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Sunset in Lower Manhattan. (Max Lackas / Getty Images)
feature November 10, 2026

Northeast Regional Report Fall 2026

In the Northeast, our work is helping to keep us moving forward in the fight for environmental and climate justice, clean air and water, and the right to a healthy…
Press Release: Victory November 9, 2026

Voters Choose Environmental Protection, Reject California’s Proposition 45

Prop 45 would have gutted the California Environmental Quality Act
document November 6, 2026

Quantica Comments

Groups submitted public comments calling on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to prepare a comprehensive environmental assessment of the impacts of Quantica, a hyperscale AI data center proposed in…
A stunning array of corals and sponges on Retriever Seamount. This high diversity and density was characteristic of what scientists saw during a deep-sea expedition. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research / Deep Connections 2019)
From the Experts November 5, 2026

How the Senate’s Permitting Bill Could Lock in Deep-Sea Mining for Years to Come

Scientists are unequivocal: the biodiversity loss and habitat destruction that likely would come from mining the deep sea would be irreversible. Here's how the Senate permitting bill would prop open…
Gas-powered turbines, with more being built, operate in Southaven, Mississippi, to power a large xAI data center just to the north in Memphis, Tennessee. The huge gas turbines occupy a sprawling 114 acres — the equivalent of nearly 87 football fields. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release October 30, 2026

Court Denies xAI’s Motion to Dismiss Air Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s company

There are no exceptions that would allow this major source of air pollution to evade the law, and citizens have the right to defend themselves in Court against illegal pollution
document October 30, 2026

Court DENIES xAI’s Motion to Dismiss xAI Case

District Court denies xAI's Motion to Dismiss xAI Clean Air Act citizen suit.
Flaring at a gas drilling site. (Western Organization of Resource Councils)
Press Release October 28, 2026

Trump EPA Gives Oil and Gas Production a Pass on Methane Pollution

Methane is a climate pollutant 80x more powerful than carbon dioxide
document October 22, 2026

Boundary Waters FOIA Lawsuit

Lawsuit filed on behalf of Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (the lead organization of Save the Boundary Waters) and The Wilderness Society, seeking to force federal agencies to release public records…
document October 22, 2026

Notice of Intent — EPA’s RMP List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds

Notice of Intent to file Clean Air Act citizen suit regarding Environmental Protection Agency’s Risk Management Program List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds
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…
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.
Bay Mills Indian Community  President Whitney Gravelle, right, greets supporters at the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan in 2022. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article October 19, 2026

Our Court Win Strikes a Blow Against the Pipeline Threatening the Great Lakes

But the fight to protect one of the world’s greatest freshwater resources from a dangerous Line 5 pipeline is far from over.
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
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…
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.
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.