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In the News: Utility Dive August 27, 2026

Duke Energy Florida asks to punt on rate for large load customers

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “We already have an affordability crisis in this state, and now we have a new law that quite sensibly requires that data centers pay their full cost of service. Duke’s proposal doesn’t come close and must be rejected.”
In the News: The Guardian August 26, 2026

Groups sue Trump’s EPA over fast-track approval of toxic datacenter chemicals

“You have a situation where the EPA has failed at its most fundamental obligation when it comes to new chemicals, and that is to protect the public from unreasonable risk.”
Hualapai Tribe leaders hold a demonstration outside the US District Court for the District of Arizona. The Tribe sued the Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management for illegally approving a plan to drill exploratory wells surrounding Hualapai lands. (Ash Ponders for Earthjustice)
Article August 26, 2026

How Your Right to Know about Polluting Projects is Under Attack

Americans’ power to weigh in on projects planned for their communities is being quietly whittled away. We’re fighting back and need your help.
In the News: WUSF August 25, 2026

Florida utility regulators will decide if Duke Energy’s data center tariff protects residents

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “There’s a lot of risk there for residential ratepayers that can see their bills go up substantially.”
document August 19, 2026

Xcel – Alexander Squires Lopez Testimony

Earthjustice filed testimony responding to Xcel’s large load tariff proposal and recommending various modifications and improvements to what Xcel filed.
document August 19, 2026

Xcel – Courtney Fieldman Testimony

Earthjustice filed testimony responding to Xcel’s large load tariff proposal and recommending various modifications and improvements to what Xcel filed.
Press Release August 14, 2026

Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Semiconductor Chemicals

EPA approvals leave the public exposed to serious health risks that EPA admits it failed to measure
Construction of a $16 billion data center, developed by Related Digital for Oracle and Open AI in Saline Township, Michigan. (Jim West / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 11, 2026

Michigan’s Public Service Commission Grapples with AI Data Center Load

A series of PSC proceedings may determine whether Michigan residents foot the bill for AI data centers.
In the News: Michigan Advance August 10, 2026

Initial arguments in appeal of DTE Saline data center contract

Jacob Elkin, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “This appeal is an important part of the fight to ensure that any such deals are reviewed in transparent, public processes, and to protect ratepayers from the unprecedented costs of these AI data centers. Anything less is a violation of the people’s rights under…
Press Release August 7, 2026

Groups Ask Court to Overturn Rushed Approval of DTE’s Oracle Data Center Contracts

Plans for a 1.4 gigawatt Oracle data center were approved by the PSC in 48 days without sufficient review and public participation
In the News: NBC News August 6, 2026

Environmental groups challenge FCC approval of startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Office: “It is the Wild West in space right now, and corporations like Reflect Orbital are rushing to fill the gap.”
document August 6, 2026

Appellate Brief to Michigan PSC on DTE’s Application for Approval of Special Contracts for Oracle Data Center

Earthjustice filed this opening brief asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission's ex parte approval of DTE’s contracts for the proposed 1.4 gigawatt Oracle…
In the News: WVUE August 3, 2026

Entergy’s plan to build gas plants for Meta’s AI data center

Susan Stevens Miller, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Meta is once again trying to keep critical information from the public, that includes how it projected the data center’s projected energy demand or load and how many jobs will actually be created by the projects.”
A data center within a residential neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 3, 2026

Policymakers are Playing Catch-Up with the AI Data Centers Race

Lacking strong, consistent, and enforceable guardrails, the explosive expansion of AI data centers is putting communities at risk.
document July 31, 2026

Comments on Amazon Attalia Campus data center

Comments to the Walla Walla County Community Development Department on behalf of the Walla Walla Anti-Data Center League and Columbia Riverkeeper on the proposed Amazon Attalia Campus data center.
In the News: New York Public News Network July 30, 2026

Upstate NY crypto mine seeks to become data center

Lisa Perfetto, Attorney, Northeast Office: “It's the same old company with a new name. They're now just attempting to rebrand as an AI data center, but that just has the same potential to cause harm, to further increase harmful emissions.”
In the News: The Guardian July 27, 2026

U.S. environmental groups urge EPA to reject new PFAS to cool datacenters

Adriana Antezana, Scientist, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “We’re worried that the EPA may interpret ‘priority review’ as ‘priority approval’, and we need to remind them that the executive order has no bearing on assessing health risk.”
Press Release July 24, 2026

Earthjustice Clients in Louisiana Respond to White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Richland Parish communities fighting Meta's massive data center speak out about the fight for transparency