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Dry cracked earth is visible on a farm in Kaplan, Louisiana in 2023. Droughts in 2023 impacted farmers across the country. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
From the Experts July 29, 2026

Solar is Helping Save New York Farms, Not Destroy Them

USDA Secretary Rollins should address real threats to farmland, not false ones
The Stanton Energy Center coal plant and coal ash storage located near Orlando, Florida. (J Henry Fair for Earthjustice / <a href="https://www.jhenryfair.com/" class="a_color--black">jhenryfair.com</a>)
From the Experts May 27, 2026

EPA’s New Coal Ash Proposal Is a Gift to Polluters

How the Trump EPA is weakening safeguards against toxic coal ash pollution.
Almost everyone in the U.S. has traces of PFAS in their body because the chemicals have contaminated the air, soil, and water — including the drinking water for approximately 200 million people nationwide. (Cavan Images)
From the Experts May 18, 2026

The EPA Says It’s Tough on Forever Chemicals, So Why Is Zeldin Weakening PFAS Rules?

PFAS rollbacks raise serious questions about whose side the agency is on.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. (Matt Rourke / AP)
From the Experts May 5, 2026

Zeldin Said He’d Protect Clean Air and Water. The EPA Budget He Brought To Congress Tells a Different Story.

Zeldin promised cleaner air, a stronger economy, and a more efficient EPA. Here's what a year of cuts actually produced.
The U.S. Supreme Court. (William Manning / Getty Images)
From the Experts April 23, 2026

What to Expect at Oral Argument in Monsanto Company v. Durnell

The case is one of thousands brought by people who got non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after applying Monsanto’s Roundup. Two FIFRA regulations will likely loom large at argument.
Environmental Protection Agency scientists sort samples for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the EPA Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
From the Experts February 19, 2026

They Got U.S. Cleaner Air and Water. Now This Administration Is Driving Them Away.

Closing EPA labs means dirtier air, unsafe water, and sicker communities.
A refinery is seen at sunset on June 18, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
From the Experts December 17, 2025

Breathing the Consequences: EPA’s Refusal to Implement Strengthened Soot Standard Endangers Public Health

A February 2026 deadline calls for EPA to address air pollution from soot, but it appears the agency has taken few steps, if any, to do so.
The Washington County courthouse in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
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From the Experts December 15, 2025

The Laws Still Exist, the Consequences Don’t: America’s Vanishing Environmental Enforcement

With environmental enforcement at a historic low, it’s open season for polluters.
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 October 24, 2025

Los Esfuerzos de la Administración Trump para Destruir Una Ciencia Sólida

Según informes de prensa, EPA planea eliminar su división de investigación científica. Esta medida beneficiará a los contaminadores a expensas de todos los habitantes de este país.
From the Experts August 25, 2025

The Gridlock Scare Was Just Hot Air

Yet again, polluters’ sky-is-falling predictions — this time, of permitting gridlock — prove false.
A spreader applies sewage sludge to a farm field in Wellston, Okla. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
From the Experts August 15, 2025

Federal Action on PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge Is Long Overdue

It is past time to address the crisis of PFAS-contaminated farmland. EPA must promptly finalize its risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge, publish appropriate regulations, and begin…
The Denka Performance Elastomer manufacturing plant in Reserve, Louisiana, on March 18, 2022. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
From the Experts: Victory May 27, 2025

In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, a Deserved Reprieve for St. John Residents After Years of Environmental Injustice

Denka halts toxic neoprene production after years of community pressure.
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
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.
Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant. (Appalachian Voices)
From the Experts May 2, 2025

Polluters can now email their way out of clean air laws, courtesy of Trump

Trump is handing out pollution waivers, leaving millions breathing more toxic air
From the Experts April 3, 2025

Medicaid, Pollution, and Policy Failures — An Overlooked Cycle

Lawmakers are gutting both Medicaid and environmental protections, endangering vulnerable communities.
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 March 26, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Latest Effort to Destroy Sound Science

News reports say the EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm. This move will benefit polluters at the expense of every person in this country.