The Latest On: Coal
July 9, 2020
| Press Release
Trump Administration Objects to Millions in Investments for Vulnerable Communities in Southeast Michigan
June 24, 2020
| In the News: Yellowstone Public Radio
Montana Environmental Group Intervenes With Coal Company's Judicial Review
Neil Gormley, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Earthjustice: “What matters is that the standards are now at risk. EPA has essentially invited the coal industry to go to court to take down the standards themselves.”
June 23, 2020
| Article
Leaking and Looming, Legacy Coal Ash Ponds Spew Poisons. Is There One Near You?
June 4, 2020
| In the News: Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health Briefing Series: Recovery & Resilience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Ruth Santiago, community advocate and Earthjustice Board Member, discusses the campaign to remediate coal-ash sites and other harmful legacies of the island’s fossil fuel-based energy system and current efforts to upgrade the outdated and storm-damaged energy infrastructure
May 28, 2020
| Press Release
Environmental Groups Join City of Richmond in Legal Fight to Phase Out Polluting Coal Dust from Shipping Terminal
May 13, 2020
| In the News: Associated Press
States, Tribe Seek To Suspend Coal Sales On U.S. Lands
Jenny Harbine, Attorney, Northern Rockies Office, Earthjustice: “Now is the perfect time to put a halt on digging up coal from our public lands and subjecting the public to the air, water and climate pollution that activity causes.”
May 4, 2020
| In the News: Northwest Indiana Times
Environmental Groups Push NIPSCO On Coal Ash Removal Plans
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “Since the early 1900s, that site has been a cause of health hazards to the community. It’s blocked their access to the lake. It has emitted hazardous air pollution. It’s time that property be turned into something that’s beneficial to the community.”