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In the News: Chicago Tribune August 7, 2026

Federal court upholds Oak Park ordinance requiring new buildings be all-electric

Tim Oberleiton, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “When you see a municipality under attack from industry using a very faulty reading of an arcane statue, it seems a little lopsided, so we decided to lend support and work with partners as well as in the area to represent the village of…
Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

Mapping Soot and Smog Pollution in the United States

How is the air where you live?
Soot air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

What’s the state of soot pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of soot pollution in the air. Soot causes death and serious health harms.
Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

What’s the state of smog pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.
Press Release August 4, 2026

Groups Challenge EPA’s Hazardous Waste Combustors Rule

EPA’s standards for hazardous waste burning facilities are too weak to reduce toxic pollution, leaving nearby communities exposed to health risks
A father cooks with his family on an induction stove. The building electrification movement has been gaining steam as a major climate and clean air solution. (Halfpoint Images / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 3, 2026

Federal Court Upholds Village of Oak Park’s All-Electric New Construction Ordinance

Federal judge rules Oak Park ordinance requiring new buildings to be all-electric is not preempted by federal law
document August 3, 2026

Petitions for Hazardous Waste Combustors Rule

Earthjustice, on behalf of several community, health and conservation groups filed a petition for review, a petition for reconsideration, and a petition for mandamus in response to the Trump administration’s…
In the News: San Francisco Chronicle July 21, 2026

Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “With all the pollution control technologies that already exist, as well as the ingenuity of American industry, there are plenty of ways to continue making progress and improving people’s lives.”
In the News: San Francisco Chronicle July 21, 2026

Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “With all the pollution control technologies that already exist, as well as the ingenuity of American industry, there are plenty of ways to continue making progress and improving people’s lives.”
Press Release: Victory July 20, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

Ruling sets February 2027 deadline for EPA to identify areas out of compliance with strengthened 2024 PM2.5 standard
document July 17, 2026

Ruling: Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday, July 17, 2026 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must follow the law and implement the strengthened…
Jude Addo-Chidie, a Ph.D. student in agronomy at Purdue University, takes a soil sample from a corn field, July 12, 2023, at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been removing important climate-related data from its websites that farmers rely on to adapt to extreme weather. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Vigorously Opposes Proposal to Politicize Federal Funding

OMB’s proposal would centralize control over federal grant decisions under political appointees
document July 13, 2026

Comments directed to EPA, NOAA, DOE on OMB funding proposal

Environmental groups filed comments to EPA, NOAA, and DOE strongly opposing a Trump administration proposal that would give the president’s political appointees veto power over federal financial assistance programs.
document July 8, 2026

Comments to EPA on Accidental Release Prevention Requirements

On the proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0313), calling on EPA to follow the law and protect communities from toxic chemical releases and disasters.
Press Release June 30, 2026

Health and Green Groups Tell EPA: Don’t Let Data Centers and Other Major Polluters Build Before Getting Permits

EPA's proposal would let major polluters build before first acquiring the proper permits
document June 29, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule: Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program

A coalition of health and environmental organizations submitted comments — in addition to tens of thousands of individual public comments — urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its…
document June 26, 2026

Opinion: Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency strengthened in…
Soot pollution from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial operations is a major killer. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory June 26, 2026

Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard  

Trump administration’s unprecedented attempt to abandon stronger public health safeguard is rejected