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Steam billows from the coal-fired Craig Station power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colorado. (Rick Bowmer / AP)
Press Release January 28, 2026

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension

Order required broken plant to stay online to address unproven emergency

document January 28, 2026

Craig Order Challenge

Public interest organizations challenged the Department of Energy’s illegal emergency order extending the life of Unit 1 at Colorado’s Craig Station. The groups include Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund, and Earthjustice on behalf of GreenLatinos, Vote Solar, and Public Citizen.

Press Release January 27, 2026

Another Florida Detention Center Plagued with Toxic Chemicals and Unbreathable Air, According to Report

New research documents widespread environmental and human rights concerns at Glades County Detention Center

Sunset in Lower Manhattan. (Max Lackas / Getty Images)
Article January 26, 2026

Five Big Wins for the Big Apple from Congestion Pricing

Business is up, pollution is down, but Trump still wants to stop congestion pricing. Earthjustice is heading to court to keep it.

document January 26, 2026

Montana Regional Haze Petition

The National Parks Conservation Association, Montana Environmental Information Center and Sierra Club filed a challenge to EPA’s approval of Montana’s “regional haze” plan.

Industrial warehouses located next to suburban homes in Jurupa Valley, California. (MattGush / Getty Images)
From the Experts January 22, 2026

Four Years in, Southern California’s First-in-the-Nation Approach to Clean up Warehouse Pollution is a Beacon

If the WAIRE program were a state, it would rank 21st in electric trucks.

Press Release January 20, 2026

Colorado Advocates: New “Data Center Handout Bill” Misses the Mark; Proactive Protections Needed for Energy Bills, Communities, and Environment

Separate bill to establish guidelines for data center development to be introduced this legislative session

document January 13, 2026

Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights

Comments in response to the Call for Input – Forever Chemicals (PFAS) & Human Rights. These comments were prepared by Alaska Community Action on Toxics; Brunswick County Chapter of the NAACP; Clean Cape Fear; Earthjustice; EarthRights International; Environmental Working Group; Jamie DeWitt, PhD, DABT, Oregon State University; National PFAS Contamination Coalition; Oregon Environmental Council; and Testing for Pease.

Today, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland is enjoyed by recreationists. In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect U.S. waterways from abuses like the oily industrial pollution that caused the river to catch on fire in 1969. (Tony Dejak / AP)
Press Release January 13, 2026

Trump EPA Undercuts State and Tribal Authority Under Clean Water Act

EPA’s proposal creates confusion for state and tribal nations to protect water quality

Press Release January 9, 2026

EPA Rejects Colorado’s Regional Haze Plan, Including Coal Plant Retirement Dates

Trump administration continues to undermine Colorado’s efforts to turn the page on coal

document January 5, 2026

Ash Grove Notice of Appeal

The Duwamish River Community Coalition and Front and Centered, represented by Earthjustice, filed an appeal seeking to overturn a regional air agency decision allowing the Ash Grove Cement Company to burn more tires for fuel at its Seattle plant.

Duwamish River Community Coalition Clean Air Program Manager and Climate Policy Analyst, Mia Ayala-Marshall, speaks during a protest in front of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency as they fight a permit modification proposal that would allow the Ash Grove Cement Company to burn more tires at its facility along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Jason Redmond for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 5, 2026

Groups File Appeal to Limit Tire Burning for Fuel at Seattle Cement Plant

Community groups seek to overturn an illegal air permit that would allow more tire burning resulting in severe health harms to nearby residents

In the News: The Denver Gazette January 2, 2026

To add a lane or not: I-270 proposal receives support, pushback

Alexandra Schluntz, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Everyone here agrees that congestion is problem, but decades of science and experience have shown that adding lanes to urban corridors like this one only increases the number of vehicles using the highway, taking us right back to the same congestion without fixing the problem.”

document December 22, 2025

Court Filing: Coke Ovens Exemption

Community, health, and environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s exemptions that allow coke ovens to keep spewing harmful pollutants.

Press Release December 22, 2025

Environmental and Community Groups Sue to Stop Trump Exemptions from Air Pollution Rules for Steel Industry Coke Ovens

Exemptions for toxic coke oven facilities leave communities vulnerable to harmful air pollutants

The Ironbound neighborhood of Newark is one of the most polluted ZIP codes in New Jersey, where residents face higher rates of asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. (Aristide Economopoulos for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 22, 2025

Newark, NJ, leaders Introduce Historic Ordinance to Protect Community Health and Climate

New measure would stop fossil fuel expansion and address major sources of air pollution

document December 19, 2025

FOIA: State Designation Recommendations to EPA under NAAQS Record #5 of 5

State recommendations to EPA under the 2024 NAAQS, obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Sierra Club.

document December 19, 2025

FOIA: State Designation Recommendations to EPA under NAAQS Record #4 of 5

State recommendations to EPA under the 2024 NAAQS, obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Sierra Club.