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Press Release July 22, 2026

Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA’s Rejection of Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan in Federal Court

Coalition asks court to overturn an illegal EPA rule that harms the state's iconic and unique park lands

In the News: San Francisco Chronicle July 21, 2026

Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “With all the pollution control technologies that already exist, as well as the ingenuity of American industry, there are plenty of ways to continue making progress and improving people’s lives.”

document July 20, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule to Extend the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels

In May 2026, the EPA proposed a plan to allow drinking water systems to delay compliance standards for PFOA and PFOS. Earthjustice and over 100 other signatories submitted comments in…

A fireball rises above the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tarague range seconds after the detonation of an M117 bomb, as a part of the flight's training, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)

Press Release July 20, 2026

Earthjustice and Prutehi Guåhan File Supreme Court Brief Defending Guam Community’s Right to Meaningful Environmental Review

Earthjustice filed its merits brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guåhan, a case about whether the U.S. military can destroy its…

Press Release: Victory July 20, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

Ruling sets February 2027 deadline for EPA to identify areas out of compliance with strengthened 2024 PM2.5 standard

In the News: Miami Herald July 17, 2026

As data center backlash grows in Florida, here’s why Miami projects are different

Christina Reichert, Attorney, Florida Office: “It’s really essential that the local governments have the information they need before they approve any of these projects.”

document July 17, 2026

Ruling: Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled on Friday, July 17, 2026 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must follow the law and implement the strengthened…

In the News: South Florida Sun Sentinel July 16, 2026

Project Tango denied: What’s next after Palm Beach County rejects data center plan

Christina Reichert, Attorney, Florida Office: “Across the country, huge, hyperscale AI data centers are devastating local communities and the environment.”

Whitney Gravelle, the President of the Bay Mills Indian Community, in St. Ignace, Michigan, at the 2025 "Pipe Out Paddle Up Family Picnic" to shut down the Line 5 pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)

Press Release July 15, 2026

Tribes React as Michigan Approves Line 5 Tunnel Permits

State regulators authorize Enbridge to build an oil tunnel below the Straits of Mackinac

Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Encouraged by Governor Hochul’s Executive Order on Data Centers

Executive order will protect New Yorkers from negative impacts of AI data centers, especially combined with the Responsible Data Center Development Act

Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)

Article July 14, 2026

The Line 5 Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes

The pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans to keep…

Ventilation system for a ground-source heat pump at a residential building. (Silas Stein / picture alliance via Getty Images)

Press Release July 8, 2026

Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot

Pilot, which would improve air quality and lower energy bills, has faced long delays

Press Release July 8, 2026

Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals

As companies make plans to launch more than a million data centers into space, FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these…

document July 8, 2026

Space Data Center Petition

A coalition of environmental and scientific organizations, represented by Earthjustice, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a comprehensive review of the environmental risks, impacts, and costs of satellite-based data…

A worker in a steel mill checking the flow of molten steel before the casting process in Southern California. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Press Release: Victory July 6, 2026

Ninth Circuit rejects industry challenge to SoCal clean air rule for boilers, water heaters

Federal court reaffirms South Coast Air Quality Management District’s right to cut smog-forming pollution from boilers and water heaters

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…

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