Motion to intervene filed in support of President Biden’s monument designation near Grand Canyon

Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration raises concerns about energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining operations, will seek comments on reporting requirements.

Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Industry is trying to hand the keys to the state as soon as they’re done and say, ‘Good luck with that.’ We think Illinois already has enough Superfund sites, mines, wells, all sorts of other environmental hazards that need to be reclaimed.”

Applied Energy Services continúa contaminando el aire, el suelo y el agua en Puerto Rico con cenizas de carbón tóxicas.

A new “model” bill carves out special protections for crypto miners that can threaten the grid and raise electricity rates.

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “The courts passed the mic to the U.S., and the U.S. handed the mic right back to the courts.”

Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “In law, you always act in partnership with the clients you’re working with. With William, it was really a question of following his lead. Following the tribe’s lead. He taught us the value of respecting the leadership of people who have been the fiercest advocates and a moral…

The explosive growth of cryptocurrency mining in the U.S. is largely unregulated

The rapid growth of cryptomining threatens to strain Texas’s grid and raise electricity rates for Texans.

Kentucky produces more carbon dioxide pollution from cryptocurrency mining than any other U.S. state.

Cryptocurrency companies are burning waste coal, shredded tires, and fracked gas.

“It’s long past time to update the antiquated 1872 hardrock mining law, but the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act is not the solution.”

Instead of outright climate denial, the new fossil fuel industry strategy is delaying action on climate change through confusing greenwashing tactics.

A new report recommends guardrails before remining can be a safe and sustainable source for clean energy.

James Yskamp, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “Ohio has injection laws because we take our neighboring states’ waste, we take on most of Pennsylvania’s waste and a lot of West Virginia’s.”

The bill would make it easier for mining companies and individuals to stake claim on public lands without the existence of valid mineral claim