Lisa Perfetto

Senior Attorney

Clean Energy Program

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NJ, NY

Lisa Perfetto

Senior Attorney Clean Energy Program

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

Lisa Perfetto is a senior attorney in Earthjustice’s Clean Energy Program. She came to Earthjustice in 2012.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Lisa worked as a staff attorney at the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, where she focused on issues related to shale gas development.

Lisa is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Barnard College.

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
kmcgrath@earthjustice.org

Bar Admissions

NJ, NY

Quoted in the News

July 30, 2026

New York Public News Network

Upstate NY crypto mine seeks to become data center

“It's the same old company with a new name. They're now just attempting to rebrand as an AI data center, but that just has the same potential to cause harm, to further increase harmful emissions.”
January 16, 2024

The Henderson News

Fifth Circuit upholds EPA designation that Rusk County has polluted air

“This decision confirms that sulfur dioxide pollution from the Martin Lake plant exceeds national air quality standards. Pursuant to a settlement agreement, EPA has until the end of this year to issue a federal plan or approve a Texas plan to reduce pollution and bring the area surrounding the Martin Lake plant into compliance. Too long have East Texas communities been forced to breathe polluted air.”

Latest Press Statements

July 23, 2026

EPA Will Allow Salt River Project to Continue to Recklessly Dump Toxic Coal Ash

EPA proposes to grant SRP’s request to evade wastewater regulations for its coal ash pond at the Coronado Generating Station in Apache County
Southern Louisiana appeared as a complex patchwork of greens, grays, and muddy tan tones in this true-color image acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on November 21, 2024.
November 13, 2025

Proposal for Floating Methane Gas Power Plant Defeated in Louisiana

Residents concerned about hurricanes and the methane gas barge celebrate Entergy’s retreat
The Greenidge Generating Station on the west shore of Seneca Lake, near Dresden, New York.
November 19, 2024

Local Advocates, Earthjustice, AM Kelles Celebrate Court Rulings Directing NY State Agencies to Uphold Climate Law

Two new court decisions uphold New York’s power to enforce and implement its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in regulating fossil-fuel generation
The Greenidge Generation Bitcoin mining facility, along Seneca Lake in Dresden, NY, on Jul. 30, 2022.
November 14, 2024

New York Supreme Court Upholds DEC’s Authority to Enforce Climate Law; Sends Cryptominer Greenidge Generation Back for Final Permit Review

The climate-killing cryptominer Greenidge Generation failed its attempt to challenge DEC authority under the CLCPA but will have an opportunity to gather more evidence to support its permit renewal application back in administrative court
January 12, 2024

Fifth Circuit Upholds EPA Designation that Rural East Texas Counties Have Unhealthy Air

Decision paves way to require Martin Lake Coal Plant to reduce harmful sulfur dioxide emissions
Aerial view of Newburgh, a small city in the Hudson River Valley in Orange County, New York, on a cloudy autumn afternoon.
June 15, 2023

Danskammer Energy Pauses Plans to Construct a Methane Gas Plant in Newburgh, NY

The permit proceeding will be paused for one year and Danskammer will not challenge recent rulings