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Press Release March 30, 2026

Corte Federal Anula Ataques del Presidente Trump Contra la Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción

El fallo frustra futuros intentos de debilitar la ley y la restablece a su estatus previo a la primera administración Trump

document March 30, 2026

Ruling: Federal Court Strikes Down Attacks Against Endangered Species Act

A federal court struck down President Trump’s attacks against the Endangered Species Act, restoring key values of the bedrock environmental law to the status it held for decades before attacks by the first Trump administration.

The Cheswick Generating Station in 2010. Prior to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, oil-burning and coal-burning power plants largely avoided restrictions on emissions of hazardous air pollution. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release March 30, 2026

Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants

document March 30, 2026

Mercury and Air Toxics Lawsuit Filing

A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Power plants are the biggest sources of water pollution in the country. Power plant water discharges are filled with toxic pollution such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Photo)
Update March 30, 2026

We’re Suing Trump for Weakening Rules That Protect Us From Power Plant Pollution

The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, lifesaving regulations that drastically reduce toxic chemical emissions from the nation’s dirtiest power plants. We’re fighting back.

The critically endangered Florida panther is just one of the species
that depends on the Everglades. (David Shindle for the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission)
Press Release: Victory March 27, 2026

Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act

document March 27, 2026

Opinion: Florida Wetlands Sec. 404

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of federal regulators rather than the state of Florida.

Drivers and their tanker trucks capable of hauling water and hydraulic fracturing liquid line up near a natural gas burn off flame and storage tanks in Williston, North Dakota. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Article March 27, 2026

Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights

Drivers exposed to several types of life-threatening oil and gas waste are now asking the Department of Transportation to enforce regulations to protect them.

Traffic backs up on northbound Interstate 405 during a morning commute in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)
Article March 26, 2026

As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial

The administration’s repeal of a key scientific finding on climate will harm millions.

Press Release March 26, 2026

Plan Fronterizo de la Administración Trump es una ‘Bomba de Tiempo’, Según Nuevo Análisis

El muro fronterizo y las boyas acuáticas representan una amenaza inevitable e irreversible para la vida humana, la propiedad y el medio ambiente

Press Release March 26, 2026

Maryland Latest Site For Rapid and Reckless Expansion of Immigration Detention

Local groups submit amicus brief to prevent further construction on retrofitting warehouse

Press Release March 26, 2026

Nuevo Lugar en Maryland Para Rápida e Imprudente Expansión de Detención de Inmigrantes

Grupos locales presentan escrito de amicus curiae para impedir la construcción de un almacén en proceso de reacondicionamiento

document March 26, 2026

Hagerstown Detention Center: Amicus Brief

A coalition of environmental and community organizations, represented by Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed an amicus brief in the State of Maryland’s case to stop a proposed mass detention facility in Hagerstown.

A male greater sage-grouse performs a spring courtship ritual in Carbon County, Wyoming. (Noppadol Paothong)
Press Release March 26, 2026

Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections

Suit claims Bureau of Land Management walked away from 2015 commitments to sage-grouse to benefit oil and gas industry

document March 26, 2026

Sage Grouse Complaint

Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for the declining greater sage-grouse.

Border walls, such as the one in Nacos, Arizona, have already impacted the environment, disrupting the natural migration of animals and causing flooding.
(Getty Images)
Press Release March 26, 2026

Trump Administration’s Border Plan Is A “Ticking Time Bomb” According to New Analysis

Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment

The shift to state-of-the-art appliances in homes, such as induction stoves, offers major clean air benefits, upgrades in energy efficiency, and climate protections. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 26, 2026

Court Upholds Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings