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Revillagigedo Island in Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Anita Gould)
Press Release September 30, 2026

Legal Action Seeks to Halt Old-Growth Logging Sale in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

The sale is part of the massive South Revilla old-growth logging project near Ketchikan that would harm subsistence users, jeopardize wildlife, and drain taxpayer dollars
document September 30, 2026

Tongass South Revilla Preliminary Injunction Motion

A Southeast Alaska Tribe and two conservation groups filed a motion in federal court in Alaska to halt the first timber sale connected to a recently-approved, large-scale, old-growth logging project…
An inversion layer traps a low level of smog and particulates above Oakland, California on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Paul Chinn / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2026

Mandatory Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California To Become Law

Governor Newsom signs into law AB 40, the Community First Coal Review Act
Polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese, taken from the ocean floor. (William West / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release September 30, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Greenlighting of International Deep-Sea Mining Exploration Permit

The groups seek transparency in NOAA decision to advance The Metals Company application
document September 30, 2026

NOAA Deep Sea Mining Complaint

Plaintiffs Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and Center for Biological Diversity complain of the actions of Defendants National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NOAA Administrator Dr. Neil Jacobs, challenging NOAA's…
In the News: Kiowa County Press September 30, 2026

Implications of Michigan case for Craig coal unit in Colorado

Michael Lenoff, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “None of the current emergency orders for coal plants in any state demonstrate any evidence that continued operation is imminently needed, and the DOE should stop issuing orders requiring their operation. If not, we will continue to challenge those orders in court.”
In the News: Bradenton Herald September 30, 2026

Fort Meade officials tour facilities in Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley’

Christina Reichert, Attorney, Florida Office: “In Virginia, hyperscale data centers have assaulted surrounding communities with noise pollution, water shortages, brownouts and blackouts, and skyrocketing bills.”
In the News: Los Angeles Times September 30, 2026

Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal would be far bigger and dirtier than promised, report says

Colin O'Brien, Attorney, California Regional Office: “It appears the developers want to build something much bigger and more polluting than anything they previously revealed, either in court or to the West Oakland community. Any plan to put coal in our communities must be fully vetted and subject to robust requirements…
A family cooks on an induction stove. (Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2026

California Passes the Home Energy Choice Act

AB 2313 gives Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that would otherwise have been used to replace the old gas line to their home
From the Experts September 29, 2026

The AI Data Centers Bill Moving through Congress Lacks Ambition and Impact

A look at what the Ratepayer Protection Act does and doesn’t do.
document September 29, 2026

RCE Petition Appeal of Air Permit for IMTT

Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature September 29, 2026

Guide to Public Hearing for Power Plant Climate Pollution Regulations

This is our last chance to speak directly to EPA and urge them to drop their repeal and acknowledge that climate pollution from power plants endangers our health and welfare.
Press Release September 28, 2026

Farm and Solar Groups Sue USDA Over New Rules Blocking Solar Funding for Rural America

Lawsuit says USDA broke the law by cutting off farmers who already applied or were approved for federal solar funding
document September 28, 2026

REAP Complaint USDA (Solar)

Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) challenging USDA's efforts to write solar energy out of the Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP).
In the News: Patch September 28, 2026

NYC Gas Bills Could Rise Later Under $1.7B Plan

Matthew Silverman, Attorney, Northeast Office: “They’re basically taking out a credit card. You don’t have to pay anything for the next year, and then when that teaser period ends, you get slammed with a bunch of charges.”
In the News: KUOW September 28, 2026

Puget Sound Energy seeks $1.5B rate increase

Victor Zertuche, Senior Attorney, Northwest Office: “There are cheaper and cleaner alternatives that are available to the company.”
Press Release September 28, 2026

Earthjustice Condemns Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

At a time when households nationwide are being squeezed by rising prices, the final rule will make people pay more at the pump
IMTT tank Farm near St. Rose, Louisiana, just up the Mississippi River from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. (Satellite imagery: Google Earth, imagery dated Oct. 21, 2022 - Dec. 19, 2025)
Press Release September 28, 2026

Community Group Challenges IMTT Expansion

LDEQ air permit would allow construction of a large ammonia storage system and more than a dozen new bulk storage tanks next to communities already burdened by industrial pollution