2026-05-08T13:56:34-05:00 2025-06-30 814234542 BPM LLP 10 ALMADEN BOULEVARD SUITE 1000 SAN JOSE CA 951132238 990 2024-07-01 941730465 EARTHJUSTICE EART 4152172000 180 STEUART ST 194330 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 CONNOR FOURNIER CFO 4152172000 2026-05-08 1 1 TAMARA L MCINERNEY P00011797 4089616300 2026-05-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ABIGAIL DILLEN 180 STEUART ST 194330 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 186347988 0 X WWW.EARTHJUSTICE.ORG X 1970 CA WE USE THE POWER OF THE LAW TO PROTECT HEALTH, PRESERVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. 33 33 698 33 0 0 129340148 154130256 3550324 5787062 6396052 10519206 320489 390987 139607013 170827511 2461200 6182778 0 0 108387751 115767168 228753 48670 14729427 41041980 45549384 152119684 167548000 -12512671 3279511 297417741 315692421 53398325 48162271 244019416 267530150 X 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. 0 0 90742365 2109242 5787062 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. 45463911 4073536 PROVIDE INCREASED PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY MAKER AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE ROLE OF LAW IN SOLVING THEM. 136206276 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 301 0 1 698 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NC ND NY OR PA SC TN VA WV WI X X CONNOR FOURNIER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4152172000 180 STEUART ST 194330 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 GREG AVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOTTY BALLANTYNE TRUSTEE & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER CARSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART CLARKE TRUSTEE & CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM COHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABRE CONNER TRUSTEE (FROM 06/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL CORDALIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AJA DECOTEAU TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA GEORGE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HENSMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM JORDAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA KATZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SERGIO KNAEBEL TRUSTEE, V CHAIR AT LRG (FROM 06/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE LEWIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED LEWIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE MARTIN TRUSTEE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MAUGHAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WINSOME MCINTOSH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEY MILLIGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RASHAD MORRIS TRUSTEE (FROM 06/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE NEWMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 VAWTER BUCK PARKER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI POTTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH RAINALDI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REKHA RAO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HECTOR SANCHEZ BARBA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH SANTIAGO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG SERRURIER TRUSTEE & TREASURER (FROM 06/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON SILVERMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANNE STERN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN VLADECK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE WHYTE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID YEH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL DILLEN PRESIDENT 39.40 0.60 X 563813 8586 66086 JOSEPH ANDREW JACKSON SVP OF OP.; ASST. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 1 3825 1 80935 1 80951 1 2200293 1 572407 1 3474 1 174985 3116870 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: EARTHJUSTICE ENGAGES IN LIMITED AMOUNTS OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER ITS MISSION TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE MAGNIFICENT PLACES AND WILDLIFE, TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, AND TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. EARTHJUSTICE DEVOTED $3.1M OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE EXPENDITURES ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, AND NOMINATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. EARTHJUSTICE ENGAGED IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, INCLUDING MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON KEY LEGISLATION AND OTHER MISSION-CRITICAL ISSUES, DRAFTING AND DISTRIBUTING LETTERS TO LEGISLATORS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND DISTRIBUTING MATERIALS THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA (INCLUDING EARTHJUSTICE'S WEBSITE, EMAIL, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, ADVERTISEMENTS, PRESS STATEMENTS) TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND JUDICIAL ISSUES. EARTHJUSTICE ALSO HELD FLY-INS/LOBBY DAYS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. 0 1 X 2263127 344243 85160 2522210 2088808 259099 84780 2263127 1926247 246790 84229 2088808 1908000 95637 77390 1926247 1908001 73982 73983 1908000 0.57403 0.42597 0 0 153880 153880 475112 236268 238844 6528559 3344252 3184307 2735824 1697706 1038118 5862953 4630907 1232046 5847195 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 3404307 SPLIT INTEREST GIFT AGREEMENT 18498603 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 16328780 RECEIVABLE - EARTHJUSTICE ACTION 1309613 39541303 SPLIT INTEREST GIFT AGREEMENTS 9452125 DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 3404307 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES 19042906 31899338 207196608 19174514 16809973 1056709 37041196 170155412 672099 672099 170827511 183685874 16809973 28378 16838351 166847523 700477 700477 167548000 PART IV, LINE 2B: AS A LAW FIRM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD MONEY RECEIVED FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLIENTS IN STATE-SPECIFIC ATTORNEY CLIENT TRUST ACCOUNTS UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATELY IDENTIFIED AND EITHER REFUNDED TO THE CLIENTS OR TRANSFERRED INTO OPERATING FUNDS. AS OF 6/30/25, THE TOTAL BALANCE IN OUR CLIENT TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS TOTALED $3,169,246 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE SEPARATED INTO CATEGORIES, BASED ON DIFFERENT SPENDING RESTRICTIONS, AS STIPULATED BY THE DONOR. A PORTION OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED EACH YEAR TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPENDING RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE CATEGORIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST GIFT AGREEMENTS 1,056,709. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT AND OTHER FEES 700,477. COST OF GOODS SOLD -28,378. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 28,378. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT AND OTHER FEES 700,477. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES, EXPERT SERVICES 10000 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES, EXPERT SERVICES 200 NORTH AMERICA 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES, EXPERT SERVICES 109118 EUROPE 0 6 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES, EXPERT SERVICES 84942 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 3 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSULTING SERVICES, EXPERT SERVICES 243670 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 30000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 392778 0 18 0 0 0 18 870708 0 870708 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO SUPPORT OCEAN CONSERVATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY IN SOUTH AFRICA 55000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO SUPPORT THE LEGAL AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR CLEAN ENERGY IN SOUTH AFRICA 85500 WIRE 0 NORTH AMERICA TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN MEXICO 30000 WIRE 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA 252278 WIRE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS AND/OR ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR PURPOSES RELATED TO COMMON INTEREST AND ENDEAVORS ON PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THOSE PURPOSES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF EARTHJUSTICE AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER OR NOT THE RECIPIENT IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE RECIPIENTS' USE OF FUNDS IS MONITORED AS PART OF EARTHJUSTICE'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUES OF SHARED INTEREST. X X X X X X 1 MAL WARWICK ASSOCIATES 2550 NINTH ST STE 103 BERKELEY CA 94710 DIRECT MAIL CONSULTANT 0 6998595 3867608 3130987 6998595 3867608 3130987 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY 1 ASOCIACION INTERAMERICANA PARA LA DEFENSA DEL AMBIENTE (AIDA) 50 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 500 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 943292116 501(C)(3) 175000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF AIDA CENTER FOR EARTH ENERGY AND DEMOCRACY 4513 34TH AVENUE S SUITE B MINNEAPOLIS MN 55406 452580349 501(C)(3) 250000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CENTER FOR EARTH ENERGY AND DEMOCRACY COMING CLEAN INC 28 VERNON STREET SUITE 434 BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 043429794 501(C)(3) 50000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF COMING CLEAN INC. EARTHJUSTICE ACTION 1001 G STREET NW SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20001 821981944 501(C)(4) 3900000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF EARTHJUSTICE ACTION GREENLATINOS 1919 14TH ST STE 700 BOULDER CO 80302 263386082 501(C)(3) 65000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF GREENLATINOS HARAMBEE HOUSE INC 1115 HABERSHAM STREET SAVANNAH GA 31401 582219332 501(C)(3) 40000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HARAMBEE HOUSE, INC. SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC 23564 CALABASAS ROAD SUITE 201 CALABASAS CA 91302 954116679 501(C)(3) 150000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC. THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC PO BOX 65826 WASHINGTON DC 20035 522192070 501(C)(3) 125000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT TIDES FOUNDATION 1012 TORNEY AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 510198509 501(C)(3) 1000000 0 TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF TIDES FOUNDATION 9 1 SCHEDULE I PART I LINE 2 GRANTS AND/OR ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR PURPOSES RELATED TO COMMON INTEREST AND ENDEAVORS ON PARTICULAR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THOSE PURPOSES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF EARTHJUSTICE AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER OR NOT THE RECIPIENT IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE RECIPIENTS' USE OF FUNDS IS MONITORED AS PART OF EARTHJUSTICE'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUES OF SHARED INTEREST. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ABIGAIL DILLEN PRESIDENT 563813 8586 0 0 0 0 33982 518 31112 474 628907 9578 0 0 SAMBHAV SANKAR SVP OF PROGRAMS 424759 0 0 0 23000 0 34500 0 30177 0 512436 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MARSH VP OF DEVELOPMENT 463064 0 0 0 0 0 34500 0 0 0 497564 0 0 0 JOSEPH ANDREW JACKSON SVP OF OP.; ASST. SECRETARY 410757 2064 0 0 22885 115 34327 173 23868 120 491837 2472 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH SVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING 393839 0 0 0 22298 0 33667 0 23988 0 473792 0 0 0 ANDREW CAPUTO VP OF LITIGATION 343751 0 0 0 0 0 34500 0 31586 0 409837 0 0 0 JAMILA FRONE VP OF LITIGATION 320178 0 0 0 7065 0 33260 0 22882 0 383385 0 0 0 JILL TAUBER VP OF LITIGATION 335129 0 0 0 3411 0 34108 0 9834 0 382482 0 0 0 MARTIN HAYDEN SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR 306866 0 0 0 23000 0 33284 0 16686 0 379836 0 0 0 CONNOR FOURNIER CFO; ASST. TREASURER (FROM 02/24) 326534 1641 19900 100 22885 115 0 0 8497 43 377816 1899 0 0 PATRICE SIMMS VP OF LITIGATION 341714 0 0 0 0 0 33793 0 0 0 375507 0 0 0 CONCEPCION LOZANO-BATISTA GENERAL COUNSEL; ASST. SECRETARY 309345 0 10000 0 23000 0 27537 0 384 0 370266 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 ONE-TIME SIGN-ON AND PERFORMANCE BONUSES IN THE AMOUNTS SHOWN IN PART II, COLUMN B (II) WERE PAID IN THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR. NO BONUSES WERE MADE CONTINGENT ON REVENUES OF THE ORGANIZATION. X 240 17147556 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER PRESENTED ABOVE REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. PART I, LINE 32B: SECURITIES BROKERS WILL SELL STOCK GIFTS ON BEHALF OF EARTHJUSTICE; FROM TIME TO TIME, DONORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED REAL PROPERTY, USUALLY INTO A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. 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 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS) - SJV PM2.5 FIP DEADLINE SUIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - CLASS VI WELL PRIMACY APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT) - SCRUBGRASS COAL ASH POLLUTION (PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL HEARING BOARD) - COPPER SMELTERS II (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - LA BLACK BOX DEADLINE SUIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 49,011] - LOCAL LAW 97 DEFENSE (NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS) - EES COKE BATTERY ENFORCEMENT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN) - 1997 OZONE DEADLINE SUIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA -WESTERN DIVISION) - NOYACK SAND MINE AMICUS (NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS) - NSPS DEFENSIVE INTERVENTION (SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - EPA O&G COMPLIANCE DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CO DIC PERMITTING RULE APPEAL (DENVER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT) - CHEM DISASTER SCCAP RMP RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - CHEM DISASTER SCCAP DEFENSE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - 111 GHG POWER PLANTS AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - SEC CLIMATE DISCLOSURE RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT) - POLYETHER POLYOLS AIR TOXICS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 30,000] - GREAT SALT LAKE PUBLIC TRUST (DISTRICT COURT OF UTAH, 3RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT) - CAYUGA WRRS DOH ART 78 (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ALBANY COUNTY) - CAYUGA WRRS DOH ART 78 (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ALBANY COUNTY) - 2015 OZONE SIPS INTERVENTION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) - GOOD NEIGHBOR RULE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT) - SUPPLEMENTAL GNR (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - GOOD NEIGHBOR RULE - RECON (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - SECOND ROUND HAZE DEADLINE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - ZORTMAN ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE (MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PHILLIPS COUNTY) - SUNCOR CO CAA ENFORCEMENT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO) - SUNCOR CAA ENFORCEMENT APPEAL (U.S. CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. - 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 DISTRICT AND APPELLATE COURTS, STATE COURTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW FORUMS TO PROTECT IMPERILED SPECIES AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT THEIR LIVES. WE CONFRONT THE MAJOR DRIVERS OF EXTINCTION, SUCH AS HABITAT DESTRUCTION, OVERFISHING, AND OVERHUNTING, AND PUSH FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS THAT LIMIT THESE PRACTICES. BY PROTECTING SPECIES THAT PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE FOOD CHAIN, SUCH AS GRIZZLY BEARS, PACIFIC SALMON, AND WOLVES, AND THE HABITATS THEY DEPEND ON, WE ALSO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MANY OTHER IMPORTANT PLANTS AND ANIMALS AROUND THEM. CASES LITIGATED OR IN LITIGATION: - DELTA SMELT BIOP (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - 2020 BIOP & CRSO FEIS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT & U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON - PORTLAND) - SAGE GROUSE RMP DEFENSE WYOMING (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF WYOMING) - SAGE GROUSE DEFENSE UTAH II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH) - NATIONAL ELK REFUGE II (US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - BLM SAGE GROUSE LEASING (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA; U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 366] - KLAMATH 2019 BIOP (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - LOWER-48 GRAY WOLF DELISTING (US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - LOWER-48 GRAY WOLF APPEAL (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - WINCHESTER DAM REMOVAL (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON - EUGENE) - WINCHESTER DAM FISH PASSAGE (OREGON OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS (OAH)) - COLORADO WOLF REINTRODUCTION (PROP 114) (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO) - WEST COAST SARDINE REBUILDING PLAN (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT; U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SF) - IDAHO INCIDENTAL TAKE CHALLENGE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 9TH CIRCUIT) - POMEROY DAM (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON - MEDFORD) - FLATHEAD FOREST PLAN CHAL. II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA) - POTTER VALLEY PROJECT ESA FERC (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - POTTER VALLEY PROJECT ESA PG&E (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA) - MEXICAN WOLF 10(J) II (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - ELECTRON DAM (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 624,849] FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. - 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 JERSEY) - GRANBURY CRYPTOMINING NOISE (355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT. HOOD COUNTY, TX) - PG&E ELECTRIFICATION PILOT (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) - BLOOMINGTON BUSINESS PARK (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) - TITLE VI AND BLOOMINGTON (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) - EEECHO_NORTH GULFPORT, MS (MISSISSIPPI EIGHTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT, SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI) - W.D. WA BLDG CODE CHALLENGE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - FEECA 2024 (FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - LG&E/KU WINTER STORM RESPONSE (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - AES INDIANA 2022 IRP (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - PECO DEFAULT SERVICE 2025-29 (PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION) - CA 2025 BUILDING CODE (CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION) - JEA FAUX NET METERING II (CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DUVAL COUNTY, FL) - KENTUCKY POWER 2022 IRP (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - LA WAREHOUSE ISR DEADLINE SUIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - OAKLAND DIVISION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 18,660] - MINNESOTA DEMAND RESPONSE ARCS (COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA) - KANSAS DEMAND RESPONSE TARIFF (DISTRICT COURT OF KANSAS, 10TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 445] - CA ZE TRUCK & SHUTTLE WAIVERS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - KENTUCKY POWER 2023 RATE CASE (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - XCEL 2023 CLEAN HEAT PLAN (COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - CHUGACH ELECTRIC INTERVENTION (REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA) - CCA TARIFF INTERVENTION (WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION) - CA LOCOMOTIVE RULE DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-SACRAMENTO) - NTEC AIR PERMIT CHALLENGE (DANE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT) - TECO 2024 RATE CASE (FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - TECO RATE CASE APPEAL (FLORIDA SUPREME COURT) - GEN. INTERCONNECTION REFORMS (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC), U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PJM RRI FAST TRACK (FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC), U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PEPCO RIDER S TARIFF (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CONSUMER FURNACES ENERGY (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. - 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 RECOVERIES: 209,311] - SULFOXAFLOR CA (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ALAMEDA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 615,000] - SCHAFFNER V MONSANTO - 3RD CIR (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT) - PARAQUAT INTERIM DECISION (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - MONTEREY PESTICIDE PERMITS (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY) - BAN OPS: UNREASONABLE DELAY (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT) - MPP FAILURE TO ACT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - USRTK FEE WAIVER CHALLENGE (CIRCUIT COURT FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD) - FDA ABX PETITION DENIAL (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - PENNSYLVANIA ACRE (COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA) - RFS SET RULE CHALLENGE (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NYC FOIE GRAS BAN (SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF ALBANY) - CLIMATE-FRIENDLY BEEF FOIA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES FOIA (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - TYSON GREENWASHING CLAIMS (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - ILLINOIS DICAMBA AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT) - ROUNDUP PREEMPTION, MA (MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT) - ROUNDUP PREEMPTION, MO (MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS, EASTERN DISTRICT) - ROUNDUP PREEMPTION, PA SUPERCT (SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA) - USDA IRA GRANTS FREEZE LIT (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - USDA CLIMATE WEBPAGES SCRUB (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK) - USDA GRANT TERMINATIONS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. 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 COURT YELLOWSTONE COUNTY) - RESERVE REGS INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - OH STATE LANDS APPELL. APPEAL (TENTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO) - MARPLE ENV. RIGHTS AMEND. LIT. (PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION) - MEXICO COAL PHASE-OUT (SUPREMA CORTE DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACIN (MEXICO)) - INGAA V PHMSA (RIN 2) AMICUS (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - NAT'L FUEL GAS 2023 RATE CASE (NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - CA BIOMETHANE PILOT-PG&E (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - NW NATURAL 2024 RATE CASE (OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 20,833] - APPEAL - UG 490 - NW NATURAL (COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON) - BOEM AIR QUALITY RULE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CA BIOMETHANE PILOT-SCG (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION) - BULL MTNS NEPA INTERVENTION (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - CP2 JUDICIAL REVIEW CUP (LOUISIANA 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT - CAMERON PARISH) - CP2 JUD. REVIEW CUP PIPELINE (LOUISIANA 38TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT - CAMERON PARISH) - REFUGE LEASES AMICUS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - AEP WV 2024 ENEC CASE (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA) - DUKE INDIANA 2024 RATE CASE (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - PORT OF STOCKTON HYDROGEN (SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN) - 2024 NIMO RATE CASE (NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - NIPSCO 2024 IRP (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - DECOMMISSIONING RULE AMICUS (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA) - PG&E GAS LINE SUBSIDY (CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (CPUC)) - WGL RATE CASE FC1180 (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) [FEE AWARDS AND RECOVERIES: 10,000] - DC PSC GAS LEAK INVESTIGATION (PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) - BULL MOUNTAINS REMAND (MONTANA THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT) - SPOT & GULFLINK TERMINALS BIOP (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND) - DUKE KENTUCKY EAST BEND CPCN (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - LG&E-KU 2024 IRP (KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION) - COMMONWEALTH LNG (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)) - DUKE ENERGY INDIANA 2025 CPCN (INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION) - 12(A) WITHDRAWAL DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA) FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. - 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 ROUND IV (WASHINGTON POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD) - STORMWATER 6PPD APPEAL (WASHINGTON POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD) - CORNER CROSSING AMICUS BRIEF (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) - TONGASS ROADLESS INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - PINTO VALLEY MINE EXPANSION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA) - OCEANO AMICUS BRIEF (COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT) - BAAJ NWAAVJO NAT'L MON. DEF. (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA & U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT) - COPPER WORLD ADEQ PERMITS (OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS) - IPOP MINE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - WEST POINT WASTEWATER PERMIT (WASHINGTON POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD) - SF V. EPA SCOTUS AMICUS BRIEF (SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES) - UINTA BASIN RAILWAY SCOTUS (SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES) - SAN PEDRO ADWR MANDATORY DUTY (SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA (MARICOPA COUNTY)) - MARIN AUDUBON REHEARING (U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT) - PACIFIC MONUMENT DEFENSE (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAI'I.) - AFA V. USDA INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA) - CHUCKWALLA DEF. INTERVENTION (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN) - EVERGLADES DETENTION CENTER (U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA) FORM 990, PART III, CONTINUED. 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 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A FULL COPY OF FORM 990 IS POSTED ON A SECURE WEB PORTAL ACCESSIBLE BY THE TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. THE TRUSTEES ARE NOTIFIED OF THE FORM 990 POSTING AND ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON IT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE BY TRUSTEES AND SENIOR STAFF OF ENTITIES IN WHICH THEY HAVE PERSONAL, FINANCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS. THE RESULTS OF THOSE DISCLOSURES ARE COMPILED INTO A SCREENING LIST OF ENTITIES USED BY THE BOARD CHAIR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL WHEN REVIEWING POTENTIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH EARTHJUSTICE AND OUTSIDE ENTITIES. THE SCREENING LIST IS USED AS A CONFLICT CHECK TO ASSURE THAT INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKERS RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONS AFFECTING THE ENTITIES IN WHICH THEY HAVE INTERESTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMPENSATION IS COMPETITIVE AND EQUITABLE AND THAT WE THOUGHTFULLY STEWARD THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF EARTHJUSTICE, WE HAVE A COMPENSATION DIRECTOR WHO IS FULLY DEDICATED TO THIS FUNCTION. WE OBTAIN MARKET DATA FROM A COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM FOR ALL STAFF SALARIES INCLUDING OUR CEO'S SALARY. THE CEO SALARY RECOMMENDATION AND MARKET DATA IS PASSED ALONG TO OUR BOARDS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS THE DATA AND MAKES A FINAL DECISION BASED ON THE SALARY RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED BY OUR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE FULL BOARD VOTES ON THE CEO SALARY APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, WE CONDUCT AN EQUITY REVIEW FOR ALL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PAY ACT AND THAT WE ARE COMPENSATING ALL STAFF EQUITABLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE GOVERNING/ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY EMAIL REQUEST: INFO@EARTHJUSTICE.ORG. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST GIFT AGREEMENTS 1,056,709. 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