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Press Release May 21, 2026

Public Interest Groups Seek Intervention in Xcel Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding

SWEEP and Rewiring America urge strong protections for residential ratepayers following data center legislation postponement

Organizers deliver more than 250,000 petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the rollback of federal greenhouse gas regulations. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)

feature May 21, 2026

Counter/Act Progress Report: Spring 2026

Case by case, Earthjustice is working toward a sea change that can outlive any administration.

A homeowner works on weatherizing their home. Home weatherization can significantly reduce energy cost and fuel use when cooling homes in the summer and heating them in the winter. (Dennis Schroeder / NREL)

Press Release January 15, 2026

DTE Energy Will Increase Job Training Programs and Advance Energy Efficiency in Michigan

Earthjustice and Sierra Club advocated before the Michigan PSC for equitable energy efficiency programs

Members of the SoCal Clean Manufacturing Coalition in front of industrial heat pumps at UCI Health – Irvine during a recent tour of the hospital. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)

From the Experts May 5, 2026

How Two Southern California Campuses Have Started the Second Industrial Revolution

Fossil fuels power industrial heating. California can transition to more efficient and cleaner equipment.

Press Release: Victory February 8, 2024

Advocates and Consumers Energy Reach Agreement on Critical Energy Efficiency Programs

Michigan Public Service Commission approves settlement agreement that will significantly help utility customers

The COL4 AI-ready data center, located on a seven-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio. COL4 spans 256,000 square feet with 50 MW of power across three data halls. (Eli Hiller / for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Article April 29, 2026

What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers

Earthjustice attorneys are fighting to control their pollution and climate impacts — and your energy bill.

An inside wall unit to a heat pump system in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)

Press Release: Victory March 4, 2026

Michigan State Regulators Approve Win for Michigan Families: New Agreements Between Utilities and Advocates Will Lower Energy Bills and Invest in Home Improvements

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy agree to expand energy efficiency initiatives for low-income households

document November 24, 2025

Decision Approving Initial Tranche of Energy Efficiency Market Transformation Initiatives CA PUC

This decision approves two energy efficiency market transformation initiatives (MTIs) proposed by the California Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA) in its application.

Press Release May 1, 2026

Court Hearing: Oregon’s Largest Gas Utility Seeks to Undo Energy Victory Won by Public Interest Groups to Help Lower Rising Energy Costs

NW Natural is seeking to overturn the groups’ victory, phasing out gas pipeline subsidies that the company passes on to customers, resulting in higher energy costs

Press Release: Victory May 30, 2023

Colorado Public Utilities Commission Adopts Ambitious Building Electrification and Energy Efficiency Targets for Xcel Energy

The investment will reduce natural gas usage by 2 million dekatherms over three years

Press Release March 17, 2022

Consumers Energy and Local Advocates Reach Settlement To Expand Beneficial Energy Efficiency Programs

The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement that will assist communities in Michigan with the greatest energy burdens.

Commissioner John A. Tuma, left, speaks during a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission meeting in 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii / Star Tribune via AP)

feature May 15, 2024

Want to Lower Your Power Bills and Help Your State Fight Climate Change? Here’s Who to Talk to

In public utility commissions, Earthjustice is helping communities push for clean, affordable electricity for all.

Sharonda C. Williams-Tack is the Associate Director of the Sierra Club’s Healthy Communities Campaign.
(Melissa Lyttle for Earthjustice)

Article August 5, 2022

‘For Some, Energy Efficiency Is the Difference Between Keeping the Utilities on or Having Them Shut off’

Sharonda Williams-Tack leads a campaign that seeks to help struggling households reduce their utility bills through energy efficiency retrofits.

Lilian Bello spoke against a proposed natural gas plant in Oxnard, California, that, if allowed, would join three existing gas plants on the city’s beach.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)

feature May 13, 2024

A Fossil Fuel Company Tried to Put a Dirty Gas Plant on a Beautiful Coastline. It Failed.

Earthjustice’s work in state energy proceedings like California is driving the state, and the nation’s, clean energy transition.

Power lines near Pittsburgh, Penn. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)

feature June 3, 2024

Powering up the Clean Energy Transition

See how Earthjustice makes the case before public utility commissions for a faster, fairer transition to clean energy.

Andy Romanoff. Executive Director of Alaska Heat Smart, looks at a heat pump being installed at a home in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)

Press Release May 5, 2026

New York Coalition Urges Regulators to Modernize Electric Rates to Unlock Clean Heat Affordability

Coalition flags $170M in overpayments, says rate reform could save households ~$250-600 annually and speed heat pump adoption

Florida International University Solar House at Engineering Campus.
(Junior Henry / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Press Release August 9, 2019

Concerns Over High Electric Bills and the Environment Raised as State Holds Hearing on Shockingly Low 10-Year Energy Efficiency Goals

Power companies propose goals of zero or close to zero for efficiency, drawing concerns about higher electric bills from ratepayers, cities, conservationists, businesses

The shift to state-of-the-art appliances in homes, such as induction stoves, offers major clean air benefits, upgrades in energy efficiency, and climate protections. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)

Press Release: Victory March 26, 2026

Court Upholds Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings

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