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document April 1, 2025

Two-Pager: New York Should Keep on Trucking with its Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

New York should not delay its Advanced Clean Trucks rule to protect New Yorkers’ health and clean the air.

(James Olstein for Earthjustice)
feature March 28, 2025

Right To Zero: Building a Zero-emissions Future

We’re creating a zero-emissions reality from coast to coast.

Heat pumps power our everyday lives. (Lily Padula for Earthjustice)
feature March 27, 2025

Make Your Home Cleaner and Comfier with a Heat Pump

Heat pumps hold a steady temperature better and give off none of the unhealthy fumes of traditional furnaces.

In the News: Mother Jones March 27, 2025

In Good Climate News, a Federal Judge Upholds NYC’s Ban on Gas in New Buildings

Dror Ladin, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “This ruling demonstrates that there’s absolutely no reason to interpret the Berkeley decision so broadly.”

New York lawmakers, Bronx community members, and clean air advocates call on Governor Hochul to stay on course with the Advanced Clean Trucks rule. (Nydia Gutierrez / Earthjustice)
From the Experts March 26, 2025

New York Must Prevent Asthma with Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

Advanced Clean Trucks Rule saves lives and reduces tailpipe pollution, Now corporate polluters want to roll it back.

document March 26, 2025

Coalition Letter to Oppose SB 34

A coalition of organizations across California are opposing SB 34, a state bill that would tie the hands of local air regulators in Southern California from addressing some of the largest sources of air pollution in the region.

Activists march in protest at the front gate to Southern California Gas Company's Ventura Compressor Station in Ventura, California. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).
Press Release March 25, 2025

California Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation To Lower Energy Bills in California

The California Ratepayer Protection Act would end the unfair practice of for-profit utilities charging customers for lobbying and PR campaigns

A sea of trucks haul shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles. 
(Getty Images)
Press Release March 25, 2025

New Legislation from Assemblymember Robert Garcia Tackles California’s Growing Pollution Hotspots

Bill affirms the California Air Resources Board’s authority to regulate pollution magnets

From the Experts March 25, 2025

D.C. is well on its way to an all-electric future

Methane gas giants push back, but D.C.’s path to cleaner air, lower bills, and climate action is clearer than ever

(Maciej Toporowicz / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 21, 2025

Maryland Public Service Commission Rules Washington Gas Light Misled Customers About Impacts of Gas

Utility falsely promoted gas as “clean energy” and downplayed environmental harms in customer bill inserts

In the News: CalMatters March 20, 2025

‘Herculean effort’: These port communities have waited decades for clean air. Why a new plan may fall short

Fernando Gaytan, Attorney, California Office: “It’s all the more reason why we really need our local air regulators… to take more seriously what we need to do locally to address the public health crisis that port pollution causes.”

Haze shrouds the skyline of Lower Manhattan as seen from the Empire State Building in New York City.  (Gary Hershorn / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 20, 2025

Federal Court Allows NYC Building Electrification to Begin

Court dismissed legal challenges to local law to phase out dirty fossil fuels in buildings, clean the air, and help reach NYC’s goals to cut climate pollution

Press Release March 12, 2025

New York Assembly Must Prioritize Affordability, Put NY HEAT Act in Final Budget As Utilities Raise Rates Every Year

Senate continues to show leadership by putting struggling families first and including NY HEAT Act in one-house – now Assembly must follow and include full bill in final budget; NY HEAT Act would save families who need it most an average of $136 every month and curb future utility rate hikes happening across NYS

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 March 6, 2025

Climate, Transit, Environmental Justice, and Energy Organizations Statement on Effort to Delay New York’s Clean Truck Standards

Lifesaving New York regulation is under attack; Opposition aims to kill clean air state action to succumb to wealthy corporate interests

staff February 27, 2025

Bianca Majumder

Based in Washington, D.C., Bianca Majumder is a Senior Research & Policy Analyst for Earthjustice’s Right to Zero Campaign.

In the News: LAist February 27, 2025

Compton’s electric buses

Yasmine Agelidis, Attorney, Right to Zero, Earthjustice: “The wheels are turning. And to take away funding now is to really put a wrench in a lot of that work.”

Press Release February 19, 2025

La Administración Trump Intenta Retirar la Aprobación Federal del Programa de Tarifa por Congestión en Nueva York. Earthjustice Responde

La comunidad empresarial lucha por mantener vigente el plan tras datos recientes que demuestran su éxito

Dror Ladin, Earthjustice Senior Attorney, speaks to press after the congestion pricing motion to dismiss hearing on Sept. 27, 2024.
Press Release February 19, 2025

Earthjustice Response: Trump Admin. Attempts to Pull Federal Approval of Congestion Pricing

Business community fighting to keep Congestion Pricing in place with the recent data demonstrating its success