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EIN 94-1730465 · San Francisco, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EARTHJUSTICE IS A PREMIER NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ORGANIZATION. WE WIELD THE POWER OF LAW AND THE STRENGTH OF PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE MAGNIFICENT PLACES AND WILDLIFE, TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, AND TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

Income
$170.8 million
Spending
$167.5 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
17 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 90%
Employees
698
Volunteers
33
Highest pay
$638,485, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (environment, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 22% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (environment, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    33 of 33 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (9)
  1. $90.7 million spent. PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, WORKING THROUGH THE COURTS ON BEHALF OF CITIZEN GROUPS, SCIENTISTS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE INTERESTS FOLLOW THE LAW.
  2. $45.5 million spent. PROVIDE INCREASED PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY MAKER AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE ROLE OF LAW IN SOLVING THEM.
  3. WE LITIGATE CASES AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL TO PROTECT OUR WILD PLACES AND CREATURES, SAFEGUARD COMMUNITY HEALTH, ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. SEE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF CASES LITIGATED WITHIN THE PERIOD OR IN LITIGATION AT PERIOD YEAR END. PROGRAM AREA: ACCESS TO JUSTICE NO. OF CASES: 4 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $0 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN STATE COURTS, FEDERAL COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO PROTECT THE INDEPENDENCE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO THE COURTS TO ENFORCE FUNDAMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS AND RIGHTS. THE COURTS AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES ARE CRITICAL TO BOTH THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENTANDTHE PRESERVATION OF A FAIR AND JUST DEMOCRACY THAT IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE AND THE LAW. FIGHTING FOR FAIR ACCESS TO THE COURTS ENSURES THE PUBLIC CAN FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND CAN HOLD BAD ACTORS ACCOUNTABLE. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - PROCEDURAL RULES - CO AQCC (COLORADO AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION) - FERC INDEPENDENCE DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - HARRIS REMOVAL AMICUS COORD. (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - WILCOX REMOVAL AMICUS COORD. (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) PROGRAM AREA: AIR AND WATER POLLUTION* NO. OF CASES: 141 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $244,990 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, STATE COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO STRENGTHEN REGULATORY PROTECTIONS FOR THE AIR WE BREATHE AND THE WATER WE DRINK, AS WELL AS HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY VIOLATE THOSE PROTECTIONS. WE USE LITIGATION TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ISSUE STRONG REGULATIONS SO PEOPLE CAN BE PROTECTED FROM HARMFUL, UNSAFE LEVELS OF POLLUTION THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH HARMS. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - DRY CLEANERS II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE REMOVAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - POWER PLANT GHG STANDARDS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - EXXON BAYTOWN SCT (SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES) - POWER PLANT FABRIC FILTERS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - REFINERIES AIR TOXICS RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TEXAS & OKLAHOMA HAZE RULE INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - COKE OVENS AIR TOXICS RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - COKE OVENS NESHAP ROLLBACK (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - SO2 NAAQS AREA DESIGNATIONS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - REGIONAL HAZE RULE REVISIONS LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - HAZE ROUND 2 DEADLINE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TRANSPORT/HAZE/TEXAS UPDATE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - FL ASSUMPTION OF 404 PERMITTING (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - FL 404 ASSUMPTION APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - MAJOR SOURCE RECLASSIFICATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - BAY-DELTA PLAN PHASE ONE (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT) - COLORADO REGIONAL HAZE ROUND 2 (U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY & COLORADO AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION) - PA. NOX CONTROLS INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT) - TX PUBLIC INFO ON ETO (DISTRICT COURT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS) - STATIONARY TURBINES (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - STATIONARY TURBINES INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - AZ REGIONAL HAZE LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - ETHYLENE PRODUCTION AIR TOXICS RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PM NAAQS REVIEW 2020 (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - LEAD AND COPPER RULE 2020 REVISIONS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - POWER PLANT AIR TOXICS RTR (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TACONITE PLANTS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TACONITE PLANTS II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - STEEL MILLS III (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - STEEL MILLS IV (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - SITE REMEDIATION II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - LIME MANUFACTURING PLANTS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - LIME KILNS INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - MISC. ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING AIR TOXICS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - MON IRIS INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - WORLD OIL TANKS CEQA ACTION (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) - KEALAKEHE WWTP (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI'I) - HAZARDOUS WASTE COMBUSTORS III (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 95,000] - CENTREVILLE CWA ENFORCEMENT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS) - CAHOKIA HTS CD INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS) - LARGE INCINERATOR STANDARDS DELAY (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT; U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CHEM. MFG. AREA SOURCE STDS. (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 40,549] - SUNCOR REFINERY WATER PERMITS (COLORADO OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS) - SUNCOR WATER PERMITS - APPEAL (COLORADO OFFI
  4. - CLCPA REGULATIONS LITIGATION (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ALBANY COUNTY) - TITLE V SSM INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - ERA FAFE AMICUS (NEW YORK STATE APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT) - STEEL NSPS SSM INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - MT PSC CLIMATE RULEMAKING (MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY; MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - DETROIT OZONE APPEAL AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT) - PNWRE HOQUIAM WOOD PELLET MILL (WASHINGTON POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD) - 111D IMPLEMENTING RULE REVIEW (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CAA TX RECLASSIFICATION (US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - MEPA DEFENSE - AMICUS (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA) - NYC BLDG EMISSIONS BAN DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK; U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT) - 2024 PM NAAQS LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CONTINGENCY MEASURES (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - CWA INVESTIGATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS) - MATS STRENGTHENING RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - HON POLYMERS RESINS AIR TOXICS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - 2024 STERILIZER RULE LIT. (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - 2024 STERILIZER RULE - INTERV. (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PFAS WATER STANDARDS DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - DUKE ENERGY INDIANA 2024 IRP (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - PHASE 3 HDV RULE LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - WY REGIONAL HAZE 2.0 (TENTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS) - CROSS-CUTTING CHEM RECON (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CA LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF FRESNO) - SJV CONTINGENCY MEASURES 2024 (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - 2024 LCRI INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - ACC2 WAIVER DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - HAWAI'I CWRM QUO WARRANTO (CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, FIRST CIRCUIT) - CA HARBOR CRAFT WAIVER DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - CA SORE WAIVER DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - CA SORE WAIVER - AFPM, 9TH CIR (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - CA SORE WAIVER - AFPM, DC CIR (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - EPA CAA 138 GRANTS LITIGATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CO LANDFILL METHANE (COLORADO AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION) - CONTINGENCY MEASURE GUIDANCE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NY CLIMATE SUPERFUND DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - TX MSS SIP DISAPPROVAL DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - 112(I) EXEMPTION CASES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - MATS 112(I) EXEMPTION LIT. (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) & U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - OSSE AIR PERMIT APPEAL (D.C. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS) - LEVY PERMIT APPEAL AMICUS (MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS) - PROPOSED CCS IN CHEEK, TX (RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS) - DRAX PERMIT BOARD HRG INTERV. (MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY) - TX CLASS VI PRIMACY (EPA ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD OF APPEALS) - 2007 PM NAAQS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - SECONDARY LEAD AIR TOXICS 2022 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 30,430] - SECONDARY LEAD AIR TOXICS RISK AND TECH (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - OIL & GAS - NESHAP (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - OIL & GAS AIR TOXICS DEADLINE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CHEM PLANTS AIR TOXICS RISK AND TECH (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - 2013 AIR TOXICS RISK & TECHNOLOGY UPDATES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) - RESINS MACT TOX INTERV (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - 2016 AIR TOXICS RTR UPDATES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) - JUNE 2016 HEALTH RISK & TECHNOLOGY REVIEW UPDATES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CHEMICAL DISASTER RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - ST. JOHN AIR TOXICS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) - ST. JOHN AIR TOXICS - LITIGATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - ORGANIC LIQUIDS DISTRIBUTION AIR TOXICS RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - SYNTHETIC CHEM HON AIR TOXICS (U.S DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) - STERILIZERS AIR TOXICS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CYANIDE CHEM. MFG. AIR TOXICS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - RUBBER TIRE AIR TOXICS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - PETROLEUM REFINERY NSPS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - COAL PREP PLANT NSPS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ) - OIL AND GAS GHG REPORTING DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - POWER PLANT AIR TOXICS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - COAL REFUSE PLANTS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) PROGRAM AREA: BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE* NO. OF CASES: 48 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $827,414 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL D
  5. - GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - AMERICAN PRAIRIE BISON GRAZING (INTERIOR BOARD OF LAND APPEALS; OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS) - GRAYLING LISTING III (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BUTTE DIVISION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 99,328] - MBTA MILES CITY FISH HATCHERY (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION) - HARVEST SPECS/PROGRAMMATIC EIS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - HARVEST SPECS -- APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - LEAD PHASE OUT - NWR SYSTEM (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 35,000] - 6PPD IN TIRES ESA SEC 9 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - SKOOKUMCHUCK DAM - WA COURT (SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, THURSTON COUNTY) - YAZOO PUMPS REDO 2023 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - LOPER BRIGHT DC CIRCUIT AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - BIDEN ESA REGULATIONS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-OAKLAND) - INDUSTRY ESA REGS CHALLENGE DC (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - MAUI POWERLINE/STREETLIGHT ESA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI'I) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 67,872] - MAUI STREETLIGHT ESA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI'I) - TED RULE AMICUS II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA) - KDD BREACH OF CONTRACT (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - AK BYCATCH FOIA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - BITTERROOT FP AMENDMENT (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, MISSOULA DIVISION) - AQ BAN DEC PETITION (HAWAI'I BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES) - MAUI DOLPHIN (U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE) - GOA EFH (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA & U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - AQ PERMIT TERMS CONTESTED CASE (HAWAI'I BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES) - DIKING DIST. 12 INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON) - CA BYCATCH FOIA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - COLOSI V CHARLOTTE COUNTY (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA) - YELLOWSTONE BISON MGMT PLAN (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA BILLINGS DIVISION) - AQUARIUM LOOPHOLE 2.0 (CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I, FIRST CIRCUIT) PROGRAM AREA: ELECTRIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION* NO. OF CASES: 122 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $218,262 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS, AND STATE COURTS IN CASES TO ADDRESS OUR CLIMATE AND AIR POLLUTION CHALLENGES BY ELECTRIFYING THE BUILDING AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS AND GENERATING THAT ELECTRICITY WITH 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. WE DRIVE ELECTRIFICATION EVERYWHERE FROM THE BUSES, CARS, AND TRUCKS ON OUR STREETS, TO THE STOVES, APPLIANCES, AND HEATERS IN OUR HOMES, AND THE BOILERS, OVENS, AND DRYERS IN OUR FACTORIES. WE CHALLENGE ATTEMPTS TO LOCK IN ADDITIONAL DECADES OF FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY COMPELLING UTILITIES TO CONSIDER CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTION INSTEAD. THIS PROTECTS CONSUMERS FROM THE COST AND HEALTH BURDENS OF UNNECESSARY, EXPENSIVE GAS AND COAL POWER PLANTS. WE ALSO GO TO COURT TO DEFEND ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES AND ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION SO IT CAN BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - MDPSC COMMUNITY SOLAR PILOT (MARYLAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - CALIFORNIA ENERGY PLANNING 2016 (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - SRP RATE FEDERAL LITIGATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - MONTANA COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEFENSE (MONTANA EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA) - HAWAII PBR (HAWAI'I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION - SB 1477 IMPLEMENTATION (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 41,912] - HI DER DEUX (HAWAI'I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - CPUC LONG-TERM GAS SYSTEM PLANNING (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 68,160] - MGE RATE DESIGN (DANE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT) - MGE RATE DESIGN (DANE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT) - LUMA PERFORMANCE METRICS (PUERTO RICO ENERGY BUREAU) - METRICS ORDER APPEAL (COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO COURT OF APPEALS) - WISCONSIN DER (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN) - DISHWASHER EFFICIENCY ROLLBACK (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT) - FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT RATE CASE (FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - LAUNDRY EFFICIENCY ROLLBACK (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT) - NY TRANSMISSION GRID STUDY (NY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - I&M 2021 IRP IN INDIANA (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - XCEL 2021 ELECTRIC RESOURCE PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - PSE RATE CASE II (WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 33,333] - FERC TRANSMISSION RULEMAKING (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)/U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH CIRCUIT) - FERC REGIONAL TX RULE-LIT. (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)/U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH CIRCUIT) - CALIFORNIA WAIVER DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CPUC ENERGY EFFICIENCY DOCKET (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) - POSTAL SERVICE TRUCK CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, U.S. JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (MDL)) - DC PSC CLIMATE BUSINESS PLANS (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 2,500] - FURNACE INTERPRETIVE RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NEWARK WWTP PERMIT CHALLENGE (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW
  6. - NY ALL ELECTRIC BLDG DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - XCEL 20242026 DSM PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - BIG RIVERS 2023 IRP (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - BLACK HILLS 2024-28 CLEAN HEAT (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - 2023 TE RULEMAKING (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - KENTUCKY POWER 2024 DSM CASE (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - AEP WV ENERGY EFFICIENCY CASE (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA) - BLACK HILLS 20252027 DSM PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - CA FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT (CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION) - PE ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PILOT (MARYLAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - ENTERGY FLOATING GAS PLANT (LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - PJM CTOA PROTEST (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - CTOA INTERVENTION/AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NYC CONGESTION PRICING (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY) - CONGESTION PRICING DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - AEP WV RATE CASE 2024 (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA) - NEVADA 2024 IRP (NEVADA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - SHORT-CYCLE APPLIANCE LOOPHOLE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - NWE RATE INCREASE 3.0 (MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 30,000] - DUKE KENTUCKY 2024 IRP (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - DENVER ELECTRIFICATION CODE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO) - PJM RMR PREVENTION (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - PJM RMR AND CAP MKT REFORM (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - DTE 2024 RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN (MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - PGW EXCLUSION REGULATION (PHILADELPHIA GAS COMMISSION) - APS SOLAR PENALTY (ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION) - APS SOLAR PENALTY APPEAL (ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS, SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA) - I&M 2024 IRP INDIANA (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - XCEL JUST TRANSITION PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - COOKTOP & OVEN EFFICIENCY (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - ENTERGY HIGH DENSITY LOAD GAS (LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - AEP WV LARGE LOAD TARIFFS (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA) - NAHB V. DC - BUILDING CODE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - KY POWER LARGE LOAD TARIFF (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - ZE TRU RULE AUTHORIZATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - BROADVIEW AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - INDIANA ROFR AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT) - XCEL 20252029 DSP (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - LA ZE BOILER INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 500] - EKPC 2024 GAS CPCN (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - FPL 2025 RATE INCREASE (FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - MBIA V. MCILWAIN - MD BEPS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - XCEL MOUNTAIN ENERGY NPA (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - XCEL ON-BILL FINANCING (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - CALMTA MARKET TRANSFORMATION (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) - PUC INTRAGOV. ELEC. WHEELING (HAWAI'I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - CONSTELLATION ACQUISITION (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - CONSUMERS LARGE LOAD TARIFF (MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 15,000] - GAS WATER HEATER EFFICIENCY (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT) - CA AT-BERTH DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - ERAS FOSSIL FUEL FAST TRACKS (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - FERC CO-LOCATION GUIDANCE (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - WISCONSIN FUEL RULES DOCKETS (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN) - NEVI INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON) - ELIZABETH CONDO V. MOCO (BEPS) (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - CECC, NFP V. OAK PARK, ILL (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS) - CHALLENGE TO CAMPBELL 202(C) (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 7,750] - CAMPBELL 202(C) COST RECOVERY (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - PG&E 2025 RATE CASE (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) - XCEL 2025 GAS PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - NYSEG AND RGE 2025 RATE CASE (NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - ENTERGY MS RIDGELAND GAS PLANT (CIRCUIT COURT OF MADISON COUNTY, MS) - DOE EFFICIENCY DEADLINES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - DOE PROCESS RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - UDC ARCHIVES (D. C. BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT) PROGRAM AREA: FOOD AND FARMING NO. OF CASES: 25 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $1,274,311 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, AND STATE COURTS TO MAKE OUR NATION'S FOOD SYSTEM SAFER AND CLEANER BY ENFORCING LAWS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE-FRIENDLY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, CHALLENGING THE WORST ABUSES OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE, AND PRESSING FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ABOUT AGRICULTURE'S AIR, WATER, AND CLIMATE POLLUTION. OUR CURRENT INDUSTRIAL FOOD SYSTEM THREATENS OUR HEALTH BY POLLUTION THE AIR AND WATER AND EXPOSING PEOPLE TO DANGEROUS CHEMICALS. INTENSIVE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE AND LARGE CHEMICAL-DEPENDENT MONOCULTURES IMPERIL NATIVE WILDLIFE AND THREATEN OUR CLIMATE. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - EPA CAFO AIR REPORTING INTERPRETATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - WPS/CPA RULE ROLLBACKS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - SULFOXAFLOR II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 450,000] - STREPTOMYCIN CHALLENGE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND R
  7. PROGRAM AREA: FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE* NO. OF CASES: 103 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $2,101,286 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, STATE COURTS, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS, INTERNATIONAL COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO ENFORCE POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS, BLOCK NEW FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND KEEP PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS OFF-LIMITS TO DRILLING AND MINING. WE WORK ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY HARMED BY THE OIL, GAS, AND COAL INDUSTRIES TO AVOID EXPANDING DEMAND FOR FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PREVENT UTILITIES FROM PASSING ALONG FINANCIAL COSTS OF POLLUTING INFRASTRUCTURE ONTO CUSTOMERS. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - BLM METHANE RULE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING) - ARCTIC OCEAN WITHDRAWAL II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - TRUMP REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL COAL PROGRAM (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 171,415] - CPUC ALISO CANYON PROCEEDING (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - WESTERN ARCTIC IAP DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - GRAYSON REPOWERING APPEAL (COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT) - BLM FRACKING RULE REPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT & U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - BLM METHANE RULE RESCISSION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) - ARCTIC REFUGE OIL AND GAS LEASE SALE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - WILLOW MDP II APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL APPEAL (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA) - GULF OIL AND GAS BIOP (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT; U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - DERAILING LNG-BY-RAIL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CA BIOMETHANE PROCUREMENT (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - NEPA REGS DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-SF) - EPA OIL AND GAS NSPS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NEW FORTRESS ENERGY: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)) - NFE PIPELINE APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - COOK INLET LEASE SALE 258 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 94,669] - POWER PLANT ELG SUPPLEMENTAL R (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT) - KERN OIL AND GAS EIR ROUND 2 (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 1,670,097] - CENTERPOINT ENERGY - GAS COMBUSTION TURBINE CPCN (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - FEDERAL LEASING PAUSE DEFENSE - NORTH DAKOTA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA) - DC CIRCUIT COURT APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - BAKERSFIELD BLM APDS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - BAKERSFIELD BLM HOLMES APDS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - GREENIDGE GAS PLANT - BITCOIN MINING (NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION) - GREENIDGE ART. 78 PETITION (STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, COUNTY OF YATES) - GREENIDGE 4TH DEPT (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION-4TH DEPT.) - FORTISTAR - BITCOIN MINE (NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - FORTISTAR - ARTICLE 78 PSC (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ALBANY) - FORTISTAR ART 78 APPEAL (NEW YORK STATE APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENT) - ROSEBUD COAL MINE AREA B (MONTANA SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ROSEBUD COUNTY) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 34,774] - CAITHNESS GAS PLANT TITLE V (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NASSAU COUNTY) - INNER HARBOR WASTEWATER LIT. (459TH DISTRICT COURT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS) - ANGELES LINK MEMO ACCOUNT (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 51,043] - MAX MIDSTREAM COURT OF APPEALS (TEXAS THIRD COURT OF APPEALS, TEXAS 15TH COURT OF APPEALS) - 2022 BLM WYOMING LEASE SALE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 456] - GOM 2023-2028 5-YEAR PLAN (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TX TO LA GAS PATHWAY PROJECT (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - TEXAS GULFLINK MARAD REVIEW (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - CARBON TERRAVAULT I CCUS (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF KERN) - GTN PIPELINE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - ONSHORE LEASING PAUSE DEF. II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING) - GULF OF MEXICO LEASE SALE 259 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - WGL PROJECTPIPES 3 (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 10,000] - OHIO H.B. 507 CHALLENGE (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OH) - ALASKA LNG PIPELINE SEIS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - MAPUCHE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES (INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) - REAE LITIGATION (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) & U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 38,000] - CONSERVATION EASEMENT ADVOCACY (FIRST CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS) - CA SB 1137 INTERVENTION-BEARD (SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) - CA SB 1137 INTERVENTION-NOPEC (SUPERIOR COURT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) - NAT'L GRID NY 2023 RATE CASE (NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - EVANGELINE PASS CUP APPEAL (STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH CIRCUIT) - CHILE - LNG PRIORITY DISPATCH (CHILEAN ENVIRONMENTAL TRIBUNAL, CHILEAN SUPREME COURT) - GOM LEASE SALE 261 (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - NIPSCO 2023 GAS PLANT CPCN (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - BULL MOUNTAINS AM4 - LIT. (MONTANA THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
  8. - 12(A) REVOCATION CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-SF) - PRB RMP INTERVENTION (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING) - NIPSCO GENCO ALT REGULATION (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - MAGNOLIA LNG DOE APPROVAL (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) - LAKE CHARLES LNG DOE APPROVAL (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) - LAKE CHARLES LNG DOE EXTENSION (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) - 12(A) WITHDRAWAL DEFENSE, TX (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS) - LG&E-KU 2025 CPCN (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - PGW RATE CASE 2025 (PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION) - GULF BIOP II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - GULF BIOP II INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA) - AEP WV 2025 ENEC CASE (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA) - NESE GAS PIPELINE (FERC (INTERVENED BEFORE END OF JUNE), DC CIRCUIT (AFTER END OF JUNE)) PROGRAM AREA: LANDS, WATERS, AND OCEANS* NO. OF CASES: 65 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $432,450 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, STATE COURTS, PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS, INTERNATIONAL COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO STOP DESTRUCTIVE MINES FROM BEING BUILT, PREVENT LOGGING IN OLD-GROWTH FORESTS, FIGHT FOSSIL FUEL DEVELOPMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS, SUPPORT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND STEWARDSHIP OF LANDS AND WATER, AND COMPEL THE GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE PROTECTIONS FOR RIVERS, STREAMS, WETLANDS, AND OTHER WATERS. MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE U.S. IS PUBLIC LAND OR WATER, MEANING WE OWN IT COLLECTIVELY AND THE GOVERNMENT STEWARDS IT. PUBLIC LANDS SUPPLY CLEAN AIR AND WATER AND PROVIDE HOMES TO COUNTLESS SPECIES. BY PROTECTING THEM FROM EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, WE LIMIT POLLUTION AND CLIMATE-COOKING EMISSIONS. WE ALSO PRESERVE THEM SO THEY CAN BE USED FOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, AND CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - EVERGLADES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA) - ENEFIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH) - FISHEATING CREEK ENFORCEMENT (SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA) - AMENDMENT 1 (SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA) - AMENDMENT 1 APPEAL (FLORIDA SUPREME COURT) - DC BACTERIA TMDLS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - B.C. MINES HUMAN RIGHTS (INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) - OYSTER BAY FWS CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - BEARS EARS MONUMENT DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - ACF WATER CONTROL MANUAL (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA) - ACF WATER CONTROL - APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT) - GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE MONUMENT DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - MONUMENTS FOIA LITIGATION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 93,529] - DONLIN 401 CERTIFICATION (SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA & SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA) - DONLIN 401 AK S.CT. APPEAL (SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA) - FORT HUACHUCA BIOLOGICAL OPINION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA/NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 299,067] - DONLIN PIPELINE ROW (SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA) - MPSC APPEAL - MICH. SUPREME COURT (MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT) - SMITH RIVER MINE DEWATERING CHALLENGE (MONTANA FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MEAGHER COUNTY, SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA) - DONLIN WATER RIGHTS (SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA) - AMICUS BRIEF, MI V ENBRIDGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN) - BIG SANDY PROJECT CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - PUGET SOUND NUTRIENT GENERAL PERMIT (WASHINGTON POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD) - ROSEBUD MINE AREA F NEPA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 39,855] - ROSEBUD MINE AREA F SMCRA (MONTANA BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW) - BULL MOUNTAINS SMCRA CHALLENGE (MONTANA THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY) - HECLA BAD ACTOR ENFORCEMENT II (MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT) - LINE 5 REROUTE STATE PERMIT (WISCONSIN DIVISION OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS, WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ASHLAND COUNTY) - LINE 5 REROUTE SEC 401A2 (U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ACE)) - LINE 5 REROUTE SECTION 404 (U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (ACE), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - UT NAT. MON. MTD APPEAL DEF. (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) - FOIL ART 78 (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ALBANY COUNTY) - PILOT KNOB ROADLESS LEASES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO) - ROSEBUD LEE COULEE (MONTANA BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW) - ROSEBUD MEPA CLIMATE CHALLENGE (MONTANA SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ROSEBUD COUNTY) - PALMER WMP ADJUDICATION II (SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA; ALASKA SUPREME COURT) - ELECTRON DAM CWA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON) - TWIN METALS INTERVEN. APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS MINING (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - ROSEBUD AM5 DISCHARGE PERMIT (MONTANA SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ROSEBUD COUNTY) - SELENIUM RULE BER APPEAL (MONTANA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY) - RESERVED RIGHTS WQS DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA) - WOTUS RULE (2023) TX STATE (US DISTRICT COURT - SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS) - DONLIN GOLD FED CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - PEBBLE 404(C) INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - NORTH DAKOTA 2023 WOTUS RULE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA) - MONTANA SMCRA AMENDMENTS (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA GREAT FALLS DIVISION) - WASHINGTON STORMWATER RO
  9. PROGRAM AREA: TOXICS NO. OF CASES: 42 TOTAL FEE AWARDS AND CLIENT RECOVERIES: $139,873 DESCRIPTION: WE LITIGATED IN FEDERAL DISTRICT, APPELLATE, AND BANKRUPTCY COURTS, STATE COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO ENSURE THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCES CHEMICAL REGULATIONS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS, STRENGTHEN EXISTING CHEMICAL LAWS, AND FORCE CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHEMICALS THEY PRODUCE. WE ALSO WORK TO PROTECT AIR AND WATER FROM TOXIC WASTE BY ENSURING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENTS COMPLY WITH THE BEDROCK ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS THAT RESTRICT HIGHLY TOXIC PESTICIDES AND THAT THEY FOLLOW THE LAWS AROUND CLEANING UP CONTAMINATION IN OUR ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITIES DUE TO EXPOSURE TO LEAD AND "FOREVER" CHEMICALS KNOWN AS PFAS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE SAFE WORKPLACES AND NEIGHBORHOODS, HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER AND FOOD, AND LIVE IN HOMES THAT ARE FREE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - LEAD WHEEL WEIGHT BAN (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 59,873] - PAWNEE OIL AND GAS ISSUES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA) - OAKLAND COAL BANKR. DISCOVERY (U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY) - RISK EVALUATION RULE II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - ROSEMONT COPPER MINE CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - IMMIGRATION DETENTION HAZARDS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - PMN NOTICE DELAY (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - TSCA LOOPHOLES PETITION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - HOMESTEAD DETENTION CENTER (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA) - PAWNEE SAFETEA CONSULTATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) - CCR PART A ROLLBACK (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NJ EJ RULE APP CT INTERVENTION (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY) - DECABDE REGULATORY EXCLUSIONS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - NY WASTE TRANSFER PFAS (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, TOMPKINS COUNTY) - COUNTY LINE APPEAL (NEW YORK STATE APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENT) - 1,4-DIOXANE RISK EVALUATION (UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - ORTHO-PHTHALATES FOOD ADDITIVE BAN (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - LEGACY CCR RULE INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - GUAM OB/OD NEPA APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - WOOD RIVER CCR PERMITS (ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD) - PARAMOUNT REFINERY BIOFUELS (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) - BROOKHAVEN TOXIC ASH AMICUS (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NASSAU COUNTY) - NEW CHEMICALS FRAMEWORK RULES (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - AUGER-CENTRIFUGE TA APPEAL 2 (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) - BES TA WRIT APPEAL (COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT) - CLEAN HARBORS COLFAX PERMITS (LOUISIANA 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT) - COLFAX PERMITS INTERVENTION (LOUISIANA 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT) - COLFAX INTERVENTION APPEALS (STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT) - TONAWANDA USFWS LAWSUIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - TSCA RISK EVALUATION DEADLINES (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 80,000] - GAVIN POWER COAL ASH CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO) - CHEVRON WASTE FUELS CHALLENGE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - HI EMERGENCY PROC. AMICUS (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI'I) - THEA SAN JACINTO LOP (US DISTRICT COURT: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TX - HOUSTON DIVISION) - MC RISK MANAGEMENT LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - 2024 NEPA RULES INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA) - NEPA RULES 8TH CIR APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT) - PFAS CERCLA INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - DECABDE RISK MANAGEMENT II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - PHTHALATES FAP DENIAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CARBON TET LITIGATION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT) - CHEMOURS SECRECY OPPOSITION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA) *ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE WAS RECORDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR FOR MATTERS LITIGATED IN PRIOR PERIODS: - ACCESS TO JUSTICE (4): $33,968 - BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE (3): $408,990 - ELECTRIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION (3): $62,446 - FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (3): $26,480 - LANDS, WATERS, AND OCEANS (2): $16,593

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1971.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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