Reducing mercury and air toxins emissions has saved more than 11,000 lives and a stronger standard could prevent even more deaths

A community lawsuit drives the Army Corps back to the drawing board on a controversial project.

Dredging Matagorda Bay to increase oil exports will threaten the livelihoods of fishing communities, increase climate pollution, and harm public health

Earthjustice is defending the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards — a rule that saves up to 11,000 people from early deaths each year.

Strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards is critical for clean air

El fortalecimiento del ‘Estándar de Mercurio y Tóxicos de Aire’ es fundamental para tener aire limpio

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Ironbound Community Corporation, and Sierra Club petition the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a writ of mandamus requiring the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Michael S. Regan, in his official capacity as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a rule updating its emission standards for large municipal solid waste incinerators. (December 2021)

Advocates sue federal agencies to learn more about Florida site with known contaminants, including arsenic, lead, and mercury

Defensores demandan a agencias federales para obtener más información sobre centro de detención con contaminantes como arsénico, plomo y mercurio.

Tom Waldo, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “The mine, as proposed, would not comply with water quality standards for protection of salmon habitat, for temperature, and for mercury.”

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

In Netflix’s hit show on the royals, there’s an unbelievable story about air pollution. But the Great Smog of London was all too real — and still relevant today.

House Interior-Environment appropriations bill contains significant wins for environmental advocates

Petition for review of EPA's MATS rollback

Motion to Intervene in Westmoreland Mining Holdings' Lawsuit Challenging MATS

Environmental groups, regional tribes and fishing organizations head to court in defense of community health and critical protections for the consumption of fish

Tribes successfully challenge DNR’s approval for natural gas pipeline to fuel massive mining operation

Court rules in favor of environmental groups and frontline communities