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Press Release October 21, 2026

Community Advocates Plan to Sue Data Center Company Over Illegal Air Pollution in New Jersey

Notice of intent to sue outlines Clean Air Act violations at DataOne facility
document October 21, 2026

Sustain SJ Notice of Intent to Sue DataOne for Clean Air Act Violations

Sustain SJ, represented by Earthjustice, sent DataOne Vineland LLC, DataOne USA LLC, Nebius Inc., and Northeast Precast LLC, along with state, regional and federal agencies, a notice of its intent…
From the Experts October 21, 2026

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attempt to Secure a Constitutional Right to Pollute in Colorado

Industry wants to limit the government’s ability to regulate corporate polluters and protect communities
Press Release October 21, 2026

Colorado’s Amendment 82 Would Hand the Fossil Fuel Industry a Constitutional Right to Pollute

Ballot initiative threatens to undo years of hard-fought progress on pollution, raise utility rates
document October 21, 2026

A Guide to Protecting Your Community from Industrial Wood Pellet Plants

Industrial wood pellet manufacturers turn wood into pellets (often referred to as biomass), which are shipped overseas and burned for energy. This guidebook was created to help give Pacific Northwest…
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 October 20, 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.
From the Experts October 15, 2026

More Than 71 Million People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air as EPA Delays Soot Protections

The latest air-quality data shows soot pollution exceeds the strengthened national standard across several states and counties
Labor union and environmental justice advocates, alongside city and state lawmakers, urge for the passage of protections for both workers and neighbors of last-mile mega-warehouses. Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY on October 13, 2026.

[Photo Credit: Carey Wagner for Earthjustice]
Press Release October 13, 2026

A Safe and Healthy New York Starts With Protecting Last-Mile Delivery Workers

Mega-warehouses can be better employers and neighbors with the Delivery Protection Act, the Clean Deliveries Act, and Intro 53
From the Experts October 8, 2026

Prop 45 Would Pollute California’s Air and Water. Voters Should Reject It.

California’s landmark environmental law gives people a voice in projects that can impact public health and natural resources. A corporate-funded ballot measure would limit public oversight for many of these…
177 GW of gas for AI, enough to power 65% of all U.S. homes. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/data-center-byop-energy-report#map-ai-gas">View the interactive map.</a> (Source: Better Data Center Project, Global Energy Monitor)
From the Experts October 8, 2026

The AI Gas Rush: How “Bring Your Own Power” Evades Regulation and Drives Deadly Pollution

A new report examines the risks and consequences of “Bring Your Own Power” for AI data centers.
From the Experts October 2, 2026

Monitoreo del Aire Revela Altos Niveles de una Sustancia Carcinógena en Salinas, Puerto Rico

Los hallazgos preliminares indican que los riesgos de la sustancia química persisten en las comunidades locales.
Road view of Tarague Beach and Tarague Beach detonation range on Andersen Air Force Base on Guam. (Manny Crisostomo for Earthjustice)
Update October 2, 2026

What to Know About Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guåhan

This Supreme Court case is about whether the U.S. military can move forward with dangerous activities without following the federal law requiring an environmental review.
A father cooks with his family on an induction stove. The building electrification movement has been gaining steam as a major climate and clean air solution. (Halfpoint Images / Getty Images)
From the Experts: Victory October 2, 2026

Go Zero and Go Home

Tantrums from the merchants of combustion won’t stop the shift to heat pumps and inductions stoves in the nation’s smog capitol.
From the Experts October 2, 2026

Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico

Preliminary results show that the chemical's risks still persist in local communities.
Press Release October 1, 2026

New Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico

Findings come as EPA and Steri-Tech reached a proposed agreement to address Clean Air Act violations, but local communities will remain vulnerable
Press Release October 1, 2026

California Bill Exempting Metal Shredders From Hazardous Waste Protections Becomes Law, State Must Act to Protect Frontline Communities

Communities call on state agency to protect them from toxic metal shredder waste after lawmakers provide industry with legal loophole
An inversion layer traps a low level of smog and particulates above Oakland, California on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Paul Chinn / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2026

Mandatory Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California To Become Law

Governor Newsom signs into law AB 40, the Community First Coal Review Act
A family cooks on an induction stove. (Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2026

California Passes the Home Energy Choice Act

AB 2313 gives Californians the option to install non-polluting appliances with the help of funds that would otherwise have been used to replace the old gas line to their home