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Press Release July 1, 2026

Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

Twenty-four grantees win preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system
Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the construction of an immigrant detention center in the Everglades on June 28, 2025. (Giorgio Viera / AFP via Getty Images)
Article June 30, 2026

“Alligator Alcatraz” Ends Immigration Detention After Earthjustice Lawsuits

How we’re ensuring environmental laws are not ignored in the Trump administration’s unchecked mass detainment efforts.
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
Canoeing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
feature June 29, 2026

Program Report: Summer 2026

By wielding the full force of the law, the public, and politics, Earthjustice will defend our natural world and advance our vision of a thriving, safe future for all. Your…
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.
In the News: AP June 26, 2026

Appeals court rejects Trump EPA bid to abandon rule restricting deadly soot pollution

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities: “Clean air is not a luxury. The 2024 soot standard is a critical advancement for public health, projected to save thousands of lives every year.”
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 
Manifestantes sostienen pancartas mientras protestan contra la construcción de un centro de detención de inmigrantes en los Everglades, Florida, el 28 de junio de 2025. Earthjustice ha presentado una impugnación legal contra la instalación. (Giorgio Viera / AFP vía Getty Images)
Press Release June 26, 2026

Tras Traslado de Detenidos en ‘Alcatraz de los Caimanes’, Continúa la Lucha por la Rendición de Cuentas

Florida y la administración Trump mantienen planes secretos y gastos despilfarradores
President Donald Trump participates in a walking tour of the Everglades immigration detention center on Jul. 1, 2025. (Daniel Torok / White House)
Press Release June 26, 2026

Fight for Accountability Continues After Detainees Removed from “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Center in the Everglades

Florida, Trump administration continue secret plans, wasteful spending
In the News: The Salt Lake Tribune June 24, 2026

Utah’s lawsuit to overturn national monument boundaries revived by appeals court

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Court after court has affirmed the president’s authority under the Antiquities Act to create monuments on federal lands.”
Flare up at fracking well.
(wcn247 / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release June 24, 2026

Environmental Groups Blast BLM Methane Gas Waste Proposal

BLM proposal is bad for climate, nearby communities, and U.S. taxpayers
Windy, dusty day in Mojave National Preserve, California. (Christian Collins / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release June 23, 2026

Parks Group Seeks Emergency Court Action to Protect Mojave National Preserve

Preliminary injunction motion filed to prevent further damage to national park
In the News: CBS Miami June 22, 2026

Vendors start leaving Alligator Alcatraz facility as uncertainty grows over its future: “That place was very inhumane”

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “It's just a symptom of what has been the problem since day one with this facility — lack of transparency.”
Manifestantes sostienen pancartas mientras protestan contra la construcción de un centro de detención de inmigrantes en los Everglades, Florida, el 28 de junio de 2025. Earthjustice ha presentado una impugnación legal contra la instalación. (Giorgio Viera / AFP vía Getty Images)
Press Release June 17, 2026

ICE Retira a Todos los Detenidos de ‘Alcatraz de los Caimanes’ Mientras la Demanda Ambiental Regresa a las Cortes

Florida y la administración Trump deben reparar el daño ambiental, argumentan grupos
In the News: The Independent June 17, 2026

Alligator Alcatraz sits empty as detainees move out

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “State and federal officials responsible for this lawless detention center have to be held accountable. The cost to Florida’s environment, taxpayers and human decency have been too high to let them off the hook.”
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.