Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Midwest Office: “The Consent Order provides for stipulated penalties for failure to comply with a variety of provisions in the Order; we continue to evaluate the appropriate follow-up in this situation.”
In the News: The San Juan Daily StarAugust 21, 2026
AB 40 is needed to ensure that enormous bulk coal facilities fully disclose impacts and develop mitigation measures before they are granted lead agency or air district approval.
Victor Zertuche, Attorney, Northwest Office: "A big investment costing at least $600 million in Centralia to convert a coal-fired plant to a gas plant that would, over 17 years, cost ratepayers an extreme amount of money."
Earthjustice, the Alliance for Affordable Energy Louisiana, and the Sierra Club filed these comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to let the state of Louisiana run its own Coal…
Thom Cmar, Deputing Managing Attorney, Midwest Regional Office: “EPA is, under this administration, pulling every possible lever when it comes to every possible environmental rule to try to keep coal plants running for as long as possible.”
Mary Rock, Special Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “It’s very encouraging to see the Court stick to the relief that community members fought for and that they urgently need to breathe clean air.”
An environmental justice coalition requested permission to intervene in a proceeding involving Public Service Company of Colorado’s proposal to further extend the December 2026 retirement deadline for Unit 2 at…
