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In the News: Los Angeles Times September 30, 2026

Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal would be far bigger and dirtier than promised, report says

Colin O'Brien, Attorney, California Regional Office: “It appears the developers want to build something much bigger and more polluting than anything they previously revealed, either in court or to the West Oakland community. Any plan to put coal in our communities must be fully vetted and subject to robust requirements…
Elevated view of freight cars with coal in Nebraska, North Platte. (Joseph Sohm-Visions of America / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California

AB 40 awaits Governor Newsom’s signature in order to become law
Cargo coal transportation at a port in Newport News, Virginia. (Alex Potemkin / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 20, 2026

AB 40: Protecting Californians from Trump’s Plan to Boost Dirty Coal

Earthjustice is co-sponsoring the Community First Coal Review Act to ensure environmental and community protection from coal in California
document August 19, 2026

AB 40: Fact v. Myth

AB 40 is needed to ensure that enormous bulk coal facilities fully disclose impacts and develop mitigation measures before they are granted lead agency or air district approval.
document August 17, 2026

Opposition to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

Earthjustice recommends that the California Legislature rejects the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit, which is a giveaway to refineries and airlines. California’s dollars are better spent on zero-emission vehicle infrastructure,…
In the News: Politico August 12, 2026

California’s first carbon vault opens. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?

Michelle Ghafar, Attorney, California Regional Office: “If something does go wrong, there are a lot of really important questions about who would actually address those concerns and impacts. And we have a history of oil companies not taking responsibility for cleaning up their messes.”
Windy, dusty day in Mojave National Preserve, California. (Christian Collins / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release August 10, 2026

Court Blocks Harmful Mining Development in Mojave National Preserve

Emergency order granted to prevent further damage to national park
document August 10, 2026

NPCA v DOI Preliminary Injunction Colosseum Mine Granted

National Parks Conservation Association granted declaratory and injunctive relief against Department of Interior in Mojave National Preserve Colosseum Mine challenge.
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

EPA Debe Reevaluar Requisitos de Calidad del Aire en el Valle de San Joaquín de California

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental no logró responsabilizar al estado a que protegiera la salud pública ante la contaminación del aire
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

EPA Must Re-Evaluate Clean Air Requirements in California’s San Joaquin Valley

The Environmental Protection Agency failed to hold the state accountable to protect public health from polluted air
document August 5, 2026

Committee for a Better Arvin v EPA Opinion

The panel remanded without vacatur in a case challenging a final rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency concerning air quality in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
(Scott Womack for Earthjustice)
Press Release July 28, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert

California’s Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife
document July 28, 2026

Cadiz Pipeline BLM Lawsuit

This case challenges a renewed decision by defendants U.S. Bureau of Land Management to issue a right-of-way to convey water through a mothballed oil and gas pipeline that crosses Mojave…
In the News: SFGate July 16, 2026

Locals sue California county over controversial carbon project

Michelle Ghafar, Attorney, California Regional Office: “When you have high-pressure injection over the course of 30 years, in a part of California that has 8,000 pinholes coming out of the ground, and where there are a lot of earthquakes already, that risks wells leaking or collapsing.”
In the News: Courthouse News Service July 2, 2026

Environmentalists sue to block massive rail yard in California desert

Yasmine Agelidis, Supervising Senior Attorney, California Office: “This massive rail facility will spew diesel fumes from the San Pedro Bay Ports to the High Desert of Barstow 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, adding to the dirty air that communities have been forced to breathe for decades.”
document July 2, 2026

Rinnai America South Coast Decision

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…
In the News: National Parks Traveler June 23, 2026

Parks Group Files Motion To Halt Mining Within Mojave National Preserve

Katrina Tomas, Senior Attorney, California Office: “Bulldozing, road construction, and mining within the Mojave National Preserve will irreversibly harm the desert landscape in one of our most treasured public places.”
Windy, dusty day in Mojave National Preserve, California. (Christian Collins / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release June 23, 2026

Parks Group Seeks Emergency Court Action to Protect Mojave National Preserve

Preliminary injunction motion filed to prevent further damage to national park