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Press Releases

June 22, 2026

Northwest Energy and Conservation Groups React to Appointment of New Administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration

Travis Kavulla named as the next BPA administrator

A group of 10 people, looking directly at the viewer, stand in front of Parliament House in Canberra. There are dark clouds overhead, and the soft golden lights shine up onto the front of the building from its base.
June 22, 2026

Fossil Fuel Exports at Center of UN Human Rights Case Against Australian Government

This is the first case of its kind since the International Court of Justice affirmed that governments have a legal duty to prevent climate harm

A purple-hued thermal image shows emissions from a row of turbines as bright yellow. The emissions are not visible with the unaided human eye.
June 16, 2026

Trump Administration Attempts Massive Power Grab in Defense of Musk’s xAI

DOJ wants to give itself veto power over citizen suits, a key legal tool used to protect communities from illegal pollution for over 50 years

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June 16, 2026

The New York Times

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement, Earthjustice

“It’s remarkable for the United States to intervene on behalf of a polluter in a case like this. Ordinarily, they would intervene to enforce the law.”

February 17, 2026

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weed killer

Patti Goldman, Attorney, Northwest Office

“When people use pesticides in their fields or on their lawns, they don’t expect to get cancer. Yet this happens, and when it does, state court lawsuits provide the only real path to accountability.”

January 14, 2026

Slate

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

Sam Sankar, SVP of Programs

“The first Trump administration saw oil companies as its ‘partners.’ The second Trump administration treats them as its ‘customers.’”