Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

. It has been over thirty years since Congress told EPA to protect the public from the harms of this incinerator pollution, and environmental justice communities are still waiting for those protections. EPA has committed to advancing equitable outcomes in environmental justice communities and building meaningful engagement with these communities. The time to deliver on those commitments is now.

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “This is the most right-wing court we’ve seen in almost a century, and that’s emboldening conservative legal activists to swing for the fences with legal claims that would have been laughable just a few years ago. The legal landscape has shifted, and it’s profound.”

A letter from more than 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s trespass on the Bad River Band’s land.

60+ groups oppose cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act’s coastal resilience funding

70+ organizations express strong opposition to H.R. 7408, the America’s Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Act. This bill is a transparent attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act and hamstring the conservation of our most imperiled species and their habitats.

A coalition of 32 groups sent a letter to Members of Congress urging them to reject the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024. The bill would weaken the Clean Air Act, severely limit the use of science-based decision-making, and prioritize industry profits over the right of communities to breathe clean air.

Leaded aviation gas is the largest source of airborne lead emissions in the nation and causes numerous health impacts

Earthjustice and more than 65 climate and environmental organizations expressed strong support for President Biden’s liquefied methane gas (otherwise known as liquefied natural gas, or LNG) export approval pause and urged Congress not to accelerate the expansion of LNG infrastructure.

The neurotoxic pesticide harms children and the environment. There are no safe uses for chlorpyrifos.

Conservation, climate, Indigenous and tribal-affiliated organizations call on representatives in Congress to oppose HR. 2925, the so-called “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act.”

Earthjustice and community groups across the country once again call for you to finalize a substantial strengthening of EPA’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate mater pollution (PM 2.5), also known as soot.

Letter to Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) regarding the Merom coal plant in Sullivan County from Earthjustice, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Sierra Club, and Hoosier Environmental Council. The plant has repeatedly violated legal limits on dangerous pollutants, including ammonia, lead, barium, and chromium.

Letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administer Michael Regan re: new data support urgent need to prevent harm to human health from use of coal ash as structural fill. Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020- 0107. Signed by 153 groups and 136 individuals.

More than 200 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations signed on to a letter urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to reject Calcasieu Pass 2 LNG export license and update the Department of Energy’s methods for evaluating the public interest in LNG exports.

Letter to members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reiterating their support for the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act (CEMRA) and strong opposition to the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (MRCA).

Letter to U.S. Senators from 115 organizations expressing support for Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act (CEMRA).

Letter to U.S. senators from 90 organizations opposing the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (MRCA).