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Press Release March 16, 2026

EPA Yields to Industry in Air Pollution Rule for Chemical Manufacturing Plants

The final rule leaves communities around these facilities vulnerable to dangerous, cancer-causing air pollutants

Vectren’s proposed 850 MW gas plant was planned to be built on the site of its existing AB Brown coal-fired power plant located in Posey County near Evansville, Indiana. (Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Groups Challenge Illegal Order Halting the Retirement of Indiana Power Plants

Forcing the polluting coal power plants to remain open is unnecessary and threatens to increase electricity bills and pollution

"We have been told by the Trump administration that clean air is a priority for all Americans," said Jennifer Hadayia, Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, an ECJP grant recipient. "The illegal cancellation of these clean air grants will do the exact opposite." (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Nonprofits, Tribes, and Local Governments Appeal to Restore EPA Grant Program

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

A Rice’s whale — one of the world’s rarest whales — observed in the western Gulf of Mexico in 2024. The species is the only large whale species that lives year-round in North American waters. (Paul Nagelkirk / NOAA Fisheries - NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit #21938)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Trump Administration Trying to Strip Protections From Gulf Marine Life

Move would threaten rare whales, fish, rays, sea turtles, and corals

Press Release March 16, 2026

Trump Administration Approves BP’s First New Gulf Oilfield Since Deepwater Horizon

Ultra-deepwater drilling project in greater depths than BP’s 2010 disaster, the worst oil spill in U.S. history

Press Release March 13, 2026

EPA Cede ante Empresas Contaminadoras y Abandona su Deber de Proteger al Público de las Emisiones de Óxido de Etileno de los Esterilizadores

Más de 14 millones de personas en EE. UU., incluyendo Puerto Rico, viven cerca de instalaciones de esterilización que emiten uno de los contaminantes atmosféricos más tóxicos y regulados por la EPA

Press Release March 13, 2026

EPA Bows to Corporate Polluters, Abandons Duty to Protect Public from Sterilizers’ Ethylene Oxide Emissions

More than 14 million people in the US live near sterilizer facilities that emit one of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the agency

Press Release March 12, 2026

Billion-Dollar Math Error Blows Up Green Administration’s Fossil Gas Import Plan

Earthjustice responds to the fatal math mistake in the HI State Energy Office’s cost calculations

Press Release March 11, 2026

Groups Challenge Montana PSC Order That Shields Data Center Plans from Public View

Public has right to know NorthWestern’s data center plans under state constitution

Tanques de almacenamiento de petróleo en el puerto de Long Beach. (John Gannon para Earthjustice)
Press Release March 11, 2026

Corte Ordena a la Ciudad de Long Beach Suspender el Proyecto de Expansión de un Tanque de Almacenamiento de Petróleo

El análisis de impacto ambiental de la ciudad se consideró inadecuado, rechazó alternativas viables y ahora debe rehacerse

Press Release March 11, 2026

Aumentos Tarifarios de Energía en Puerto Rico Provocarán Fuga Masiva de Clientes

Organizaciones de la sociedad civil advirtieron que los aumentos provocarán que más clientes se desconecten del sistema generando pérdidas sustanciales en recaudos y agravando la crisis energética

Oil storage tanks at the Port of Long Beach. (John Gannon for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Court Orders City of Long Beach Pause Oil Storage Tank Expansion Project

City’s environmental impact analysis ruled inadequate, rejected feasible alternatives, and now must be redone

Oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. (Lucasz Z / Shutterstock)
Press Release March 11, 2026

Gulf and Environment Groups Respond To Public Waters Sell-off To Oil Industry; Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale

New oil-and-gas leases will lock in decades of pollution; won’t lower Americans’ energy bills

Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Illinois EPA Denies NRG’s Inadequate “Preliminary” Closure Proposal and Monitoring Plan for Toxic Coal Ash at Lincoln Stone Quarry

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE), Earthjustice, Prairie River Network, and Sierra Club celebrate the decision to ensure better monitoring and clean-up of coal ash at the highly-polluted quarry

Press Release March 10, 2026

NYS Budget Proposals Hold Climate Law Steady

As energy bills rise, New Yorkers need the Governor and Legislature to stay squarely focused on solutions to energy affordability

Una bola de fuego se eleva sobre el polígono de tiro Tarague del 36.º Cuerpo de Desactivación de Artefactos Explosivos , segundos después de la detonación de una bomba M117, como parte del entrenamiento de vuelo, en la Base Aérea Andersen de Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)
Press Release March 9, 2026

Corte Suprema Considerará Caso que Impugna Decisión Ilegal de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU. de Detonar Bombas en la Playa de Guam

Los argumentos orales se llevarán a cabo durante la sesión del otoño

A fireball rises above the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tarague range seconds after the detonation of an M117 bomb, as a part of the flight's training, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)
Press Release March 9, 2026

Supreme Court Will Consider Case Challenging U.S. Air Force’s Illegal Decision to Blow Up Bombs on the Beach in Guam

Oral arguments will take place during fall session

A view of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains located in Chuckwalla National Monument. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release March 5, 2026

Court Allows Organizations to Intervene In Lawsuit to Defend Chuckwalla National Monument

Conservation, education, veteran, and recreation groups fight to protect critical Southern California public lands in Chuckwalla National Monument