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document March 27, 2025

Final IFR Comment Letter

Over 250 groups sign comment letter in strong opposition to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) Interim Final Rule (IFR) revoking all versions of CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature March 26, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

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

From the Experts March 24, 2025

Closing the GRAS Loophole is a Good Idea

Here’s how FDA can protect us from dangerous chemicals in our food.

More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature March 26, 2025

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

In the News: Newsday March 3, 2025

DEC to Brookhaven: Rewrite report discounting landfill’s role as toxic plume source

Hillary Aidun, Attorney, Northeast Office: “The reason that DEC required Brookhaven to do this analysis in the first place is that the town owns the landfill, and PFAS is coming from the landfill.”

document March 21, 2025

Michigan Tribes’ Withdrawal Letter from Line 5 Tunnel Project EIS Process

Six Michigan Tribes withdrew from Line 5 federal discussions after learning that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will likely fast-track its approval for Enbridge’s massive oil tunnel project, in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order declaring an “energy emergency.”

document March 20, 2025

Letter to Zeldin: Maintaining Critical Protections Against TCE Health Risks under TSCA

Over 120 community, environmental, public health, and other organizations from across the United States write to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trichloroethylene (TCE) final rule, currently on hold, and avoid a protracted delay in implementation that will expose countless Americans to TCE’s serious risks of harm, including multiple cancers and Parkinson’s disease.

document March 13, 2025

EPA Letter to Protect Health and Safety

Groups send letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

Press Release September 18, 2024

Community Groups Demand Landfill Options Outside of West Kauaʻi

Proposed new county landfill poses environmental hazards and injustice for west side residents

document March 5, 2025

Industry Letter to Zeldin re SCCAP Rollback

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

document March 10, 2025

Mining Regulatory Clarity Act Opposition Letter

122 organizations, tribes, companies and elected officials expressed strong opposition to S.544 & H.R. 1366, The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (MRCA).

document March 10, 2025

FLASH Act Opposition Letter

50 groups oppose the FLASH Act

document March 10, 2025

2025 Border Wall Budget Reconciliation Opposition Letter

35 groups oppose funding for the border wall in the reconciliation bill.

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.

Press Release March 12, 2025

New York Assembly Must Prioritize Affordability, Put NY HEAT Act in Final Budget As Utilities Raise Rates Every Year

Senate continues to show leadership by putting struggling families first and including NY HEAT Act in one-house – now Assembly must follow and include full bill in final budget; NY HEAT Act would save families who need it most an average of $136 every month and curb future utility rate hikes happening across NYS

document February 19, 2025

Joint Letter to EPA: Cumulative Impacts

Cumulative impacts are an integral part of the risk evaluation process, which is needed to account for the real-world risks and stressors that people in fenceline communities and elsewhere experience daily. The science for evaluating cumulative impacts and risk has evolved, as evidenced by the National Research Council of the National Academies as well as state-based environmental laws and policies. Commenters urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to incorporate the assessment of cumulative impacts and risk into all assessments and evaluation methods where it is scientifically possible. Finally, it is integral for the EPA to take careful consideration of public comments and to incorporate them into the final framework document without delay.

document February 11, 2025

Bad River Band’s “Will Affect” Letter to EPA on Line 5 Reroute

Letter from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with analysis showing that discharges from the proposed Line 5 reroute project will violate the Band’s water quality requirements by harming waters, aquatic resources, and wetlands.

document February 11, 2025

Joint Letter to PA Gov. Josh Shapiro: Toxic Sewage Sludge

Letter urging immediate steps to protect the people of Pennsylvania from being exposed to the harmful chemicals contained in sewage sludge by instructing the Department of Environmental Protection to begin a comprehensive analysis and assessment of sludge disposal in the state that accounts for its “beneficial use” program allowing for the disposal of over 130,000 dry tons of sludge every year on farmlands around the state, where it is having a detrimental impact on communities and surrounding waterways and airways.