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

Three Americans living near power plants share how they will be harmed by the gutting of the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards.

Groups applaud step, urge stronger protections against dangerous smog pollution

23-member scientific panel present unanimous view that EPA not retain weaker standard

The EPA is under court order to take action to limit the amount of smog allowed into the air. Listening sessions were conducted across the country on the proposed ozone standards. These are stories from the hearing held in Sacramento, CA.

Ground-level ozone harms public health and nature, yet inaction continues

EPA agrees to strengthen standards for the nation’s largest industrial source of phosphorus pollution — and second-largest industrial source of nitrogen pollution — by 2025

When coal is burned in the U.S., most of the mercury in the coal no longer spews into our air — thanks to a federal rule that Earthjustice and our clients fought for and continue to defend.

The EPA still has authority to reduce climate pollution from power plants, even after the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what the Biden administration should do next.

EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it refused to set protective standards and ignored the unanimous recommendation of its independent science advisor

EPA’s decision not to update pollution standards allows slaughterhouses to continue discharging unhealthy amounts of pollution into the nation’s waterways

Focus on need for the EPA to do more to protect communities’ health

The record shows that the Trump’s efforts to weaken environmental regulations are no match for the law.

EPA announced that it will initiate a rulemaking process to reduce pollution from three industries: Meat and poultry processing plants, which include slaughterhouses; metal finishing businesses; and manufacturers of organic chemicals that discharge polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Agency fails to clean up nation’s dirtiest air basins

Decision narrows one EPA program, but leaves undisturbed other Clean Air Act authorities to limit carbon pollution

Alongside our partners, Earthjustice is working to reform the food and farming system, driving the transition from current industrial practices, which churn out unhealthy food and substantial quantities of pollution, to a new model that prioritizes the sustainable production of nutritious food.

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.