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Press Releases

The ventilation system of a heat pump is located in front of a residential building.
July 8, 2026

Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot

Pilot, which would improve air quality and lower energy bills, has faced long delays

A view of planet Earth from space, with the lower half of the planet in shadow.
July 8, 2026

Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals

As companies make plans to launch more than a million data centers into space, FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these projects to ensure they are not causing irreparable environmental harm to our planet

July 7, 2026

Groups Challenge Department of Energy’s Illegal Orlando Area Coal Plant Extension

The costs of running the coal plant, over $6 million per month, will likely be passed onto Central Florida families and businesses

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June 16, 2026

The New York Times

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement, Earthjustice

“It’s remarkable for the United States to intervene on behalf of a polluter in a case like this. Ordinarily, they would intervene to enforce the law.”

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.’”