Methane standards will cut climate pollution, safeguard public health and advance environmental justice

Mapping soot and smog pollution in the United States

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.

Search by county to see the level of soot pollution in the air. Soot causes death and serious health harms.

As carbon capture booms, communities in Louisiana are worried it will prolong the use of dirty fossil fuel plants.

The bill doubles down on policies that reject science, undermine environmental protections, and prioritize the profits of polluting industries over our health

Children will yet again be in harm’s way as EPA reconsiders the food ban

EPA agrees with petitioners that federal regulation is needed to address environmental risks

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup Tribes, which asked EPA to develop regulations that prohibit the use of the chemical 6PPD in tires due to the lethal effects of its use for salmon, steelhead trout, and other wildlife.

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

The 8th Circuit’s decision vacates the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule that revoked all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, thereby banning the use and presence of the neurotoxic pesticide on the foods we eat.

Environmental justice advocates win big on path for states and local governments to regulate pollution from locomotives

Colorado was provided 90 days to revise Suncor’s Title V permit after EPA’s objection

The States of Washington, Oregon, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut sent a letter to the EPA voicing strong support for a recent petition from Tribes to the EPA on 6PPD, noting that “6PPD, along with its highly toxic product 6PPD-q, poses an unreasonable threat to the States’ waters and fish resources, and to the continued existence of Northwest salmon and steelhead runs.”

Companies and military bases must now disclose more PFAS pollution

Trichlorethylene (TCE) is a toxic chemical that is associated with cancer outbreaks and other severe harms in communities across the country

Companies use affirmative defense to avoid the consequences of releasing unlimited amounts of toxic emissions during emergencies

Earthjustice, along with a diverse coalition of community and advocacy groups, write to express deep dismay over the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) abrupt termination of three complaints filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) by Louisiana residents, as well as EPA’s subsequent wholly inadequate settlement of a Title VI complaint filed by residents of Flint, Michigan.