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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.
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 August 18, 2025

Groups Ask Court to Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution

EPA has no valid reason to issue a rule without soliciting public comment first
A Circle Line ferry sails past the Williamsburg Bridge as the Manhattan skyline is shrouded in smoke from Canada wildfires on June 6, 2023 in New York City. New York City is bathed in a blanket of unhealthy air as smoke from Canadian wildfires seeps across much of the eastern U.S. and Great Lakes areas. (NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx via AP)
Press Release August 5, 2025

Bad Air Quality Alert Issued in NY due to Wildfires Caused by Climate Change

New York Senators passed legislation to aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the Assembly rejected action
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 June 26, 2025

Mapping Soot and Smog Pollution in the United States

How is the air where you live?
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 June 26, 2025

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.
document May 13, 2025

Opposition Letter to Rescinding Inflation Reduction Act Funds for Environmental Justice Programs

A coalition of environmental civil rights, and justice organizations sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing the rescission of funding for life-saving programs investing in air…
document March 26, 2025

Coalition Letter to Oppose SB 34

A coalition of organizations across California are opposing SB 34, a state bill that would tie the hands of local air regulators in Southern California from addressing some of the…
A sea of trucks haul shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. 
(Getty Images)
Press Release March 25, 2025

New Legislation from Assemblymember Robert Garcia Tackles California’s Growing Pollution Hotspots

Bill affirms the California Air Resources Board’s authority to regulate pollution magnets
Press Release January 22, 2025

Groups File Lawsuit Against NYS-DEC and Caithness Gas Plant for CLCPA Violations

NYS-DEC approved polluting gas plant permit renewal without complying with NY’s nation-leading climate law; toxic air pollution remains in the area with lowest life expectancy rate on Long Island
Children play at Arvin's “Garden in the Sun” playground. There are several oil wells near the park. (Tara Pixley for Earthjustice)
From the Experts December 19, 2024

California’s Roadmap to Protect Communities and Public Health from Oil and Gas Drilling

A public health expert panel report gives Californians a critical new tool in the years-long fight for setbacks from oil and gas drilling.
A container ship docked at the Port of Oakland in California. (Cavan Images / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory October 29, 2024

Three Billion in IRA Climate Funds Awarded to Electrify Ports Around the U.S.

Billions for the largest and most polluting ports in the nation will electrify operations, grow jobs, save lives
Press Release October 17, 2024

Polis Administration Gives Oil and Gas Industry Roadmap for Expanding Neighborhood Drilling in Disproportionately Impacted Communities

State oil and gas agency adopts rules that undercut 2024 legislation to better protect disproportionately impacted communities and address cumulative impacts
An aerial shot of a shipping yard at the Port of Long Beach, California. (halbergman / Getty Images)
From the Experts September 24, 2024

No More Delays: Clean Up SoCal Port Pollution

It’s time for SoCal’s air regulators to build the political will and shape an Indirect Source Rule to shift port operations to zero emissions
Press Release September 10, 2024

Environmentalists Seek Legal Intervention to Defend Denver’s Strong Energy Codes

Codes could reduce building sector emissions that contribute to poor air quality and climate change
document August 19, 2024

Valero: Title V Permit Petition

Petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to object to Title V permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for Valero Houston refinery.
The downtown Los Angeles skyline bathed in smog. (Daniel Stein / Getty Images)
Press Release August 13, 2024

California’s Updates to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Acknowledge the Need For Change But Fail to Deliver for Clean Air

Proposed revisions acknowledge fundamental flaws but double down on combustion technology, marking a lost opportunity to safeguard California’s zero-emissions future against external threats