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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…
Soot pollution from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial operations is a major killer. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory June 26, 2026

Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard  

Trump administration’s unprecedented attempt to abandon stronger public health safeguard is rejected 
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Tarpley / BLM)
Press Release: Victory June 12, 2026

Senator Lee’s Attempt to Fast-Track Attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan Fails

Opposition from across Utah and nation leads to failure of Lee’s effort to fast-track attack on one of the nation’s iconic monuments
A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory June 9, 2026

Judge Rules Bitterroot Road Building Plan Violates Endangered Species Act

Court orders additional briefing to determine remedy in the case
Press Release: Victory June 5, 2026

NYS Legislature Passes Data Center Moratorium

New York is one step closer to becoming first state in the nation to hit pause on building new AI data centers
Press Release: Victory May 28, 2026

Appeals Court Delivers Blow to North Tonawanda Crypto Operation, Reinforces New York’s Climate Law

Today's ruling in the Digihost/Fortistar appeal makes clear that state agencies must comply with the climate law's mandates and remain accountable to impacted communities, even after the State has weakened…
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle. (Jaida Grey Eagle for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory May 15, 2026

Wisconsin Judge Orders Partial Freeze on Line 5 Construction

Enbridge must stop some work while the Bad River Band brings legal claims
Infants and children face especially high risks from decaBDE, because they are more likely to inhale or ingest the chemical and are more vulnerable to its effects. (Tanaphong Toochinda / Unsplash)
Press Release: Victory May 14, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Redo Weak Rule for Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical

Ruling says the agency failed to justify its lenient regulation of decaBDE
Press Release: Victory April 28, 2026

State Board Halts Phibro-Tech’s LA-area Toxic Waste Facility Expansion

California Board of Environmental Safety allowed a permit appeal, accepting all issues raised by local community group
Press Release: Victory April 16, 2026

Court Halts Construction of Hagerstown Migrant Detention Center

Federal agencies must halt construction or renovation of warehouse for pendency of litigation
A data center under construction in Ashburn, Virginia in 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Article: Victory April 10, 2026

How We Rallied a Big Coalition to Stop a Shady Data Center Bill

The ‘Protect American AI Act’ in Congress would have exempted data centers from complying with key environmental laws.
Lake Koocanusa by Libby Dam in northwest Montana. (Lisa Kyle Young / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory April 9, 2026

Court Upholds Selenium Water Quality Standard for Lake Koocanusa

Montana and Idaho waters endure harmful pollution from upstream Canadian coal mines
A pod of southern resident orcas in Boundary Pass, north of San Juan Island, WA. (Howard Garrett / Orca Network)
Press Release: Victory April 1, 2026

Hearing Examiner Rejects Permit That Allowed a Major Expansion of a Whatcom County Liquefied Petroleum Gas Terminal 

The county must conduct an independent capacity analysis of the terminal expansion and redo its environmental analysis
Signal Hill, an affluent suburb of Long Beach, features dozens of active oil wells and derricks around the town many in commercial parking lots and residential areas only feet from homes. (Tara Pixley for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 31, 2026

California Oil and Gas Health Protection Law Survives First-Round Trump Administration Attack

Buffer zones between drilling sites, communities to remain in effect during legal battle
A manatee calf with its mother at Three Sisters Springs in Florida. Manatees are a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act. (James R.D. Scott / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 30, 2026

Federal Court Strikes Down President Trump’s Attacks Against Endangered Species Act, Restores Bedrock Environmental Law to Pre-Trump Status

Ruling derails future attempts to weaken law
The critically endangered Florida panther is just one of the species that depends on the Everglades. (David Shindle for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)
Press Release: Victory March 27, 2026

Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act
The shift to state-of-the-art appliances in homes, such as induction stoves, offers major clean air benefits, upgrades in energy efficiency, and climate protections. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 26, 2026

Court Upholds Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings
Oil storage tanks at the Port of Long Beach. (John Gannon for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Court Orders City of Long Beach Pause Oil Storage Tank Expansion Project

City’s environmental impact analysis ruled inadequate, rejected feasible alternatives, and now must be redone