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When companies burn coal in the U.S., significant amounts of mercury spew into our air. Now, that mercury is controlled, thanks to a federal rule that Earthjustice and our clients fought for, defended, and successfully expanded.

The incoming Trump administration has threatened to cancel the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) groundbreaking plans to electrify its mail truck fleet. Here’s why it can’t do that.

An executive order would be unlawful move that hurts American workers and dirties our air

The rule doesn’t reduce taconite facilities’ dangerous mercury emissions enough

Three Americans living near power plants share how they will be harmed by the gutting of the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards.

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “This program is funneling billions of dollars to polluting biofuels that drive deforestation and food insecurity when those dollars could be spent on accelerating deployment of electric vehicles that will improve our air.”

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice: “With a Trump administration, it’s significantly more likely than in prior transitions that they will simply change their litigation position.”

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: “This long-overdue action is a game changer in the fight against lead exposure, a silent threat that endangers lives at even the smallest trace.”

The rule would reduce taconite, or iron ore, mercury emissions from processing plants

Earthjustice successfully blocked much damage, and we’ve seen progress toward repair under the Biden administration. But we will never recover some of what was lost.

Final rule limits Trump-era deregulation of toxic pollution

Do you have questions on how to create your environmental legacy? We have answers.

Resources for financial advisors, attorneys, and estate planners to help your clients realize their philanthropic objectives.

About the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit challenging the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Reducing mercury and air toxins emissions has saved more than 11,000 lives and a stronger standard could prevent even more deaths

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Katrina Tomas, Attorney, California Office, Earthjustice: “This is dirty hydrogen, delivered by dirty trucks, for potentially dirty uses. If the port wants to build this project, it must do a better job explaining how it will clean up all of this pollution.”

Shorebird populations, which rely on crab eggs for food, remain vulnerable