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The EPA’s proposal rejects mainstream science and misunderstands the law.

The rule gives the oil and gas industry a pass to pollute, harm our health, and degrade our environment

A dozen health, environment, and community groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s delay of the 2024 methane standards for the oil and gas industry — standards that keep dangerous pollution out of our air and reduce wasted energy from oil and gas leaks, venting, and flaring.

Community groups and organizations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, Earthjustice challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent action to delay air pollution compliance rules for steel mills.

EPA’s recent action leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous, toxic pollutants

All Aboard Act dedicates $200 billion over five years to build transportation system of the future

Giving the oil and gas industry a pass on compliance is bad for our health, environment, and wallets

Lawmakers claim sharks are “stealing” anglers’ catch

The EPA said greenhouse gases are a risk to public health. Scientists and the courts have affirmed it. Now, Trump’s EPA wants to pretend that climate change isn’t a problem.

EPA ignores settled law and science to advance fossil fuels at expense of public health & environment

EPA announced plans to roll back PFAS drinking water protections, affecting communities across the country in states including, North Carolina, New York, and Maine

The state’s new energy law is the latest win for Earthjustice’s regional zero-emissions work, which is gaining ground despite federal foot dragging.

Local, national organizations call for action after over a year of poisoned water

Families for Lead Freedom Now, a community group representing families directly affected by childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse, along with partners, filed a legal petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force New York State and the City of Syracuse to address the city’s lead water crisis. In July 2024, city tests revealed extraordinarily high levels of lead in drinking water, prompting residents and advocates to call for a state of emergency. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Earthjustice, Legal Services of Central New York (LSCNY), and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) have filed the petition on behalf of Families for Lead Freedom Now.

Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.

“This proposal will only result in more pollution, poorer health outcomes, and dirty air and water for everyone.”

In letter to Department of Energy, groups call process to change designation of the fossil fuel “flawed and insufficient” in department’s 2026 Critical Materials Assessment

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.