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document July 2, 2026

Rinnai America South Coast Decision 07-02-2026

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California July 2, 2026 affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment to South Coast Air Quality Management…
Trains pass through the heart of downtown Barstow, California. (Matt Gush / Getty Images)
Press Release July 2, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Nation’s Largest Rail Facility in California

Five thousand-acre project would destroy desert lands, add pollution to Barstow, Los Angeles region
document July 2, 2026

Sierra Club, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Center for Biological Diversity v. City of Barstow

Sierra Club, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Center for Biological Diversity challenge the City of Barstow's approval of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Barstow…
Press Release June 30, 2026

Health and Green Groups Tell EPA: Don’t Let Data Centers and Other Major Polluters Build Before Getting Permits

EPA's proposal would let major polluters build before first acquiring the proper permits
Clean and electric trucks sit on display at an event on new national clean air standards for heavy-duty trucks near the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
From the Experts June 30, 2026

California Leaders Listen to Community Demanding Action to Clean up Deadly Diesel Pollution

California includes $135.5 million investment in state’s program to electrify trucks.
document June 29, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule: Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program

A coalition of health and environmental organizations submitted comments — in addition to tens of thousands of individual public comments — urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its…
document June 26, 2026

Opinion: Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency strengthened in…
Soot pollution from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial operations is a major killer.
(Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory June 26, 2026

Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard  

Trump administration’s unprecedented attempt to abandon stronger public health safeguard is rejected 
Flare up at fracking well.
(wcn247 / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release June 24, 2026

Environmental Groups Blast BLM Methane Gas Waste Proposal

BLM proposal is bad for climate, nearby communities, and U.S. taxpayers
document June 23, 2026

California Home Energy Choice Act: Californians Support Upgrading to Electric Appliances

Polls show that commanding majorities of voters support legislation that would offer California homeowners the opportunity to upgrade their home appliances to electric when their utility company is scheduled to…
Rev. Robert Tipton Jr., the branch president of the DeSoto County NAACP, is opposed to the methane gas turbines operating in his Southaven, Mississippi community to power a nearby xAI data center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article June 23, 2026

The Battle to Stop the AI Industry’s Illegal Pollution

Across the U.S., Earthjustice is challenging plans to power data centers in ways that threaten communities.
document June 22, 2026

Letter of Support: California Home Energy Choice Act

Letter to the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, & Communications from health organizations in support of AB 2313.
Dozens of unpermitted gas turbines, the target of a citizen suit filed by the NAACP, operate in Mississippi to power xAI's nearby Memphis data center. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article June 16, 2026

Why Trump Is Going After Your Right to Take Polluters to Court (and How We’re Fighting Back)

Citizens suits are powerful tools to enforce the law, which is why the Trump administration is attacking them.
Shipping containers on trailers lined up on a West Oakland street. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 15, 2026

Groups Support CA Bill Requiring Full Environmental Review Of Large-Scale Coal Terminal

The Community First Coal Review Act would prevent approval for any new major coal terminals based on outdated information
Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes: “New York State must step up and defend the right of New Yorkers to breathe clean air.” (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 4, 2026

ElectrifyNY Coalition: NYS Budget Raises Need for Clean Air Protections

The Clean Deliveries Act S.1180C/ A.3575C is a business-friendly, flexible program that reduces toxic air pollution and protects New York families
document June 4, 2026

Clean Deliveries Act: Fact Checking Industry Fearmongering

What is the Clean Deliveries Act? E-commerce giants are choking New York neighborhoods with truck traffic and pollution. These mega-warehouses operate 24/7, with thousands of diesel trucks pumping toxic emissions…
document June 3, 2026

Colorado Warehouse Explainer

The Warehouse Colorado Dashboard is a tool developed to help visualize and quantify the footprint and environmental impacts of warehouses in Colorado.