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Press Releases

Hundreds of sandhill cranes in a coal ash pond at Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant.
June 1, 2026

Indiana Coal Plants Broken, Despite “Emergency” Order to Stay Open

Operating the Schahfer coal units beyond 2025 would require spending more than one billion dollars

May 28, 2026

Appeals Court Delivers Blow to North Tonawanda Crypto Operation, Reinforces New York’s Climate Law

Today’s ruling in the Digihost/Fortistar appeal makes clear that state agencies must comply with the climate law’s mandates and remain accountable to impacted communities, even after the State has weakened parts of the law

Cover image to the report, "In the Dark: Data Centers Could be Costing Mississippi Households."
May 28, 2026

New Report: Data Centers Could Already Be Costing Utility Customers ~$11/mo. in One State

A Mississippi law is failing to protect utility customers from secret deals and potentially rising bills; here’s how lawmakers and utilities can fix this big problem with transparency, accountability, and strong oversight

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April 16, 2026

Business Insider

Data center executives fret over the industry’s increasingly toxic public image

Christie Hicks, Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program

“I don't think that there's anyone who would say, ‘yes, I would like to pay more for my electricity so that I can subsidize some of the wealthiest companies in the world.’”

February 17, 2026

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weed killer

Patti Goldman, Attorney, Northwest Office

“When people use pesticides in their fields or on their lawns, they don’t expect to get cancer. Yet this happens, and when it does, state court lawsuits provide the only real path to accountability.”

January 14, 2026

Slate

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

Sam Sankar, SVP of Programs

“The first Trump administration saw oil companies as its ‘partners.’ The second Trump administration treats them as its ‘customers.’”