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Press Release January 15, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Trump EPA’s Latest Approval of ‘Forever Chemical’ Pesticide

Isocycloseram was approved for use on golf courses, lawns and a host of food crops

document January 15, 2026

Motion for Investigation of the New Financial Arrangement of Meta Platforms, LLC Associated with the Hyperion Data Center Project in Richland Parish, and Motion to Institute Prudence Review of Entergy Louisiana, LLC

Earthjustice, representing the Alliance for Affordable Energy in Louisiana and the Union of Concerned Scientists, filed a request to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to investigate Meta’s recently revealed financing scheme, which establishes an additional parent company for its data center developer and leaves Meta with only 20% stake in that holding company. Meta did not reveal its intentions through the LPSC regulatory proceedings to create a new parent company for Entergy’s gas plants and incorporated the new company on the same day the LPSC approved Entergy’s application.

The Trump administration illegally ordered this coal-fired power plant in Washington State to stay open past retirement in December 2025. This is part of a broader policy to prop up coal that is driving up electricity costs. (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Press Release January 14, 2026

Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

DOE’s order disrupts a long-planned shutdown of a coal plant in Centralia, Washington, designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and affordable, reliable, clean energy

document January 14, 2026

Challenge to DOE’s order to force Washington’s last coal plant to keep operating

On behalf of public interest groups, Earthjustice challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal order forcing Washington’s last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups’ request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order issued Dec. 16, just two weeks before TransAlta’s last coal-burning unit was legally required to shut down on Dec. 31.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils the path to unpausing congestion pricing in New York City at a press conference in Manhattan, New York, United States, on November 14, 2024. (Kyle Mazza / NurPhoto via AP)
Press Release January 14, 2026

New York Governor Hochul Delivers 2026 State of the State

As energy bills skyrocket, data centers must build their own renewables

(Patrick J. Endres / Getty Images)
Article January 14, 2026

Why We’re Fighting Trump on Multiple Fronts to Protect the Arctic

The administration wants to maximize oil and gas drilling in Arctic regions of the U.S. We’re in court to stop them.

Press Release January 14, 2026

Over 30 Organizations Urge USDA to Limit Federal Support for Manure Digesters

Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations

Press Release January 14, 2026

Louisiana Regulators Asked to Investigate Shady Meta Financing Deal That Could Leave Households Paying for Tech Giant’s Electricity

Meta’s new financing deal for its massive $27 billion data center in Richland Parish, LA could leave everyday Louisianans paying for three huge new gas plants to power the data center.

document January 13, 2026

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Amended and Supplemented Complaint

Updated complaint resumes litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing, adding new claims challenging Interior’s October 2025 decision to again open the Coastal Plain to leasing.

Caribou on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Press Release January 13, 2026

Groups Challenge Arctic Refuge Leases and Drilling Plan

Updated complaint restarts paused litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing

In the News: Canary Media January 13, 2026

What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard

James Yskamp, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “The law is very clear in our view that [the department] should be applying the rules in place at the time of permitting.”

In the News: The Southern Maryland Chronicle January 13, 2026

EPA Delays Coal Plant Wastewater Rules

Thom Cmar, Deputing Managing Attorney, Midwest Regional Office: “It’ll cost all of us in the long run because it will encourage more expensive, dirty coal plants to continue operating for longer and it will mean more arsenic, mercury and lead in our waterways.”

document January 13, 2026

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights

Comments in response to the Call for Input – Forever Chemicals (PFAS) & Human Rights. These comments were prepared by Alaska Community Action on Toxics; Brunswick County Chapter of the NAACP; Clean Cape Fear; Earthjustice; EarthRights International; Environmental Working Group; Jamie DeWitt, PhD, DABT, Oregon State University; National PFAS Contamination Coalition; Oregon Environmental Council; and Testing for Pease.

ElectrifyNY Coalition at Oct 1, 2025 press conference in Red Hook Community Farms. (Michelle Stockwell/Earthjustice)
Press Release January 13, 2026

ElectrifyNY Coalition: NY Governor State of the State 2026

It is more important than ever for Governor Hochul to stand up and improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers by accelerating the state’s shift to zero-emission vehicles and reducing the number of dirty trucks on our roads

Today, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland is enjoyed by recreationists. In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused the river to catch on fire in 1969. (Tony Dejak / AP)
Press Release January 13, 2026

Trump EPA Undercuts State and Tribal Authority Under Clean Water Act

EPA’s proposal creates confusion for state and tribal nations to protect water quality

The coal-fired Centralia Power Plant, owned by TransAlta Corporation and located in Washington State, began operating in 1971. The plant’s air emissions harm human health and create haze pollution in what should be our most pristine areas, including Mt. Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades National Parks. (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval / CC BY-SA 4.0)
case January 13, 2026

The Trump Administration Stands in the Way of the Shutdown Mandated by Law Since 2011 of Washington State’s Last Coal Plant – TransAlta’s Centralia Plant

The Trump administration is falsely invoking emergency powers to resurrect coal-fired power.

In the News: The Washington Post January 12, 2026

EPA says it will no longer consider health costs in pollution regulations

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities: “EPA uses the idea of ‘uncertainty’ here to justify its decision not to provide any monetized benefits of reducing pollution. But the result of this decision is effectively to assign a benefit of zero dollars to reducing these pollutants.”

Press Release January 9, 2026

EPA Rejects Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates

Trump administration continues to undermine Colorado’s efforts to turn the page on coal