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In the News: Kiowa County Press September 30, 2026

Implications of Michigan case for Craig coal unit in Colorado

Michael Lenoff, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “None of the current emergency orders for coal plants in any state demonstrate any evidence that continued operation is imminently needed, and the DOE should stop issuing orders requiring their operation. If not, we will continue to challenge those orders in court.”
Press Release September 28, 2026

Advocates Appeal Louisiana PSC’s “Arbitrary and Capricious” Decision to Let Meta Off the Hook for its Data Center Project

After the Louisiana PSC ruled that Meta can continue withholding critical information as it fast-tracks approval of seven additional gas plants to power its AI data center, advocates call on…
Press Release September 25, 2026

DTE Plans Two New Large Fossil Fuel Plants to Power AI Data Centers

DTE’s new 20-year plan could have ratepayers footing the bill for AI data centers’ dirty energy
Inside a data center in Ashburn, Virginia. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
From the Experts September 24, 2026

New Report Examines How AI Data Centers Are Increasing Electricity Costs

Utility commissions and other regulators must adopt new guardrails to protect other customers.
document September 24, 2026

Large Load Cost Allocation: Framework for States to Reduce Cross-Subsidization and Risk to Existing Customers

Earthjustice retained Energy Futures Group to examine the ways that state utility regulators can prevent AI data centers from raising electricity costs for other customers. The report includes potential solutions…
In the News: CalMatters September 22, 2026

California could save millions by paying homeowners to switch to electric appliances

Guest commentary by Matt Vespa, Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Program
The Homer City Generating Station in Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of Jon Dawson)
From the Experts September 18, 2026

EPA Guts Clean Air Rules, Enables AI Data Center Pollution

The Trump administration is threatening to cut out the public and speed the construction of AI data centers and their polluting power plants.
document September 18, 2026

EES Coke Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Sierra Club and the City of River Rouge filed a joint brief to the Court responding to the arguments made by DTE and by allied industry groups that seek to…
The Trump administration illegally ordered this coal-fired power plant in Washington State to stay open past retirement in December 2025. This is part of a broader policy to prop up coal that is driving up electricity costs. (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article September 16, 2026

3 Ways We’re Keeping Trump from Raising Electricity Bills Further

Earthjustice has won some key victories, including the first court case challenging the Trump administration’s abuse of emergency powers for coal.
Laurie Williams is a Deputy Managing Attorney in Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program.
staff September 14, 2026

Laurie Williams

Laurie Williams is a Deputy Managing Attorney in Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program, where she helps lead our grid decarbonization strategy in state-level public utilities commissions.
In the News: MSN September 11, 2026

Court rejects Trump administration order that stalled Michigan coal plant closure

Michael Lenoff, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Forcing the continued operation of a plant like that, as the court recognizes, is killing people because it’s so dirty and polluting.”
In the News: The New York Times September 11, 2026

Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running

Michael Lenoff, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The court rejected the Department of Energy’s use of emergency authority, and agreed with our interpretation that emergency authority is to be used for actual emergencies, not picking preferred resources or addressing issues that Congress and the law have entrusted states to deal with.”
El centro de datos COL4, preparado para IA, ubicado en un campus de siete acres en Columbus, Ohio. COL4 abarca 256 mil pies cuadrados y cuenta con una potencia de 50 MW distribuida en tres salas de datos. (Eli Hiller / para The Washington Post vía Getty Images)
Article September 11, 2026

Lo Que Necesitas Saber Sobre los Centros de Datos de IA

Los abogados de Earthjustice luchan por controlar la contaminación y el impacto climático, además de tu factura de luz.
The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Consumers Energy had planned to retire the plant on May 31, 2025, but President Trump ordered it to keep operating. (Jim West / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 11, 2026

Trump Administration Loses First Court Case Challenging DOE Orders for Coal Plants

Court rules against the DOE order for the J.H. Campbell coal power plant in Michigan
document September 4, 2026

Letter to EPA on Acid Rain Program and “Islanded” Power Generation Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency released a memo proposing to exempt generators that are not connected to the grid from acid rain requirements, a move that would benefit AI data centers…
In the News: Daily Energy Insider September 1, 2026

California legislature passes bill that offers opportunity for home electrification

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “With AB 2313, more Californians will have the freedom and the funds to make the shift in their homes.”
In the News: Chicago Tribune August 26, 2026

Coal ash by Vermilion River raises alarms amid heavy rains

Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Midwest Office: “The Consent Order provides for stipulated penalties for failure to comply with a variety of provisions in the Order; we continue to evaluate the appropriate follow-up in this situation.”
document August 21, 2026

Comments on the U.S. EPA’s Clean Air Act Rulemaking Proposal, Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements

Joint Comments of Environmental and Public Health Groups on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act Rulemaking Proposal, Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements for…