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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

May 27, 2026

Community Groups Granted Intervention in Review of Luxury Coastal Development on Kauaʻi’s Historic Hanalei Bay

The proposed project threatens sensitive coastal habitat, imperiled native seabirds, and Native Hawaiian cultural practices

Hundreds of sandhill cranes in a coal ash pond at Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant.
May 27, 2026

EPA Moves to Establish a Federal Permit Program to Allow More Coal Ash Pollution

Today the EPA dusted off a proposal from the first Trump administration

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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.’”