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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
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)
feature June 29, 2026

Guide to the Public Hearing on PFAS in Drinking Water

This is our chance to speak directly to EPA and urge them to protect our drinking water from PFAS contamination.
document June 29, 2026

Comments on EPA’s Proposed Rule: Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program

A coalition of health and environmental organizations submitted comments — in addition to tens of thousands of individual public comments — urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its…
document June 29, 2026

Letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin on Coal Ash, Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments, 91 Federal Register 18968, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2020–0107

Earthjustice joined 195 public interest groups and individuals from multiple states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, to oppose the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Legacy/CCRMU Amendments Rule and call on the…
feature June 27, 2026

Three Ways Earthjustice is Winning Against the Trump Administration

Read about three key ways we’re taking on the Trump administration.
document June 26, 2026

Opinion: Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency strengthened in…
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 
document June 25, 2026

Motion to Intervene in Case Against DC Water Over Potomac Interceptor

Potomac Riverkeeper Network moved to join in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against DC Water for its failure…
Press Release June 25, 2026

Group Seeks to Join Case Against DC Water Over Potomac Interceptor

The motion seeks accountability for the sewage spill
The weedkiller Roundup for sale in a store in Portland, Ore. (Alex Milan Tracy / Sipa via AP)
Update June 25, 2026

What the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell Means for Pesticide Protections

The ruling deals a major blow to farmworkers and others harmed by pesticides.
Dozens of unpermitted gas turbines, the target of a citizen suit filed by the NAACP, operate in Mississippi to power xAI's nearby Memphis data center. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Article June 16, 2026

Why Trump Is Going After Your Right to Take Polluters to Court (and How We’re Fighting Back)

Citizens suits are powerful tools to enforce the law, which is why the Trump administration is attacking them.
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.
Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Ind. (Chicago Tribune / TCA)
Press Release May 27, 2026

EPA Moves to Establish a Federal Permit Program to Allow More Coal Ash Pollution

Today the EPA dusted off a proposal from the first Trump administration
Press Release May 22, 2026

Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver

EPA blamed city’s air violations on Asia, Mexico in granting free pass to pollute
document May 22, 2026

Phoenix 179B Petition for Review

Conservation groups challenged the Trump administration's waiver of stronger air pollution controls for Phoenix, one of the nation's smoggiest cities.
Drinking water is one of the most common routes of exposure to PFAS. PFAS have polluted the tap water of at least 16 million people in 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as groundwater in at least 38 states. (Yipeng Ge / Getty Images)
Update May 22, 2026

EPA Backtracks on First-Ever Limits on Forever Chemicals

The EPA's plans would jeopardize the drinking water of up to 105 million people across the U.S.
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.
Drinking water is one of the most common routes of exposure to PFAS. PFAS have polluted the tap water of at least 16 million people in 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as groundwater in at least 38 states. (Yipeng Ge / Getty Images)
Press Release May 18, 2026

Trump EPA Proposes to Eliminate and Delay Protections from Toxic Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water

The plan would weaken protections for up to 105 million people nationwide