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The progress we have secured is a testament to the fact that the law and science are on our side. It also reflects the desire of most people across the country for a safer and cleaner world. Our shared wins represent decades of painstaking work, culminating in concrete measures that will save lives across the country. We’re celebrating our victories and the many opportunities ahead.

Using a loophole, the Trump administration exempted coal power plants from mercury and arsenic limits, polluting the air we breathe.

President Trump and EPA Administrator Zeldin say they care about clean air, water, and food — but their actions tell a different story.

EPA seeks to end limits on mercury and arsenic and climate pollution, increasing harm to communities and reversing progress on climate action

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

Sixty-eight coal plants can now release more mercury, arsenic, and other heavy metals known to damage children’s brain development, trigger asthma attacks, and cause cancer.

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at 19 coal-burning power plant sites in Texas.

First independent and in-depth report examines enforcement gaps in Syracuse’s preventative lead ordinance

Community and environmental groups represented by Earthjustice sued the Trump administration over its unlawful decision to exempt dozens of coal-fired power plants from stronger pollution limits set in the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS. The exemptions, issued in April, allow 68 coal power plants to release more mercury, arsenic, and other heavy metals known to damage children’s brain development, trigger asthma attacks, and cause cancer.

Attacks on clean air don’t just threaten the environment — they harm our health.

Massive quantities of coal ash are stored at ten power plant sites in Maryland. All but one of these sites include older ash dumps that industry is only now beginning to quantify and monitor.

Read Earthjustice’s most recent annual report, in addition to annual reports from previous years.

New moves by the Trump administration and its congressional allies threaten to increase air pollution and harm public health.

Communities exposed to warehouse-associated diesel truck pollution face higher levels of air-pollution-linked health problems like asthma and cardiovascular disease

74 organizations respectfully submit this letter in reference to Kern County’s proposed “Revisions to Title 19-Kern County Zoning Ordinance (2025-A) Focused on Oil and Gas Local Permitting”

When companies burn coal in the U.S., significant amounts of mercury spew into our air. Now, that mercury is controlled, thanks to a federal rule that Earthjustice and our clients fought for, defended, and successfully expanded.

Significant quantities of coal ash are stored at three power plant sites in Massachusetts. All of these sites include older coal ash dumps that industry is only now beginning to quantify and monitor.

Leasing more of our public lands to coal companies and padding their bottom lines will do nothing to promote energy security or reduce costs for everyday Americans.