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Press Releases

Maurepas Swamp. Protected from Air Products' CO2 pipeline.
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

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

An older woman stands by a window in her small living room next to a window-mounted unit that hangs over the window sill. Her small white dog, perhaps a pug or French bulldog, walks in the foreground.
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 Yorkers money and cuts harmful indoor air pollution and climate-heating combustion

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June 16, 2026

The New York Times

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement, Earthjustice

“It’s remarkable for the United States to intervene on behalf of a polluter in a case like this. Ordinarily, they would intervene to enforce the law.”

February 17, 2026

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weed killer

Patti Goldman, Attorney, Northwest Office

“When people use pesticides in their fields or on their lawns, they don’t expect to get cancer. Yet this happens, and when it does, state court lawsuits provide the only real path to accountability.”

January 14, 2026

Slate

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

Sam Sankar, SVP of Programs

“The first Trump administration saw oil companies as its ‘partners.’ The second Trump administration treats them as its ‘customers.’”