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People protest against the public-private partnership between the public instrumentality and LUMA Energy in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2021. (Alejandro Granadillo / NurPhoto / Getty Images)
feature June 11, 2026

Powering an Energy Revolution in Puerto Rico

Earthjustice and its partners are fighting for an affordable, resilient distributed renewable energy system that will safeguard Puerto Rico’s energy security, independence, and natural resources.
Power lines near Pittsburgh, Penn. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature June 3, 2024

Powering up the Clean Energy Transition

See how Earthjustice makes the case before public utility commissions for a faster, fairer transition to clean energy.
Commissioner John A. Tuma, left, speaks during a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission meeting in 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii / Star Tribune via AP)
feature May 15, 2024

Want to Lower Your Power Bills and Help Your State Fight Climate Change? Here’s Who to Talk to

In public utility commissions, Earthjustice is helping communities push for clean, affordable electricity for all.
Lilian Bello spoke against a proposed natural gas plant in Oxnard, California, that, if allowed, would join three existing gas plants on the city’s beach.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature May 13, 2024

A Fossil Fuel Company Tried to Put a Dirty Gas Plant on a Beautiful Coastline. It Failed.

Earthjustice’s work in state energy proceedings like California is driving the state, and the nation’s, clean energy transition.
Press Release May 26, 2026

Governor Hochul Becomes Nation’s Only Governor to Weaken State’s Climate Law

As New Yorkers struggle to pay their energy bills, Governor Hochul manufactured a chaotic election year crisis in order to weaken New York's best tool against skyrocketing gas and energy…
Charlene Alden stands outside her home in Lame Deer, Montana on July 2, 2025. Alden is the Environmental Protection Director for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. (Louise Johns for Earthjustice)
Article September 25, 2025

A Tribe Takes on Coal

The Northern Cheyenne have a long history of defending their land. Now, they're showing how clean energy progress can still be made.
A photovoltaic array at the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center in Montezuma County, Colorado. Coupled with a micro-hydro system and solar water heating, the on-site renewable energy systems are capable of providing 95% of the building’s energy requirements. (Dennis Schroeder / NRE)
Press Release August 8, 2025

EPA Abandons Solar for All Program

Solar for All would have brought clean, renewable energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country
Canoeing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
feature June 29, 2026

Program Report: Summer 2026

By wielding the full force of the law, the public, and politics, Earthjustice will defend our natural world and advance our vision of a thriving, safe future for all. Your…
Press Release August 2, 2022

Climate Deal Could Bring Benefits of Solar and Clean Energy to Millions, Lowering Energy Bills and Emissions

Congress must pass this legislation without further delay.
Seven years after Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s infrastructure remains vulnerable to extreme weather and other impacts of climate change. Local solar, especially when paired with battery storage, can help keep the lights on in times of crisis — power that’s especially critical for low-income families and communities on the frontlines of climate impacts.
(Dirvish / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release December 9, 2019

Justice, Climate, and Solar Advocates Release NJ Equitable Solar Policy Roadmap

New Jersey coalition releases a policy roadmap outlining how New Jersey can help 250,000 low-income families go solar by 2030, and install 400 megawatts of storage with $125 million per…
Press Release January 14, 2026

Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters

Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations
Organizers deliver more than 250,000 petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the rollback of federal greenhouse gas regulations. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)
feature May 21, 2026

Counter/Act Progress Report: Spring 2026

Case by case, Earthjustice is working toward a sea change that can outlive any administration.
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
Press Release November 10, 2025

Colorado and Xcel’s Comanche 2 Petition Throws Impacted Pueblo Community Under the Bus

Filing follows PUC Just Transition decision that overlooks environmental justice concerns
The Gallatin Range in Southwest Montana. (Jared Lloyd / Getty Images)
feature September 23, 2025

The Intermountain West: Regional Spotlight

Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to defend the web of life, to protect people’s health, and to advance a just transition to clean…
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are more similar to massive industrial factories than they are to actual farms. (Shutterstock)
Press Release April 7, 2026

Environmental, Agriculture, and Community Groups Applaud Extended Pause of Manure Digester Federal Funding

REAP was created to help farmers and rural small businesses cut energy costs and strengthen local economies; yet hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been funneled into expensive, polluting…
A large warehouse located near residential neighborhoods in Elizabeth, New Jersey, just south of Newark. (Valentyn Semenov / Alamy)
Article May 7, 2026

Diesel Damage: How Warehouse Sprawl Is Sickening Two States

Next-day delivery has a cost. New Jersey and New York communities near rigs and warehouses are paying it.
Members of the SoCal Clean Manufacturing Coalition in front of industrial heat pumps at UCI Health – Irvine during a recent tour of the hospital. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)
From the Experts May 5, 2026

How Two Southern California Campuses Have Started the Second Industrial Revolution

Fossil fuels power industrial heating. California can transition to more efficient and cleaner equipment.