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Press Release November 26, 2007

Congress Wants More Disclosure on Hazardous Waste Burning Proposal

New rule would allow over 100,000 tons of hazardous waste to be burned without proper safeguards

An oil refinery looms over the west side of Port Arthur, TX.
(Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
feature April 27, 2018

A Disaster In The Making

A new report documents how people have been left in harm’s way, as the Trump administration attempts to block the Chemical Disaster Rule.

feature February 25, 2016

Powering The Future

In a conversation, Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy Abigail Dillen discusses important recent victories and Earthjustice’s plans to go all-in on clean energy.

Press Release June 8, 2010

EPA Abandons Rule Permitting Unregulated Hazardous Waste Burning

Environmental groups and communities cheer decision to enforce hazardous waste laws

Press Release December 12, 2008

Agency Advances "Midnight Rule" Deregulating Tons of Hazardous Waste

Companies can burn dangerous waste without complying with hazardous waste laws

feature November 3, 2022

Mapping the Coal Ash Contamination

746 coal ash units in 43 states and Puerto Rico have reported information in compliance with federal coal ash safeguards since 2015. Here’s what the data said.

Press Release March 24, 2014

Supreme Court Rejects Coal Industry Attack on the EPA’s Power to Protect Clean Water

Refuses to hear baseless case against the EPA for blocking extreme WV mountaintop removal mine

Press Release May 5, 2009

New Administration Re-thinks Bush-Era Exemptions for Hazardous Waste

Targets loopholes that lift protections against exposure to hazardous waste

Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee, April 26, 2004.
(Dennis Cook / AP Photo)
From the Experts September 4, 2018

Kavanaugh Guided by Industry, Not Rule of Law

We agree with the Heritage Foundation on this point: Let’s assess Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s record using the “Schumer Standard.” That’s exactly why the Senate should reject him.

Press Release: Victory December 2, 2009

EPA Dumps Misguided Rule Allowing Unregulated Hazardous Waste Burning

Environmental groups and communities praise effort to limit toxic air pollution.

Press Release May 7, 2009

EPA Data Show Higher Cancer Risks For Those Who Live Near Coal Ash Dumps

Findings were buried for years by Bush administration

Press Release April 1, 2008

EPA's Hazardous Waste Exemptions — No April Fool's Day Joke

Agency moves to free over 300,000 tons of hazardous waste for gasification at oil refineries

The devastating coal ash spill at Kingston, TN in December 2008. One billion gallons of toxic coal ash spilled from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant, covering 300 acres, destroying homes, poisoning rivers and contaminating coves and residential drinking waters.
(Photo courtesy of TVA)
Press Release November 3, 2022

New Report: Most Power Plants Violating Federal Rules Mandating Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash Dumps

Seven years after EPA Coal Ash Rule, 96% of coal plants are not planning any treatment of contaminated groundwater

Press Release January 28, 2011

EPA Exempts Refineries From Hazardous Waste Control Requirements

Agency affirms Bush-era loophole exempting refineries’ hazardous waste from public health and safety requirements

A turtle surfaces offshore of Kahekili Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii.
(Courtesy of Don McLeish)
feature October 21, 2021

The Clean Water Case of the Century

The Supreme Court kept the Clean Water Act intact, dealing a major loss to the Trump administration and its pro-polluter agenda. The court's decision solidifies the Clean Water Act’s place as one of the nation’s most effective environmental laws.

The site of the Spruce No. 1 mine, in West Virginia.
(Photo Courtesy of Vivian Stockman / OVEC; Flyover courtesy SouthWings)
Press Release: Victory September 30, 2014

Federal Court Upholds EPA Veto of Spruce Mountaintop Removal Mine

Finds coal industry’s case against EPA action baseless

Press Release June 30, 2009

Environmental Justice Advocates Testify: Repeal Bush-Era Hazardous Waste Loophole

Rule deregulates 1.5 million tons of toxic waste, puts low-income and communities of color at increased risk