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February 26, 2014 | Video

A Hero is Someone Who Doesn't Get Used to This

Mountain Hero Larry Gibson's courage to stand up against mountaintop removal mining inspired and gave voice to countless other Americans who live with the injustices of environmental pollution and destruction.

July 11, 2019 | Press Release

Indiana Community Groups Challenge Air Permit for Coal Refinery

The coal-to-diesel plant would emit millions of tons of dangerous pollution using a technology that has never been employed in the U.S.

July 11, 2019 | Legal Document

Petition for Administrative Review

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management unlawfully has issued a permit to a new and massive refinery that would be the first of its kind in the United States and would emit tons of dangerous air pollution in Spencer County, Indiana.

July 8, 2019 | Blog Post

A Fight for the Right to Breathe Begins in South Africa

South African environmental justice advocates are suing the government to force it to clean up the air in the country’s Mpumalanga Highveld region.

July 5, 2019 | In the News: The Advocate-Messenger

Lawsuits Still Ongoing Against KU, State To Get Answers

Ben Locke, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “It’s concerning that you have to sue the state agency and take them to court in order to get open records information, that any other person can get by sending a letter and asking for it.”

June 19, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Ohio Supreme Court Overturns FirstEnergy Customer-Funded Nearly $600 Million Bailout

Utility bailout attempts in Ohio continue to lose out to reason

June 19, 2019 | Legal Document

Ohio Supreme Court First Energy DMR Decision

The Ohio Supreme Court overturned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s approval of a FirstEnergy bailout that left customers footing a nearly $600 million bill. The bailout — misleadingly named the Distribution Modernization Rider (DMR) — has cost customers up to $204 million annually since it was approved in 2017, and, as the Supreme Court ruled, provided no guarantees the funds would go to grid modernization, nor that there were proper customer safeguards in place. Instead, those funds could be siphoned off from FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities, and used to bail FirstEnergy Corp. out of its poor coal and nuclear investments.

June 14, 2019 | Blog Post

Landmark Coal Ash Bill Signals Hope for Midwest Communities

If signed into law, the bill will provide long-awaited protections in Illinois.

June 7, 2019 | Press Release

Michael Bloomberg Lanza ‘Beyond Carbon’, La Campaña Más Grande Jamás Coordinada En Contra del Cambio Climático en Estados Unidos

Este programa valorado en 500 millones de dólares empleará estrategias legales, electorales y de defensa para acelerar el retiro de plantas de carbón, detener la fiebre del gas, obtener cambios en políticas locales y estatales, y ayudar a elegir candidatos que sean defensores del ambiente.

June 7, 2019 | Blog Post

Joining Forces to Fight the Climate Crisis and Move Beyond Carbon

Earthjustice and Beyond Carbon are partnering to spur a transition to 100% clean energy in communities around the country, and the world.