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Lifesaving New York regulation is under attack; Opposition aims to kill clean air state action to succumb to wealthy corporate interests

Half the U.S. population lives in harm’s way as Trump’s EPA says it’s starting over again on safety

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a rulemaking process after corporate lobbyists pressed the agency to dismantle safeguards against chemical disasters.

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

Industry letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin on the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention: Risk Management Program Rule.

The Congestion Pricing Program results in cleaner air, less traffic, and crucial funding for public transportation improvements and subway upgrades.

Ian Dooley, Attorney, Alaska Office: “This would be the first land exchange under ANILCA that allows for divesting protected lands out of a conservation system unit for the purpose of putting a road through it. That has never happened before.”

“We will not give up our fight. Every day that the courts hold this administration accountable for its harmful and unlawful actions, so will we.”

Susan Stevens Miller, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Our argument is that the ratepayers don’t actually benefit from the existence of this data center in this spot. They should not be paying greatly increased utility rates just so that the data center can have a business.”

While the administration denies climate science, Earthjustice is using groundbreaking state laws to continue making climate progress.

Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Program: “Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, an agency cannot remove significant public information from their website without reason and notice, and they have provided neither.”

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “Executive orders direct other agencies to take action, and they certainly set policy and tone. But they cannot and do not replace requirements of congressionally enacted laws.”

Sam Sankar, Senior VP of Programs, Earthjustice: “The majority is saying EPA can still protect water quality if it just invests more staff time. I guess they haven’t heard that Trump is gutting the agency.”

Gussie Lord, Managing Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “There’s certainly a lot of trepidation in Indian Country because so many tribal programs rely on federal funding. These are absolutely legal obligations based on the federal trust responsibility.”

Grupos se unen a la demanda de la MTA contra la revocación del programa de tarifa por congestión que ha dado como resultado un aire más limpio, menos tráfico y fondos cruciales para mejoras del transporte público y actualizaciones del metro de la ciudad

Groups join MTA’s lawsuit against DOT’s approval revocation of Congestion Pricing Tolling Program that results in cleaner air, less traffic, and crucial funding for public transportation improvements and subway upgrades

Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a new legal complaint against the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) for attempting to end New York City’s long-awaited Congestion Pricing program, less than two months after the program’s successful launch. The legal complaint charges that the Trump administration made serious legal mistakes in its rush to deprive New Yorkers of the benefits of Congestion Pricing, and that these mistakes suggest that the administration is acting pretextually.

The program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic.