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

Read reports and analysis from Earthjustice and our partners, which document the growing public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned.

Earthjustice report reveals mercury pollution nearly twice what EPA previously thought

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.

Three NY cement kilns account for nearly one third of all mercury pollution in the state — groups urge the governor to limit mercury pollution

Groups sue over Clean Air Act violations

Agency ignores federal courts, Congress, and over 20,000 public comments in do-nothing rule

NYSDEC must include mercury limits in operating permits for Lafarge and other cement kilns

Conservation groups file lawsuit in federal court over Clean Air Act violations

Clean air, public health advocates: EPA Mercury Rule leaves public health at risk, violates law

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

Air pollution rules from new administration will cut mercury pollution by between 81 and 93 percent

Agency signs on to court settlement, ends a decade of delay

The rule would reduce taconite, or iron ore, mercury emissions from processing plants

Years of delay means thousands of pounds of mercury pollution have gone unchecked

Comprehensive study to estimate the health benefits of reducing mercury emissions from coal fired power plants in the United States.

EPA proposal delays pollution reductions, may create mercury “hot spots”

Lawsuits filed challenging EPA approach at curbing power plant toxic air emissions