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Solar panels at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. (Black Rock Solar / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release April 4, 2024

Earthjustice Praises Announcement of New Climate Funds Awardees to Turbocharge Climate and Environmental Justice Investments in Disadvantaged Communities

$20 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act marks an unprecedented investment in local projects that reduce emissions, advance environmental justice, and lower energy costs

page March 13, 2024

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For six years, Arecibo residents have used NEPA to halt a waste-to-energy incinerator, which a corporation wants to build in an area already contaminated with lead, arsenic and other heavy metals. (Alejandro Davila / Earthjustice)
feature December 20, 2023

The Fight for a Clean Energy Transition in Puerto Rico

Earthjustice is working on behalf of environmental, labor, and civil society groups in Puerto Rico to accelerate the transition away from dirty fossil fuels in favor of a distributed renewable energy system that ensures access to clean energy for all Puerto Ricans.

Press Release March 27, 2024

Community Groups Reach Legal Settlement with KIUC, State on West Kaua‘i Hydro Project

Pō‘ai Wai Ola and Nā Kia‘i Kai raised concerns about the energy project’s impact on the Waimea River

Pastor Marcus Harris of the Dupont Park Seventh Day Adventist Church speaks at an event to celebrate solar panels being installed on the church.
(Photo Courtesy of Groundswell)
Article May 13, 2019

How Community Solar Empowers All of Us to Participate in the Clean Energy Revolution

A growing trend aims to give anyone who pays a utility bill access to solar electricity.

Similar in concept to a community garden, community solar allows multiple customers to purchase electricity from the same solar installation.
(Russ Ferriday / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release February 19, 2019

New Mexico House of Representatives Passes Legislation Authorizing Community Solar Program in the State

Earthjustice encouraged by language requiring access to solar for working families as bill advances to Senate

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.

Press Release April 13, 2015

Maryland General Assembly Passes Bill Launching Community Solar

If signed, Maryland would become 11th state in U.S. with community solar access

The Paterson Park area of Baltimore may benefit from Maryland's new community solar legislation.
(Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 14, 2016

Maryland Community Solar Regulations Finalized

Another major step for Maryland’s innovative community solar program

The Paterson Park area of Baltimore may benefit from Maryland's new community solar legislation.
(Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 22, 2016

Landmark Community Solar Initiative Moves Forward In Maryland

Aiming to be a leader in clean energy access, Maryland advances forward-thinking policies

Volunteers with the group Comunidad Guayamesa Unidos por tu Salud install a solar power system in the home of community member in the Puente de Jobos neighborhood of Guayama, P.R., on Mar. 20, 2021. (Erika P. Rodríguez for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 28, 2023

Earthjustice Praises Release of EPA’s Solar for All Funding

The funds are the latest investments from the Inflation Reduction Act, and will be made available as grants to states, tribes, municipalities, and nonprofits across the country

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 year in state funding.

feature September 15, 2021

Landmark Legal Cases to Power Everything With 100% Clean Energy

For five decades, Earthjustice has fought thousands of legal cases, representing our client free of charge. See some of our proudest accomplishments to advance the rise of clean energy.

Press Release September 22, 2022

Xcel Energy Agrees to Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Expanding Equitable Clean Energy Across Colorado

Settlement promotes renewable energy and environmental justice

(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Article August 16, 2023

The Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever Just Turned One. Here’s What It Has Achieved.

We’re celebrating a booming clean economy, lower energy costs, a path forward to reducing harmful pollution, and more than 170,600 new clean energy jobs so far.

Press Release December 14, 2023

Community Leaders Support KIUC’s Decision to Scale Down the West Kauaʻi Energy Project

The project’s Environmental Assessment did not adequately assess the harm caused by the diversion of 4 billion gallons of water a year from the Waimea River watershed

A protester waves the Puerto Rican flag during a public demonstration against the privatization of the island's electric power service in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in June 2021.
(Alejandro Granadillo / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Article April 11, 2023

The Sun is the Energy Solution for Puerto Rico

Rooftop solar with battery storage will finally enable the territory to have reliable and inexpensive energy. You can help make it happen.

An offshore wind farm like this one in Rhode Island will soon help power New York City, replacing the need for new fossil fuel projects. (David Goldman / AP)
Article March 31, 2023

How We Helped an NYC Community Say No to a Dirty Gas Plant and Get Wind Power Instead

A clean energy win in Queens shows what’s possible when fossil fuels are swept off the table.