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The TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, WA, is the largest source of mercury and global warming pollutants in the state.
(Earthjustice Photo)
Press Release March 3, 2026

Public Interest Groups Go to Court to Halt Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

The long-planned shutdown of the coal plant in Centralia, Washington, was designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy

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Earthjustice Challenge to the Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

Earthjustice filed a petition for review in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on March 3, 2026 to overturn an illegal emergency order issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) forcing Washington’s last coal plant to continue operating.

Un tren del metro de la línea 7 en Queens. El programa de tarifas por congestión de la ciudad de Nueva York está recaudando millones para mejoras en el transporte público y reduciendo significativamente el tráfico. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 3, 2026

Intento de la Administración Trump por Eliminar la Tarifa de Congestión es Ilegal, Determina Corte Federal

Tras su primer aniversario, el programa de Tarifa de Congestión ha limpiado el aire, mejorado la seguridad en las calles, impulsado la economía local y aportado millones para mejoras en el transporte público

Press Release March 3, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Montana’s Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump’s Sham Energy Emergency

Federal agency rammed through expansion, illegally skipped environmental analysis, shut out public

Press Release March 3, 2026

Florida Contó con $1.4 mil Millones en Fondos Federales para el Centro de Detención de los Everglades

Los archivos recién publicados muestran claramente que el centro de detención, conocido como “Alligator Alcatraz”, es un proyecto federal. La instalación está perjudicando las aguas, la flora y fauna en peligro de extinción en uno de los parajes naturales más preciados del estado

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Bull Mountains Coal Mine Complaint

Conservation groups sued the Trump administration over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana.

Press Release: Victory March 3, 2026

Kapalua Golf Course Not Authorized to Irrigate With Drinking Water

Water commission chair corrects record, confirms by letter that use of potable groundwater for turf grass irrigation has not been recognized as an existing use.

A subway train on the 7 line in Queens. New York City's congestion pricing program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 3, 2026

Federal Court Rules That Trump Administration’s Attempt to End Congestion Pricing Is Unlawful

After 1-year anniversary, the Congestion Pricing program has cleaned the air, made streets safer, boosted local economy, and added millions for public transportation improvements

Oil storage tanks at the Port of Long Beach. (John Gannon for Earthjustice)
From the Experts March 3, 2026

The City of Long Beach Approved Yet Another Oil Storage Tank Project.

Neighbors say enough is enough.

The migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Everglades on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (Rebecca Blackwell / AP)
Press Release March 3, 2026

Florida Banked on $1.4 Billion in Federal Funds for Everglades Detention Center

The newly released files clearly show that the detention center, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” is a federal project. The facility is harming the waters and endangered plants and animals in one of Florida’s most cherished wild places.

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Federal Court: Congestion Pricing Decision

The United States District Court – Southern District of New York rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to wipe out New York City’s proven-successful Congestion Pricing program. Represented by Earthjustice, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit joining the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s as interveners.

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Hawaiʻi Water Commission: March 2026 Letter to Golf Courses

Confirming that the Kapalua Bay and Plantation Golf Courses are not authorized to irrigate their turf grass with drinking water

The Canyon Creek watershed provides spawning and rearing habitat for all five species of Pacific salmon.
(Vasik Olga / Shutterstock)
Update February 27, 2026

Court Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Salmon

The court’s decision orders federal agencies to implement important, immediate steps to ensure Northwest salmon don’t go extinct.

In the News: Michigan Live February 27, 2026

As toxic coal ash contaminates Michigan water, Trump officials relax cleanup rules

Gavin Kearney, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Companies were free to store coal ash anywhere they wanted to, and oftentimes that just meant digging a hole in the ground and dumping it in.”

A Cook Inlet beluga calf swims with three larger beluga whales. (Paul Wade / NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
Press Release February 26, 2026

Traditional Tribal Nation, Community and Environmental Groups Notify Interior Department of Intent to Challenge Upcoming Offshore Oil-and-Gas Sale in Cook Inlet, Alaska

Trump administration plans to hold sale in violation of Endangered Species Act, putting extremely vulnerable Cook Inlet beluga whales at risk

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Tarpley / BLM)
Press Release February 26, 2026

Senator Lee Formally Begins Process to Fast-Track Destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho. Salmon will have greater access to spawning grounds in Idaho if the lower Snake River dams are removed.
(Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon / iLCP)
Press Release: Victory February 25, 2026

Court Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

Federal defendants ordered to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead

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Columbia-Snake: Preliminary Injunction Request Court Order and Opinion

A federal court in Oregon ordered federal agencies to change operations of the Columbia Basin hydropower system in critical ways to help improve salmon survival.