rise of Clean Energy

Earthjustice statement on the opportunity to secure healthier communities and environment and ensure just and reasonable rates for customers

Our aging electric grid is in need of a major renovation to deliver electricity reliably into the next century.
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Article August 27, 2014

Digging Out of the Money Pit to Create a Smart Grid

Our aging electric grid is in need of a major renovation to deliver electricity reliably into the next century, and one way or another, that overhaul will cost us a lot of money. The question is whether we throw more money at propping up the old architecture that is designed to deliver electricity from big fossil-fuel fired power plants, or make the forward-looking investments necessary to harness the clean energy that our future requires.

FERC's Order No. 1000 breaks down longstanding barriers to modernizing the grid and hastening a shift away from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy.
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case August 20, 2014

Defending Federal Rule That Will Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy

The Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, Conservation Law Foundation, and Union for Concerned Scientists—represented by Earthjustice and Natural Resources Defense Council—intervened to defend the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) landmark Order No. 1000, which breaks down longstanding barriers to modernizing the grid and hastening a shift away from dirty fossil fuels to clean…

FERC Order 1000 will prompt utilities to develop regional transmission plans and incorporate clean energy projects into the mix.
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Press Release: Victory August 18, 2014

Court Upholds Federal Rule That Will Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy

Order 1000 will ensure regional coordination to keep rates for customers down