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From the Experts August 5, 2026

E15: Consumers and Planet Pay; Big Ag Benefits

Nothing about the case for year-round E15 adds up. It raises costs at the pump and in the grocery aisle, it requires millions of additional acres of land that make…
A data center within a residential neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 3, 2026

Policymakers are Playing Catch-Up with the AI Data Centers Race

Lacking strong, consistent, and enforceable guardrails, the explosive expansion of AI data centers is putting communities at risk.
The U.S. Supreme Court. (Samuel Corum / Bloomberg Creative/ Getty Images)
From the Experts July 17, 2026

How the Supreme Court Ruled on the Environment This Term, and What We’re Expecting Next

Recapping the cases we watched, how they turned out, and why they matter.
Shipping containers stand attached to trucks at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, on September 18, 2018 in San Pedro, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
From the Experts June 25, 2026

The Surface Transportation Bill: An Opportunity for a Clean Transportation Future

The BUILD America 250 Act fails to meet the moment.
The U.S. Supreme Court. (William Manning / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 18, 2025

The Law That Can Stop Trump’s Environmental Agenda is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Strictly speaking, it’s not even an environmental law. We call it our not-so-secret secret weapon.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 19, 2025

California Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-Emissions

While Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions.
The Arctic Refuge. (Getty Images)
From the Experts July 18, 2025

Confronting the Trump administration’s attack on the Arctic

Earthjustice is defending against multi-pronged attacks, all aimed at maximum drilling.
From the Experts June 6, 2025

The Trump Administration Forces Power Plants to Continue Burning Fossil Fuels

Department of Energy’s abuse of power charges consumers for an emergency that doesn’t exist.
Smog clogs the air around the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. (Andi Patz / Getty Images)
From the Experts May 22, 2025

Where We Go from Here on States’ Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks Progress

Republican Senators won a temporary delay in our shift to zero-emissions using an unlawful maneuver, but states should be emboldened to quickly shape new tools to clean their air
From the Experts May 21, 2025

How the Republican Megabill Cripples the Domestic Clean Energy Economy — Just as It’s Getting off the Ground

By effectively repealing the clean energy tax credits and other IRA investments, this bill weakens domestic manufacturing, kills jobs, and jeopardizes our clean energy future.
A Bureau of Land Management-maintained forest in Oregon. (Bureau of Land Management)
From the Experts May 21, 2025

House Natural Resources Committee Package Delivers Big Windfalls to Polluting Industries and Billionaires

The bill represents one of the most anti-environmental bills ever debated in the U.S. Congress.
The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a fountain in Washington, D.C.  (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg Creative via Getty)
From the Experts May 19, 2025

How the Republican Megabill Will Shield Polluters from Accountability

Under these proposals, American people pay the price while corporate polluters evade accountability.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. (Matt Rourke / AP)
From the Experts May 19, 2025

Zeldin’s EPA Spin Is Full of Myths — Here’s the Reality

As EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin prepares to appear before Congress, his public claims unravel under the weight of the facts.
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts May 12, 2025

For Real, What Do Trump’s Executive Orders Do?

An EO is just a statement about the president’s policy preferences — but we’re watching for real actions.
Trichloroethylene contamination has been found in the drinking water of hundreds of public water systems across the United States. <a href="https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/tce/map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See EWG's interactive map.</a> (Data: Environmental Working Group’s Tap Water Database / <a href="https://www.ewg.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.ewg.org</a>)
From the Experts March 19, 2025

Congress Wants to Keep a Carcinogen Ravaging our Communities in Use — We Can’t Let That Happen

Lawmakers want to over turn a life-saving ban that phases out the potent carcinogen trichloroethylene (TCE)
From the Experts March 10, 2025

New Congress Pushes for Worst Clean Air Rollback in History

Congress introduced a CRA that could permanently remove protections safeguarding communities from some of the most toxic air pollution
The U.S. EPA’s flag flies outside the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C. (Aidan Wakely Mulroney / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
From the Experts November 26, 2024

Just More of the Same in Trump’s Tired Anti-Environmental Agenda

Republicans take power with an agenda that will benefit polluters big time at the expense of communities and weakened protections for air and water.
The U.S. Capitol building. (Architect of the Capitol)
From the Experts June 21, 2024

The Congressional Review Act: Congress’s Favorite Tool to Undermine Public Health, Labor Rights, and Environmental Protections

It’s time to repeal this damaging and undemocratic piece of legislation.