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Montpelier resident Ben Cheney and a companion survey rising floodwaters at the intersection of State and Main streets in downtown Montpelier, Vermont, on July 10, 2023. (Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / The Times Argus via AP)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Rainfall

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

A woman protects her face while walking in white-out conditions in Jersey City, N.J., Feb. 1, 2021. The winter storm dropped more than two feet of snow on the area and may have broken a 122-year-old snowfall record for the state. (Seth Wenig / AP)
Article June 30, 2025

Winter Storms Are Hitting Harder Due to Climate Change

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

Houston residents escape flooded homes and businesses, in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Causing Sea Level Rise and Flooding

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

A dried out lake stands near the Navajo Nation town of Thoreau on Jun. 6, 2019, in Thoreau, N.M. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Making Droughts Worse

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

A man wipes his brow as he walks under misters on July 13, 2023 in downtown Phoenix. Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Southern California are getting hit with 100-degree-plus temps and excessive heat warnings. (Matt York / AP)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Making Extreme Heat Worse

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire in strong winds as many homes burn on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Making Wildfires Burn Longer and Wider

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

Damaged houses are seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on Sept. 28, 2024. (Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2025

Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes More Intense

Here’s what Earthjustice is doing about it.

Thirteen youth from across the Hawaiian Islands brought the case <em>Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation</em>, the first youth-led constitutional climate case addressing climate pollution from the transportation sector. (Elyse Butler for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 30, 2025

State Plan to Reduce Transportation Emissions Released for Public Comment

This is a major early step in the recent settlement of Hawai‘i’s youth climate lawsuit, Navahine v. HDOT

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Press Release June 20, 2025

ElectrifyNY Statement: Rising Mega-Warehouse Pollution Requires Urgent Action as Clean Deliveries Act Continues to Evade Assembly’s Focus

New York State legislative session ended without Clean Deliveries Act

Adrian Martinez, Director of the Right To Zero Campaign. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 17, 2025

Earthjustice Taps Adrian Martinez as Director of the Right To Zero Campaign

With Paul Cort retiring, Martinez will lead campaign in a time of urgent need for affirmative progress in states to electrify everything

Press Release June 16, 2025

Albany Lawmakers Repeal Outdated Requirement To Stop Continued Expansion of Costly Fracked Gas Infrastructure

After years of advocacy, Albany lawmakers take action that will help lower utility bills for New Yorkers and advance NY’s green energy transition; Repealed “100-foot rule” is a key component of the NY HEAT Act, will serve as foundation for future efforts to modernize NY’s energy grid, lower costs for families

Press Release June 11, 2025

ElectrifyNY Statement: Senate Passes the Clean Deliveries Act

Assembly must pass clean air and public health bill now

document June 6, 2025

LA County Electric Truck & Bus Coalition Urges Against Transit Cuts in California Budget

The LA County Electric Truck & Bus Coalition expresses strong opposition to the Governor’s proposal to cut $201.1 million in funding from Los Angeles Metro’s Zero Emission Transit Capital Program (ZETCP) in the FY 25–26 budget.

Smog covers the city of Los Angeles. Three million people in the greater Los Angeles area are living with asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other smog-related diseases. (Jordan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release June 6, 2025

Southern California Air Regulators Reject Healthy Air Standards, Caving to Industry Misinformation Campaign

Standards for residential furnaces and water heaters would have saved thousands of lives, billions in health costs

The outdoor unit of a heat pump system. (Dennis Schroeder / NREL)
From the Experts June 5, 2025

Washington Regulators Must Hold Utilities Accountable in the Clean Energy Transition

Decisions made by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission can help meet the state’s climate goals and keep energy reliable and affordable for customers.

The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (Seth Wenig / AP)
Press Release June 3, 2025

Time is Running Out for New York to Pass Health and Climate Legislation as Wildfires Approach

Canada wildfires to cover Northeast skies as New York legislators return to Albany with days left in session, clean air and climate legislation remain on the table

Smog covers the city of Los Angeles.
(Photo courtesy of Ben Amstutz)
Press Release May 30, 2025

Assemblymember Garcia Delays Assembly Floor Vote On Landmark Air Quality Proposal To Continue Discussions With Stakeholders

AB 914 will give California a vital tool to clean its air

The coal-fired Keystone Generating Station near Shelocta, Pennsylvania. (Jim West / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Article May 28, 2025

4 Ways Clean Air Is Under Attack from Trump and Congressional Republicans

New moves by the Trump administration and its congressional allies threaten to increase air pollution and harm public health.