New Yorkers urge the governor to stand up for people, not polluters, and implement life-saving clean truck standards in full and on time to protect public health and the climate

Most of the program’s billions will go to a dark trifecta of false solutions: biofuels, biogas, and dirty hydrogen

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “This program is funneling billions of dollars to polluting biofuels that drive deforestation and food insecurity when those dollars could be spent on accelerating deployment of electric vehicles that will improve our air.”

Earthjustice’s push for progress in the states and internationally means we can still make environmental progress.

Billions for the largest and most polluting ports in the nation will electrify operations, grow jobs, save lives

Adrian Martinez, Attorney, Right to Zero, Earthjustice: “California has such dramatic air pollution problems that we’ve realized that we aren’t in a position to pick and choose. We basically need to get to zero emissions everywhere feasible.”

The Oregon Public Utility Commission requires NW Natural to stop using customer funds to subsidize gas pipeline expansion, and removes costs for the company’s lobbying activities from rates

Proposed decision from the California Public Utilities Commission cuts utility’s requested costs for lobbying and hydrogen projects and comes after years of utility charging customers for political fights against climate measures

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

Big savings deals worsen air pollution in vulnerable communities where e-commerce mega-warehouses cluster; State bill could slash emissions from e-commerce mega-warehouse operations and advance clean air and public health for disadvantaged communities

Today, a federal district judge ruled in favor of the State of California, as well as community and environmental groups, by pausing an industry challenge to California’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decides whether to approve the rule under the federal Clean Air Act.

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “The gas industry wants to intimidate, and they want to keep building their market for fossil fuel dependency.”

Environmental justice groups joined California Attorney General to defeat legal challenge from rail industry

The case advances and the defendants have until October 15 to respond to the claims; the Congestion Pricing Program signed into law in 2019 to fund public transportation improvements, improve air quality, reduce traffic, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

SB 1221, authored by Senator Dave Min, will enable 30 community electrification pilot projects in California as cost-effective alternatives to gas pipeline replacements

Warehouse project bringing 1,300 diesel truck trips per day in “diesel death zone” must undergo further scrutiny before development begins

It’s time for SoCal’s air regulators to build the political will and shape an Indirect Source Rule to shift port operations to zero emissions

EPA’s approval lights the path for air agencies looking to electrify dirty goods movement operations nationwide