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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 
Flare up at fracking well.
(wcn247 / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release June 24, 2026

Environmental Groups Blast BLM Methane Gas Waste Proposal

BLM proposal is bad for climate, nearby communities, and U.S. taxpayers
document June 23, 2026

California Home Energy Choice Act: Californians Support Upgrading to Electric Appliances

Polls show that commanding majorities of voters support legislation that would offer California homeowners the opportunity to upgrade their home appliances to electric when their utility company is scheduled to…
Rev. Robert Tipton Jr., the branch president of the DeSoto County NAACP, is opposed to the methane gas turbines operating in his Southaven, Mississippi community to power a nearby xAI data center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article June 23, 2026

The Battle to Stop the AI Industry’s Illegal Pollution

Across the U.S., Earthjustice is challenging plans to power data centers in ways that threaten communities.
document June 22, 2026

Letter of Support: California Home Energy Choice Act

Letter to the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, & Communications from health organizations in support of AB 2313.
Dozens of unpermitted gas turbines, the target of a citizen suit filed by the NAACP, operate in Mississippi to power xAI's nearby Memphis data center. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article June 16, 2026

Why Trump Is Going After Your Right to Take Polluters to Court (and How We’re Fighting Back)

Citizens suits are powerful tools to enforce the law, which is why the Trump administration is attacking them.
Shipping containers on trailers lined up on a West Oakland street. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 15, 2026

Groups Support CA Bill Requiring Full Environmental Review Of Large-Scale Coal Terminal

The Community First Coal Review Act would prevent approval for any new major coal terminals based on outdated information
Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes: “New York State must step up and defend the right of New Yorkers to breathe clean air.” (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 4, 2026

ElectrifyNY Coalition: NYS Budget Raises Need for Clean Air Protections

The Clean Deliveries Act S.1180C/ A.3575C is a business-friendly, flexible program that reduces toxic air pollution and protects New York families
document June 4, 2026

Clean Deliveries Act: Fact Checking Industry Fearmongering

What is the Clean Deliveries Act? E-commerce giants are choking New York neighborhoods with truck traffic and pollution. These mega-warehouses operate 24/7, with thousands of diesel trucks pumping toxic emissions…
document June 3, 2026

Colorado Warehouse Explainer

The Warehouse Colorado Dashboard is a tool developed to help visualize and quantify the footprint and environmental impacts of warehouses in Colorado.
Earthjustice attorney Fernando Gaytan, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richarson, and Joe Sullivan of IBEW at a City of Long Beach conference unveiling its new EV garbage trucks in Long Beach, Calif. (Stella Kalinina for Earthjustice)
From the Experts May 27, 2026

In Long Beach, Trash Trucks Will Pick Up Garbage Without Polluting Our Air

The city’s first all-electric garbage trucks have hit the streets
Press Release May 22, 2026

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver

EPA blamed city’s air violations on Asia, Mexico in granting free pass to pollute
document May 22, 2026

Phoenix 179B Petition for Review

Conservation groups challenged the Trump administration's waiver of stronger air pollution controls for Phoenix, one of the nation's smoggiest cities.
Press Release May 18, 2026

Trump Administration’s EPA Rejects Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan

The agency decision disregards Hawaiian Electric's own promises to retire aging oil-burning plants
document May 15, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Repeal Public Health Regulations for Ethylene Oxide

In March, EPA announced a proposed rule to roll back public health regulations adopted in 2024 for commercial sterilizer facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment and spices.…
The 405 freeway on a smoggy California day. Heavy-duty trucks are the largest source of smog-forming NOx in California. (Andi Pantz / Getty Images)
Press Release May 14, 2026

EPA Delays Criteria Pollutant Standards for Certain Vehicles

The EPA is once again running afoul of its mission to protect human health and the environment