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document July 8, 2026

Comments to EPA on Accidental Release Prevention Requirements

On the proposed rule (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0313), calling on EPA to follow the law and protect communities from toxic chemical releases and disasters
document July 8, 2026

Statement of the Northwest Park Apartments Tenants Association

Letter from Northwest Park Apartments Tenants Association, on behalf of the residents of Northwest Park Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland, expressing continued support for the geothermal network pilot project.
Ventilation system for a ground-source heat pump at a residential building. (Silas Stein / picture alliance via Getty Images)
Press Release July 8, 2026

Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot

Pilot, which would improve air quality and lower energy bills, has faced long delays
(Getty Images)
Press Release July 8, 2026

Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals

As companies make plans to launch more than a million data centers into space, FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these…
document July 8, 2026

Space Data Center Petition

A coalition of environmental and scientific organizations, represented by Earthjustice, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a comprehensive review of the environmental risks, impacts, and costs of satellite-based data…
Remote camera image of a wolf pups taken during the summer of 2025. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Article July 7, 2026

Colorado’s Wolf Pups are Leading the Species’ Recovery. The Government Wants to Undermine It

Under pressure from anti-wolf groups, the Trump administration has opposed the state's ongoing wolf reintroduction program.
A worker in a steel mill checking the flow of molten steel before the casting process in Southern California.  (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory July 6, 2026

Ninth Circuit rejects industry challenge to SoCal clean air rule for boilers, water heaters

Federal court reaffirms South Coast Air Quality Management District’s right to cut smog-forming pollution from boilers and water heaters
document July 2, 2026

Rinnai America South Coast Decision

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California July 2, 2026, affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment to South Coast Air Quality Management…
Trains pass through the heart of downtown Barstow, California. (Matt Gush / Getty Images)
Press Release July 2, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Nation’s Largest Rail Facility in California

Five thousand-acre project would destroy desert lands, add pollution to Barstow, Los Angeles region
document July 2, 2026

Sierra Club, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Center for Biological Diversity v. City of Barstow

Sierra Club, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Center for Biological Diversity challenge the City of Barstow's approval of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Barstow…
Maurepas Swamp  protects South Louisiana residents from hurricanes, and is also a vibrant freshwater fishery. Photo courtesy of Healthy Gulf
Press Release: Victory July 1, 2026

Air Products Abandons Proposed Louisiana “Blue” Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant with Carbon Capture Scheme

Community groups celebrate the company’s decision to pull out — citing the huge risks associated with the project’s polluting facility and carbon dioxide pipeline
Press Release July 1, 2026

Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

Twenty-four grantees win preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system
Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the construction of an immigrant detention center in the Everglades on June 28, 2025. (Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2026

“Alligator Alcatraz” Ends Immigration Detention After Earthjustice Lawsuits

How we’re ensuring environmental laws are not ignored in the Trump administration’s unchecked mass detainment efforts.
Regina Fred touches one of her window-mounted heat pumps in her apartment in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)
Press Release: Victory June 30, 2026

U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds New York’s All-Electric Building Act

Decision marks the first court of appeals to confirm that states and cities have the power to enact building electrification laws, which are critical to clean energy transition; Saves New…
Press Release June 30, 2026

Health and Green Groups Tell EPA: Don’t Let Data Centers and Other Major Polluters Build Before Getting Permits

EPA's proposal would let major polluters build before first acquiring the proper permits
document June 30, 2026

Federal Court Memo: USDA Terminated Grants Restored

A federal district court has issued an order restoring the grants of 24 organizations and local governments who had grant agreements under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Increasing…
document June 30, 2026

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Win re: NY’s All Electric Buildings Act Appeal

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals issued their decision stating that New York’s All Electric Buildings Act is not preempted by federal law. The court also agreed with the 2025…
Clean and electric trucks sit on display at an event on new national clean air standards for heavy-duty trucks near the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on December 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
From the Experts June 30, 2026

California Leaders Listen to Community Demanding Action to Clean up Deadly Diesel Pollution

California includes $135.5 million investment in state’s program to electrify trucks.