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The Port of Oakland. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 4, 2026

Trump to Waste $75 Million on Oakland Coal Terminal

The funding could be part of a larger $700 million handout to corporations to support coal infrastructure nationwide, while Californians struggle with high energy bills
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 June 4, 2026

Earthjustice Denounces Trump Administration’s $700 Million Giveaway to the Coal Industry

Propping up uneconomic coal plants and export infrastructure harms our health and our economy
Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Ind. (Chicago Tribune / TCA)
Press Release June 1, 2026

Indiana Coal Plants Broken, Despite “Emergency” Order to Stay Open

Operating the Schahfer coal units beyond 2025 would require spending more than one billion dollars
document May 28, 2026

NY Supreme Court Appellate Division Fortistar Decision

The New York State Appellate Division, Third Department ruled that New York’s Public Service Commission must examine the emissions impacts of the 2022 sale of the Fortistar fracked gas plant…
Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Ind. (Chicago Tribune / TCA)
Press Release May 27, 2026

EPA Moves to Establish a Federal Permit Program to Allow More Coal Ash Pollution

Today the EPA dusted off a proposal from the first Trump administration
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 May 15, 2026

Sierra Club and Earthjustice Argue Against Illegal Coal Plant Extensions in Court

The court hears the first challenge to DOE's unlawful orders for the J.H. Campbell power plant in Michigan
Power plants are one of the biggest sources of water pollution in the country. Power plant water discharges are filled with toxic pollution such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Photo)
Press Release May 14, 2026

Trump’s EPA Moves to Ax Requirement that Coal Plants Treat Toxic Wastewater Seeping into Lakes and Rivers

EPA proposes to rollback requirements on the amount of arsenic and mercury that coal power plants are allowed to discharge
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 May 7, 2026

3 Ways Trump Is Driving Electricity Bills Up

Electricity rates are set to skyrocket, fueled by the Trump administration’s war on cheaper clean energy and push for expensive fossil fuels.
Coal ash ponds sit next to the decommissioned Wood River Power Station in East Alton, Ill. in 2018. The power plant was demolished in early 2021. (Prairie Rivers Network)
From the Experts May 4, 2026

Federal Coal Ash Safeguards are Under Attack: What Does it Mean for Illinois?

Prairie Rivers Network interviewed Earthjustice attorneys Jenny Cassel and Mychal Ozaeta.
feature May 4, 2026

Coal Ash: Reports & Publications

Documenting the public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned
document May 2, 2026

Fact Sheet: EPA Prepares to Gut Coal Ash Safeguards and Cleanup Requirements

Under the current Trump administration, the EPA has begun to systematically gut protections that would otherwise force the coal industry to clean up its toxic coal ash.
The COL4 AI-ready data center, located on a seven-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio. COL4  spans 256,000 square feet with 50 MW of power across three data halls. (Eli Hiller / for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Article April 29, 2026

What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers

Earthjustice attorneys are fighting to control their pollution and climate impacts — and your energy bill.
Split view of clear and hazy days in Shenandoah National Park. (National Park Service)
Press Release April 28, 2026

Environmental Groups Issue Reply to EPA in West Virginia Regional Haze Lawsuit

The groups are challenging the state’s abysmal EPA-approved Regional Haze Plan
From the Experts April 17, 2026

EPA’s Disastrous New Proposal Guts Coal Ash Rules – As Coal Plants Nationwide Pollute Water Supplies

EPA’s new proposed coal ash rule would permit widespread contamination from toxic chemicals in coal ash.
The now-closed Waukegan Generating Station, on the shore of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois. The coal fired power plant still has sizable coal ash ponds threatening the environment. (Jamie Kelter Davis for Earthjustice)
Press Release April 9, 2026

EPA Proposes to Gut Federal Coal Ash Cleanup Requirements and Health Protections

Earthjustice will sue to stop the EPA from rewriting the rules for coal power companies’ toxic sludge
Vectren’s proposed 850 MW gas plant was planned to be built on the site of its existing AB Brown coal-fired power plant located in Posey County near Evansville, Indiana. (Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Groups Challenge Illegal Order Halting the Retirement of Indiana Power Plants

Forcing the polluting coal power plants to remain open is unnecessary and threatens to increase electricity bills and pollution
Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Illinois EPA Denies NRG’s Inadequate “Preliminary” Closure Proposal and Monitoring Plan for Toxic Coal Ash at Lincoln Stone Quarry

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE), Earthjustice, Prairie River Network, and Sierra Club celebrate the decision to ensure better monitoring and clean-up of coal ash at the highly-polluted quarry