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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.
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.
A solar panel crew installs panels on the roof of a house in Washington state. (Ryan J Lane / Getty Images)
From the Experts July 23, 2026

Washington’s Largest Utility Can Help Meet Washington’s Clean Energy Goals

Public interest groups are pushing for a healthier future powered by renewables by intervening in a utility rate proceeding.
Sun sets on a dammed section of the Snake River in between Lower Granite dam and Lewiston, ID, near Chief Timothy Park. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
From the Experts April 27, 2026

Wins and Highlights from the Washington 2026 Legislative Session

This year, Earthjustice’s work with the Washington Legislature focused on commonsense guardrails on data centers, curbing marine pollution, and securing state funding for two key Snake River studies.
High-voltage transmission lines provide electricity to data centers in Ashburn in Loudon County, Virginia. (Ted Shaffrey / AP)
From the Experts January 23, 2026

Powering the AI Race: Ready, Set, Coal?

Modern technologies provide faster and cheaper ways to power rising energy demand.
Debris and smoke fills the sky during the demolition of the Board of Light and Power's coal-burning J.B. Sims Generating Station in Grand Haven, Michigan. (Cory Morse / The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
From the Experts October 27, 2025

The Cost of Trump’s Coal Fixation

It is time to end the era of coal once and for all.
Data centers being built in Leesburg, Virginia, next to the Potomac Energy Center, a gas power plant. (Gerville / Getty Images)
From the Experts March 1, 2025

Managing the Growing Energy Demands of Datacenters and Crypto Mining

How states, utilities, and regulators can address digital energy demands to strengthen the grid.
The Greenidge Generating Station on the west shore of Seneca Lake, near Dresden, New York. (Lauren Petracca for Earthjustice)
From the Experts February 21, 2025

How much do we subsidize cryptocurrency mining’s electricity use? No one knows.

Crypto mines have raised electricity rates for households while receiving big discounts and subsidies.
The Equinix Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
From the Experts February 4, 2025

New Report Examines Electricity Contracts for Data Centers and other Mega-load or Large-load Facilities

How electricity tariffs can protect households and small businesses from data centers and crypto mines’ enormous energy demands
Susan Stevens Miller, Senior Attorney, Clean Energy Program. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
From the Experts January 23, 2025

It’s Time for The Maryland Legislature To Seize the Moment and Lower Energy Bills

This legislative session, the General Assembly can rein in utility spending, increase energy affordability, and secure Maryland’s energy future.
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)
From the Experts September 23, 2024

On Renewable Energy, It’s Up to You, New York

Sixty groups submitted a letter asking the Public Service Commission to step up efforts to meet New York’s renewable energy targets
A father cooks with his family on an induction stove. The building electrification movement has been gaining steam as a major climate and clean air solution. (Halfpoint Images / Getty Images)
From the Experts May 9, 2024

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from Maryland’s Legislative Session: Are Maryland’s Climate Mandates at Risk?

While Maryland passed several vital climate bills this session, the state budget includes last-minute rollbacks of crucial policies needed to meet the state’s climate goals.