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In the News: The Times-Picayune May 2, 2025

Air Products delays $8 billion Ascension plant, looking to find buyer for carbon capture, ammonia portion

Corinne Van Dalen, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “This is great news for all the groups and community members who have been fighting this ill-conceived project from the start.”

In the News: Mother Jones March 27, 2025

In Good Climate News, a Federal Judge Upholds NYC’s Ban on Gas in New Buildings

Dror Ladin, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “This ruling demonstrates that there’s absolutely no reason to interpret the Berkeley decision so broadly.”

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)
Press Release: Victory September 26, 2024

Governor Newsom Signs Goundbreaking Bill to Pilot Neighborhood-Scale Electrification Upgrades

SB 1221, authored by Senator Dave Min, will enable 30 community electrification pilot projects in California as cost-effective alternatives to gas pipeline replacements

Flaring at a refinery located next to homes in Wilmington, CA. (Jesse Marquez)
Press Release August 19, 2024

Governor Newsom Vetoes Refinery Air Quality Bill

Senate Bill 674 is a critical step for public health and quality of life for fenceline communities

Maria Lopez-Nuñez at her community garden in the Ironbound section of Newark. (Brian W. Fraser)
Article March 17, 2025

Trump Desmantela Políticas de Justicia Ambiental, Pero la Lucha Continúa

La administración está recortando iniciativas destinadas a ayudar a comunidades racializadas y de bajos ingresos que enfrentan altas cargas de contaminación.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media after he toured the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside of Oroville, Calif. (Paul Kitagaki Jr. / The Sacramento Bee via AP)
From the Experts September 6, 2023

When Will Governor Newsom Fix Schwarzenegger’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard?

California is sinking the vast majority of its $4 billion clean transportation program into combustion fuels every year. Make it make sense.

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature March 7, 2025

In Conversation: Not On Our Watch – Taking on the Trump Administration

Earthjustice’s plans during the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, and the actions we’re already taking to protect the health of frontline communities, wildlife, and our shared climate future.

Maria Lopez-Nuñez at her community garden in the Ironbound section of Newark. (Brian W. Fraser)
Article March 14, 2025

Trump Guts Environmental Justice Policies, but the Fight for Justice Continues

The administration is slashing initiatives meant to help communities of color and low-income communities facing high pollution burdens.

Press Release May 5, 2022

Earthjustice Welcomes Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome to the White House Council of Environmental Quality

The Biden administration picked a talented leader committed to environmental justice

In the News: The Mercury News May 23, 2024

Opinion: What Newsom should do next to curb Big Oil emissions

An opinion piece from Sasan Saadat (senior policy analyst on Earthjustice’s Right To Zero campaign) and Amelia Keyes (attorney at Communities for a Better Environment).

The skyline in the distance behind Crissy Field is barely visible with smoke from wildfires Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.
(Eric Risberg / Associated Press)
Press Release September 18, 2020

In Open Letter to California, Climate and Environmental Justice Groups Outline Key Climate Actions for Gov. Newsom

Environmental groups publish full page ads in major newspapers outlining key climate actions as state grapples with unprecedented wildfires

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature January 19, 2025

In Conversation: The 2024 Election Outcomes and The Work Ahead

In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, discussed the outcomes of the election and how they will affect Earthjustice’s litigation, advocacy, and political work.

Youth plaintiff Kalā W. shares an emotional moment with an elder  on Jun. 24, 2024, during the celebration of the historic settlement in <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/hawaii-youth-climate-lawsuit" class="a_color--white"><em>Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation</em></a>. (Elyse Butler for Earthjustice)
feature December 13, 2024

2024: A Year in Earthjustice

Together, we achieved extraordinary wins for the earth and its people. Thank you.

In the News: Vice March 24, 2021

Vice News Tonight: Centreville

VICE News investigates Centreville, Illinois' failing drainage and sewer systems.

document June 21, 2023

Letter to Governor Newsom on California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program

A letter from environmental, health, and environmental justice groups in California urging Governor Gavin Newsom to make systemic, just,
and commonsense changes to California’s dated Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program. It’s time for Governor Newsom to step in and steer California on the right course towards a zero emissions future by shaping a Low Carbon Fuel Standard that will work for California in the 2020s and beyond.

Judge William Newsom
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Press Release December 13, 2018

Earthjustice Statement on the Passing of Judge William Newsom

Newsom was a longtime member of Earthjustice’s Board of Trustees

Flaring at a refinery located next to homes in Wilmington, CA. (Jesse Marquez)
From the Experts September 26, 2024

California’s Leadership on Fossil Fuel Pollution Undermined by SB 674 Veto

Governor Newsom’s veto delivered a blow to pollution accountability in the state

Climate change has already arrived in the Golden State. Firefighters battle the Coastal Fire near the intersection of Vista Montemar and Coronado Pointe in Laguna Niguel, California, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Jeff Gritchen / MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
Press Release November 9, 2024

California Regulators Ignore Environmental Community and Scientists by Locking in Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Most of the program’s billions will go to a dark trifecta of false solutions: biofuels, biogas, and dirty hydrogen