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The Meta El Paso Data Center is seen on August 13, 2026 in El Paso, Texas, occupying approximately 1,000 acres. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
Article November 5, 2026

Voters Have Spoken: No Dirty Data Centers

Politicians will be ignoring this key midterm message if they vote for the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
A canoe on calm waters in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northeastern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
From the Experts November 4, 2026

Some of the Great Wild and Special Places the Senate Permitting Bill Puts on the Chopping Block

Americans have been able to enjoy the sights and histories of Chaco Canyon, the Boundary Waters, Bears Ears, and the Arctic Refuge for years. Now, the Senate permitting bill could…
Oil wells in Kern County, located in California's southern Central Valley.
(David McNew / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory November 3, 2026

Court Rules California’s First Major Carbon Capture Project Violates Law

Carbon TerraVault I must cease operations until it fixes its flawed environmental review
Gas-powered turbines, with more being built, operate in Southaven, Mississippi, to power a large xAI data center just to the north in Memphis, Tennessee. The huge gas turbines occupy a sprawling 114 acres — the equivalent of nearly 87 football fields. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release October 30, 2026

Court Denies xAI’s Motion to Dismiss Air Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s company

There are no exceptions that would allow this major source of air pollution to evade the law, and citizens have the right to defend themselves in Court against illegal pollution
Caribou on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Press Release October 30, 2026

Court Hears Arguments in Legal Challenge to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Leasing Program

Meanwhile, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, an Alaska-sponsored corporation, quietly submitted an exploration application to federal agencies
Flaring at a gas drilling site. (Western Organization of Resource Councils)
Press Release October 28, 2026

Trump EPA Gives Oil and Gas Production a Pass on Methane Pollution

Methane is a climate pollutant 80x more powerful than carbon dioxide
Press Release October 21, 2026

Community Advocates Plan to Sue Data Center Company Over Illegal Air Pollution in New Jersey

Notice of intent to sue outlines Clean Air Act violations at DataOne facility
document October 21, 2026

Sustain SJ Notice of Intent to Sue DataOne for Clean Air Act Violations

Sustain SJ, represented by Earthjustice, sent DataOne Vineland LLC, DataOne USA LLC, Nebius Inc., and Northeast Precast LLC, along with state, regional and federal agencies, a notice of its intent…
From the Experts October 21, 2026

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attempt to Secure a Constitutional Right to Pollute in Colorado

Industry wants to limit the government’s ability to regulate corporate polluters and protect communities
Press Release October 21, 2026

Colorado’s Amendment 82 Would Hand the Fossil Fuel Industry a Constitutional Right to Pollute

Ballot initiative threatens to undo years of hard-fought progress on pollution, raise utility rates
Dozens of unpermitted gas turbines, the target of a citizen suit filed by the NAACP, operate in Mississippi to power xAI's nearby Memphis data center. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory October 20, 2026

Judge throws out U.S. DOJ attempt to deny communities’ day in court against Musk’s company, xAI

Such citizen suits serve as an essential backstop — and often a last resort — for communities when government regulators fail to hold polluters accountable.
feature October 20, 2026

Guide to the Impacts of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026

A look at how the provisions in the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 would affect electric transmission, clean energy and fossil fuel development, data centers, and environmental…
Bay Mills Indian Community  President Whitney Gravelle, right, greets supporters at the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan in 2022. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article October 19, 2026

Our Court Win Strikes a Blow Against the Pipeline Threatening the Great Lakes

But the fight to protect one of the world’s greatest freshwater resources from a dangerous Line 5 pipeline is far from over.
document October 19, 2026

Denial of DOJ’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit against xAI

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit, which challenges xAI's continued operation of…
document October 15, 2026

Montana Climate Petition Lawsuit

17 organizations filed a lawsuit against the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) for rejecting a 2024 petition demanding that it recognize its constitutional duty to consider climate change in the…
Boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021, in El Dorado Hills, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 41 of the state's 58 counties, about 30% of the state's population. Folsom Lake is at 38% of normal capacity.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
feature October 9, 2026

How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather

Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.
Press Release October 8, 2026

Protecting Who? “Bring Your Own Power” Projects for AI Data Centers Would Wreak Havoc on Communities and the Environment, New Report Finds

The rapid expansion of “Bring Your Own Power” arrangements for AI data centers will lead to a massive gas buildout that poses serious risks to communities and the environment
The Teshekpuk Lake area. Much of the Western Arctic is classified as wetlands. In summer, these areas become critical habitat to millions of birds that travel here from six continents to breed and raise their young. (Gerrit Vyn / Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Press Release October 8, 2026

Trump Administration Seeks to Exempt Western Arctic Oil and Gas Exploration from Environmental Review and Public Comment

The administration’s proposed categorical exclusion aims to fast track and cut the public out of oil exploration approvals in the Western Arctic