September 19, 2018
AEP Ohio filed plans for the single largest clean energy development in Ohio history - at least 900 megawatts of new wind and solar generation, would more than double the amount of utility scale clean energy in the state.
Environmental Law Program
Environmental Law Program
The Environmental Law Program uses strategic legal campaigns to fight climate change, to protect clean air, water and wilderness, and to promote justice for communities threatened by pollution.
In the past year alone, we launched more than 200 legal actions to challenge the fossil fuel industry's destructive effects on our air, water, and climate.
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Our team of top-notch attorneys and legal staff leverages all of the Club's tools of democracy, integrating legal advocacy with grassroots organizing, sophisticated communications, a state-of-the-art digital strategies team, and administrative lobbying.
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We pair litigation with effective community organizing and strong local communications to build genuine, informed support from community members and government officials.
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We are a team of professional attorneys and staff who combine sophisticated legal tactics with a commitment to social and environmental justice at the grassroots level. We pair litigation with effective community organizing and strong local communications to build genuine, informed support from community members and government officials, making courtroom victories sustainable over the long term.
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Press Releases
August 15, 2018
A federal judge today sided with environmental, landowner and Tribal plaintiffs in their challenge to the Trump administration’s approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
August 15, 2018
Yesterday, a coalition of clean water advocates filed two emergency motions to stop the continued construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
August 4, 2018
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), ordered a halt to construction activities along the entire route of the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline
July 30, 2018
Despite acknowledging the severe climate threat posed by burning fossil fuels, an administrative law judge recommended today to allow FPL to expand its fracked gas-burning operations in Dania Beach
10M+
acres of wilderness protected
200+
lawsuits filed to resist Trump
1K+
miles of dirty fuel pipelines blocked
390
coal plants retired