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Members of the SoCal Clean Manufacturing Coalition in front of industrial heat pumps at UCI Health – Irvine during a recent tour of the hospital. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)

From the Experts May 5, 2026

How Two Southern California Campuses Have Started the Second Industrial Revolution

Fossil fuels power industrial heating. California can transition to more efficient and cleaner equipment.

Smog covers the city of Los Angeles.
(Photo courtesy of Ben Amstutz)

Press Release: Victory July 21, 2025

Court Upholds Landmark Rule to Advance Zero-Emissions Water Heaters & Boilers

Southern California standard is nation’s first to advance zero-emissions industrial boilers, cutting smog-forming pollution by a staggering 5.6 tons per day

document February 12, 2025

Brief in Motion to Intervene to Defend Southern California’s Landmark Rule to Advance Zero-Emissions Water Heaters & Boilers

People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, Sierra Club, and Industrious Labs move to intervene as defendants in Rinnai America Corp., et al., v. South Coast Air Quality Management District

A lithium bromide absorption heat pump, used to recover waste heat to produce hot water or steam for heating and industrial processes. (imantsu / Getty Images)

Press Release February 12, 2025

Environmental & Community Groups Defend Landmark Rule to Advance Zero-Emissions Water Heaters & Boilers

Gas industry lawsuit seeks to intimidate Southern California’s air regulator from pursuing vital rules to replace gas-powered equipment with zero-emissions technology

The downtown Los Angeles skyline bathed in smog. (Daniel Stein / Getty Images)

Press Release: Victory June 7, 2024

Southern California Passes Landmark Rule to Electrify Water Heaters & Boilers

Southern California is set to replace over a million pieces of gas-powered equipment with zero-emissions technology and cut smog-harming NOx pollution by 5.6 tons per day

From the Experts May 7, 2024

Southern California Can Boil Water Without Boiling the Planet

Efficient, modern, and clean. Heat pumps are heading for the industrial and commercial sectors in the nation’s manufacturing hub.

The United States Postal Service Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, shown in this concept image, can be built with either a gasoline or electric drivetrain. (USPS)

Article December 19, 2025

Electric Postal Service Vehicles Deliver Holiday Cheer and Clean Air

EVs are now operating from 65 post offices across the U.S., followed by years of public pressure and Earthjustice litigation.

feature October 11, 2024

Specific Types of Hydrogen Hub Projects That Could Impact Your Community

Each Hydrogen Hub will include a wide range of projects. Potential harms and benefits from specific projects will vary significantly.

feature October 15, 2025

Right To Zero: Building a Zero-emissions Future

We’re creating a zero-emissions reality from coast to coast.

Industrial boilers are in-house power plants that burn conventional fuels like coal, biomass, and oil to provide heat to a facility.
(Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0)

Press Release August 1, 2016

Standards for Toxic Air Pollution From Industrial Boilers and Incinerators Ruled Unlawfully Weak

The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals finds EPA failed to protect public health from toxic air pollution that includes mercury and lead

Press Release May 24, 2011

NYS Supreme Court Grants Preliminary Injunction, Blocks Sale of Dirty Outdoor Wood Boilers

Dirty wood boilers spew pollution for decades

document February 17, 2011

Ellison Letter to EPA on Boilers

document February 3, 2011

Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL-MN) Boilers Op-Ed

Press Release May 18, 2011

State's Delay of Rules for Dirty Outdoor Wood Boilers Challenged by New York Groups

Continued sale of outdoor wood boilers endangers public health

Heat pumps can warm and cool our spaces, heat our water, and dry clothes. (Lily Padula for Earthjustice)

Press Release: Victory July 24, 2025

U.S. Court Allows New York State Building Electrification to Begin

Court upholds New York's all-electric new buildings law, which saves New Yorkers money and cuts climate pollution

document December 16, 2011

PSR No Boilers Rider Health Letter

Press Release October 10, 2013

Health and Environmental Groups Challenge EPA to Update Clean Air Standards for New Wood Boilers and Furnaces

Groups seek clean air solutions to protect health of communities and families from dangerous soot

document June 11, 2010

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