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Press Release July 10, 2025

Energy and Conservation Groups File Legal Challenge to Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Market Decision

BPA plans to join the Markets+ energy market over a larger Western one; the choice would cause a spike in energy bills and reduce access to clean energy for Northwest power customers

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
From the Experts May 6, 2025

The Race to “Green” New York’s Mega-Warehouses

Over the last decade, the boom in online shopping and e-commerce has made massive warehouses spring up in New York faster than you can make an online purchase.

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From the Experts July 11, 2025

Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Market Choice Will Cause Widespread Harm Across the Northwest

Nonprofit groups are suing to force a review of the decision by BPA that would cause energy bills to rise and reduce access to clean energy across a broad region

document July 10, 2025

BPA Day-Ahead Energy Market Decision – Petition

NW Energy Coalition, Idaho Conservation League, Montana Environmental Information Center, Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, and Sierra Club petition for review of the Bonneville Power Administration’s final Day-Ahead Market Policy and the “Day-Ahead Market Policy Record of Decision.” The Policy and Record of Decision do not comply with the requirements of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, or the Administrative Procedure Act.

An aerial shot of a shipping yard at the Port of Long Beach, California. (halbergman / Getty Images)
From the Experts September 24, 2024

No More Delays: Clean Up SoCal Port Pollution

It’s time for SoCal’s air regulators to build the political will and shape an Indirect Source Rule to shift port operations to zero emissions

Clockwise from top left: Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice) Controlled burn during BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard) Subway train on the 7 line in Queens, New York City. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images) An oil-coated feather on a Florida beach in 2010, following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. (Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley / U.S. Air Force)
feature June 27, 2025

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (Seth Wenig / AP)
Press Release June 3, 2025

Time is Running Out for New York to Pass Health and Climate Legislation as Wildfires Approach

Canada wildfires to cover Northeast skies as New York legislators return to Albany with days left in session, clean air and climate legislation remain on the table

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature April 29, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

The U.S. Supreme Court. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release June 27, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen issues statement

A beaver lodge in the Sunset Roadless Area. The area is home to species including elk, bear, beaver and goshawk.
(Ted Zukoski / Earthjustice)
feature June 23, 2025

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

document June 27, 2025

Legal Complaint: Everglades Detention Center

Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity sued in U.S. District Court to protect the Florida Everglades from a reckless plan for a massive detention center to confine people who are rounded up in immigration raids.

Press Release June 18, 2025

Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump’s Illegal Campbell Plant Extension

Public interest groups challenge the Department of Energy’s sham order

feature January 29, 2025

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

Vast warehouses bump up against homes in Southern California. (David McNew / The New York Times)
Press Release September 11, 2024

EPA Approves Southern California’s Policy Cleaning Up Pollution from Mega-Warehouses

EPA’s approval lights the path for air agencies looking to electrify dirty goods movement operations nationwide

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Gabriella Demczuk / Getty Images)
Press Release May 29, 2025

Supreme Court Limits Scope of Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law

Court sweeps aside 50-year-old method for government approvals of potentially harmful projects

Trucks and train cars carrying shipping containers line up at the Port of Oakland in California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
From the Experts February 22, 2024

A Common-sense Guide to Port Management: More people-centered policies, less pandering

The California State Assembly Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement misses the mark by convening hearings on the impact of freight while focusing almost exclusively on industry needs.

More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature April 24, 2025

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

Fachada de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. (Gabriella Demczuk / Getty Images)
Press Release May 30, 2025

Fallo de la Corte Suprema Limita Tareas Vitales de La Ley Nacional de Política Ambiental

El supremo anula método de 50 años de antigüedad para la aprobación gubernamental de proyectos potencialmente dañinos