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North Antelope Mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. (Ecoflight)
Press Release October 8, 2025

Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana’s Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing

Resolution will upend the public lands management system as we know it

Press Release October 8, 2025

Karankawa and Friends Celebrate Rediscovery of Indigenous Village and Seek Official Protection from the State of Texas

A local scientist and historian alerted the state to what they found at the site along the Corpus Christi Gulf Coast

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)
Press Release: Victory October 7, 2025

California Passes Law To Help Modernize Manufacturing in a Win for Jobs and Clean Air

AB 1280 establishes funding mechanism for companies to replace dirty industrial equipment with zero-emissions technologies

Press Release: Victory October 3, 2025

EPA Reverses Course on Toxic Emissions from Steel Industry Coke Ovens

The agency will now uphold the 2024 air standards, which set caps on emissions from these facilities

A CAFO and waste retention pond overgrown with algae in Warsaw, North Carolina. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
Press Release October 3, 2025

Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Allowing Trump EPA To Suppress Information About Animal Factory Air Pollution

Trump administration shields polluters as animal factories emissions kill more people than coal plants

Manifestantes sostienen carteles mientras protestan contra la construcción de un centro de detención de inmigrantes en los Everglades, cerca de Ochopee, Florida, el 28 de junio de 2025. Debido a que se están utilizando fondos de FEMA para el centro de detención de Everglades, la ley exige que se realice una evaluación ambiental federal para proteger la fauna silvestre en peligro de extinción. (Giorgio Viera / AFP vía Getty Images)
Press Release October 2, 2025

Florida Recibe Fondos Federales para Centro de Detención de Everglades, Objeto de una Demanda

Debido a que se están utilizando fondos de FEMA para el centro de detención de Everglades, la ley exige que se realice una evaluación ambiental federal para proteger la fauna silvestre en peligro de extinción

Ley de Entregas Limpias de Nueva York | Manifestación con la Coalición ElectrifyNY el 1 de octubre de 2025. (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release October 1, 2025

Legisladores y Defensores de Nueva York Exigen Acción Estatal contra la Contaminación de Grandes Centros de Comercio Electrónico

Ante la debilitación de protecciones federales a la calidad del aire, Nyeva York debe tomar medidas para combatir la contaminación de los camiones diésel y proteger la salud pública con la Ley de Entregas Limpias

NY Clean Deliveries Act rally with ElectrifyNY Coalition on October 1, 2025. (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release October 1, 2025

NY Lawmakers and Advocates Call for State Action on E-commerce Mega-warehouse Pollution

As the federal government guts air quality protections, NY must step up to tackle pollution from diesel trucks and protect public health by passing the Clean Deliveries Act

Press Release September 30, 2025

Environmental Advocates Call on DEP to Reject Homer City Gas Plant for AI Data Center, Uphold Duty to Protect Pennsylvanians

Groups urge DEP to address pressing concerns on application to build the largest gas plant in the country to power data centers

La Ley de Control de Sustancias Tóxicas, principal ley de seguridad química del país, exige que EPA evalúe las sustancias químicas utilizadas en productos cotidianos, desde juguetes infantiles hasta removedores de pintura. (Lisa Anna / Unsplash)
Press Release September 30, 2025

Plan de la EPA de Trump Minimiza los Peligros de las Sustancias Químicas Tóxicas en Productos de Uso Cotidiano

Las propuestas de cambio debilitan el proceso de evaluación de sustancias químicas tóxicas por parte de la agencia

Kids take a break in a swimming pool in the shadow of the James H. Miller, Jr., coal-fired power plant in Adamsville, Ala. The Trump administration has exempted the plant from pollution limits set in the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release September 29, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Coal Industry Giveaways

Americans will foot the bill for dirty fossil fuel power

Press Release September 29, 2025

Groups Challenge Montana’s Second Rubberstamp of Methane Gas Plant Near Laurel

The Department of Environmental Quality failed to adequately evaluate climate impacts for a second time, despite an order from the Montana Supreme Court

The Toxic Substances Control Act, the nation's main chemical safety law, requires EPA to evaluate chemicals used in everyday products — from children’s toys to paint strippers. (Lisa Anna / Unsplash)
Press Release September 23, 2025

Trump’s EPA Plan Would Downplay the Dangers of Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

The proposed changes weaken how the agency reviews toxic chemicals

Old-growth trees on Kosciusko Island, Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales, Alaska. The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 23, 2025

Proposal to Scrap Roadless Rule Draws Public Outcry

At least half a million say ‘No’ in initial round of public comment

Press Release September 19, 2025

Corte de Apelaciones del Distrito de Columbia Falla a Favor de la Inacción de FERC Sobre la Propuesta de Gasoducto en Puerto Rico

La decisión de la corte añadió que FERC justificó su decisión de no imponer la sanción de inmediato con razones de “prudencia” para “estabilizar la red eléctrica de Puerto Rico en preparación para la temporada de huracanes de 2023”.

Press Release September 19, 2025

D.C. Circuit Rules in Favor of FERC’s Inaction on Puerto Rico’s Pipeline Proposal

The Court’s decision added that FERC provided “prudential” reasons for forgoing immediate enforcement to “stabilize Puerto Rico’s electrical grid in preparation for the 2023 hurricane season.”

Press Release September 19, 2025

Air Quality Control Commission Establishes Health-Protective Standards for Toxic Pollutants

Rulemaking a critical step toward reining in toxic pollution in Colorado

Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 19, 2025

Michigan Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Line 5 Oil Tunnel

Court will hear arguments by Michigan Tribes and environmental advocates