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A February 2026 deadline calls for EPA to address air pollution from soot, but it appears the agency has taken few steps, if any, to do so

In 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted a rule that would initiate a series of actions to reduce exposure to harmful levels of fine particulate matter. This paper assesses where EPA stands in the process of implementing that rule and shines a light on why it is so important to faithfully implement it, as Congress mandated EPA to do under the Clean Air Act.

Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Climate Solutions, and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) filed a new challenge to the Trump administration’s hold on $2.5 billion in federal funding through the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program.

Millions of Americans would breathe easier if Trump administration unlocks clean transportation funds

Groups ask FERC to better evaluate the air pollution impacts of the TX project

A coalition of Texan nonprofits and the City of Port Isabel sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approving the Rio Grande LNG terminal and Rio Bravo pipeline.

Clean Deliveries Act will build upon the program’s 22% reduction of toxic air pollution by tackling dirty diesel vehicles

The legislation would undo longstanding protections under the Clean Air Act, undermine children’s health, and institutionalize a dangerous precedent of executive overreach under the pretext of “national security.”

Unlawful delay ignores health risks, energy waste, widespread opposition

“Los costos del transporte ya están afectando a los hogares, y esta norma propuesta agrava la crisis de asequibilidad que enfrentan nuestras familias y comunidades”

“Transportation costs are already squeezing households, and this proposed rule worsens the affordability crisis facing our families and communities.”

Health, environment, and community groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency’s rushed and unlawful final rule to delay protections against methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

Abandoning soot standards would cause more asthma attacks, heart disease, and early death — especially in vulnerable communities

The Environmental Protection Agency’s court filing asks the U.S, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strike down the soot standard.

California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances

The costs of running the unnecessary coal power plant surpassed $80 million in September

All nations must tackle climate change or face legal consequences for causing harm to the environment.

Alternative would avoid costly, ineffective proposal to widen the highway