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Map of smog air pollution by county in 2022. (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature November 29, 2023

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.

Map of soot air pollution by county in 2022. (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature November 29, 2023

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.

A worker in a steel mill checking the flow of molten steel before the casting process in Southern California.  (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
From the Experts April 11, 2024

From Ice Cream to Glass to Steel, California Needs to Think Big on Industrial Electrification

It’s time for the largest manufacturing hub in the country to develop a blueprint for zero emissions. Legislation like AB 2083 can get us there.

Deadly fine particulate matter pollution, also known as soot, comes from tailpipes, smokestacks and industrial power plants. Breathing soot can cause premature death, heart disease, and lung damage. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release March 28, 2024

Communities Fight Back Against Industry Attacks on New Air Quality Standards

EPA’s updated soot standards under threat from legal challenges, potentially undermining air quality improvements for years to come

feature August 4, 2021

Maps: Organophosphate Pesticides in the U.S.

Visualizing the widespread extent of agricultural pesticide usage for 14 of the most harmful organophosphate pesticides.

Residents observe the fire consuming the TPC Group plant on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, in Port Neches, Texas. Two massive explosions 13 hours apart tore through the chemical plant and one left several workers injured. (Marie D. De Jesús / Houston Chronicle via AP)
Press Release: Victory March 1, 2024

EPA Strengthens Chemical Disaster Safeguards

Nearly 180 million people live in the worst-case scenario zones for a chemical disaster

More than half of all apples in the U.S. were sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a pesticide considered too toxic for residential use. (Lance Cheung / USDA)
Press Release December 19, 2023

Chlorpyrifos, Previously Banned Neurotoxic Pesticide, Again Allowed on Our Food, Despite Known Harms

Gharda and industrial agriculture will be allowed to sell and use chlorpyrifos for the 2024 growing season

Press Release April 20, 2021

La Condena Por El Asesinato De George Floyd Es Importante, Pero Se Necesita Una Reforma Urgente

La comunidad afroamericana ha experimentado el racismo sistémico y violencia policial durante mucho tiempo

Thousands of Portland residents march for justice, Jun. 4, 2020.
(Matthew Roth / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release April 20, 2021

The Conviction in the Killing of George Floyd Is Significant but Reform Urgently Needed 

Black people have long suffered systemic racism and police violence

Protests have continued in the streets of Minneapolis, Minn., in the days after the killing of George Floyd.
(Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Press Release May 29, 2020

Earthjustice Statement on Unconscionable Extrajudicial Killing of George Floyd

“We condemn this act of violence, and, alongside our friends, allies, and partners committed to racial justice, call for full accountability from law enforcement and a robust commitment to addressing institutional racism and anti-blackness throughout this nation.”

En esta pancarta se lee la consigna “Libertad o justicia hasta que no pueda respirar”. Las protestas continúan en las calles de Minneapolis, MN, en los días posteriores a la muerte de George Floyd.
(Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Press Release May 29, 2020

Declaración Oficial De Earthjustice Frente al Asesinato Inconcebible de George Floyd

Condenamos este acto de violencia y, junto con nuestros amigos, aliados y socios comprometidos con la justicia racial, exigimos una plena rendición de cuentas por parte de las fuerzas del orden público y un compromiso firme para abordar el racismo institucional y sentimiento anti-afroamericano que existe alrededor de este país

Press Release December 19, 2023

Clorpirifos, Pesticida Neurotóxico Previamente Prohibido, Nuevamente Permitido en Nuestros Alimentos

Se permitirá a Gharda y a la agricultura industrial vender y utilizar clorpirifos para la temporada de cultivo de 2024

feature August 4, 2021

Chlorpyrifos-methyl in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Chlorpyrifos-methyl is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.

feature August 4, 2021

Chlorethoxyfos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Chlorethoxyfos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.

feature August 4, 2021

Dicrotophos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Dicrotophos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.

feature August 4, 2021

Tribufos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Tribufos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.

feature August 4, 2021

Coumaphos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Coumaphos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.

feature August 4, 2021

Ethoprophos in the United States: Harmful Health Effects and Widespread Use

Ethoprophos is one of the most dangerous, widely used organophosphate pesticides that still remain in use in the United States.