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Press Releases

April 28, 2026

State Board Halts Phibro-Tech’s LA-area Toxic Waste Facility Expansion

California Board of Environmental Safety allowed a permit appeal, accepting all issues raised by local community group

Split view of clear and hazy days in Shenandoah National Park.
April 28, 2026

Environmental Groups Issue Reply to EPA in West Virginia Regional Haze Lawsuit

The groups are challenging the state’s abysmal EPA-approved Regional Haze Plan

Illustration of heat pumps installed on the roof of an apartment building heating residential units in the winter and cooling them in the winter.
April 28, 2026

New Report: New York Heat Pump Customers Overpay for Electricity Delivery Rates; Here’s How Utilities Can Fix the Discrepancy

Utilities overcharge heat pump customers $855 per year, on average, for electric delivery rates; Utilities must create fair rates for heat pump customers

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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.’”