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On behalf of public interest groups, Earthjustice challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal order forcing Washington’s last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups’ request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order issued Dec. 16, just two weeks before TransAlta’s last coal-burning unit was legally required to shut down on Dec. 31.

The administration wants to maximize oil and gas drilling in Arctic regions of the U.S. We’re in court to stop them.

Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations

Updated complaint resumes litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing, adding new claims challenging Interior’s October 2025 decision to again open the Coastal Plain to leasing.

Updated complaint restarts paused litigation to protect the 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas leasing

Thom Cmar, Deputing Managing Attorney, Midwest Regional Office: “It’ll cost all of us in the long run because it will encourage more expensive, dirty coal plants to continue operating for longer and it will mean more arsenic, mercury and lead in our waterways.”

EPA’s proposal creates confusion for state and tribal nations to protect water quality

The Trump administration is falsely invoking emergency powers to resurrect coal-fired power.

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities: “EPA uses the idea of ‘uncertainty’ here to justify its decision not to provide any monetized benefits of reducing pollution. But the result of this decision is effectively to assign a benefit of zero dollars to reducing these pollutants.”

Trump administration continues to undermine Colorado’s efforts to turn the page on coal

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “EPA never reviewed these demonstrations. If they did, I am confident that they would likely find that each of the plants are ineligible for an extension.”

Ben Levitan, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “This attack is not just about the harm it would bring to wildlife and ecosystems; it’s also a threat from the Trump administration to violate the law and ignore the popular will in order to serve well-connected special interests.”

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “We now know that the federal and state government had records confirming that they closely partnered on this facility from the beginning but failed to disclose them to the district court. They cannot continue to evade responsibility for what they’ve done to the Everglades.”

See how well you understand what the Trump administration is up to

Mychal Ozaeta, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “These 13 are the most dangerous coal ash ponds in the U.S. because they’re leaking. They’ve been doing so for decades.”

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 27 and Eleventh Circuit Rule 27-1, Appellees Friends of the Everglades and Center for Biological Diversity respectfully renew their motion for leave to file a single consolidated Answer Brief, in response to separate Opening Briefs filed by Appellants Florida Department of Emergency Management and Appellants Federal Agencies.

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 10(e)(2) and 27, Plaintiff-Appellees Friends of the Everglades, Inc., and Center for Biological Diversity hereby respectfully move to supplement the record on appeal with evidence of material facts that were known to, but undisclosed by, Appellants, prior to the preliminary injunction that is the subject of this appeal.

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “They’ve projected that they’re going to do a lot of this stuff. They’re not getting to the point of finalizing or even taking final action that’s actually in the courts yet.”