Earthjustice represents public interest groups in Kentucky

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays a critical role in the U.S. clean energy transition.

Settlement cuts off oil shale giant’s planned mine and processing facility from water supply

The rapid growth of cryptomining threatens to strain Texas’s grid and raise electricity rates for Texans.

Cryptocurrency companies are burning waste coal, shredded tires, and fracked gas.

Kentucky produces more carbon dioxide pollution from cryptocurrency mining than any other U.S. state.

The growth of cryptomining threatens to keep polluting coal-fired power plants active, strain the grid, and raise electricity rates for Hoosiers.

Advocates and unions urge Governor Hochul to include the Green Transit, Green Jobs bill in State Budget; Legislation requires all state transit authorities to purchase only zero-emission buses starting in 2029 and would establish protections for existing workers during transition

A string of victories show how communities can fight back against the dirty petrochemical industry.

Liz Moran, Policy Advocacy, Northeast Office: “We need to stop relying on fossil fuels to address the climate crisis. Cryptocurrency mining keeps us in the hole, it does not dig us out.”

La administración Biden cancela ofertas ilegales y abre nuevos procesos que podrían preservar las preciadas tierras árticas en Alaska, pero se necesita más para abordar la mayor amenaza climática: más perforaciones en los arrendamientos de petróleo y gas existentes en el Ártico occidental.

Earthjustice has advocated for decades in courts and Congress to protect these lands.

Biden administration cancels illegal leases and opens new processes that could preserve cherished Arctic lands in Alaska. More is needed to tackle the biggest climate threat: further oil drilling on existing oil and gas leases in the Western Arctic 

NY Governor Hochul must pass the NY HEAT Act in this year’s budget to fight climate change and protect New York families

Blackfeet traditionalists and conservationists reach historic settlement agreement with leaseholder, ending 40-year struggle to prevent oil and gas drilling on public lands sacred to the Blackfeet Nation

Statewide Coalition, Labor Unions, and Elected Officials Advocate for Bill that would Lower Emissions and Raise Worker Protections

Thom Cmar, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “Hardworking people shouldn’t have to pay higher utility bills so that a cryptocurrency company can get millions in subsidies they don’t deserve.”

A five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan that will be announced later in September may include 10+ additional offshore oil lease sales.