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Press Release October 21, 2026

Community Advocates Plan to Sue Data Center Company Over Illegal Air Pollution in New Jersey

Notice of intent to sue outlines Clean Air Act violations at DataOne facility
document October 21, 2026

Sustain SJ Notice of Intent to Sue DataOne for Clean Air Act Violations

Sustain SJ, represented by Earthjustice, sent DataOne Vineland LLC, DataOne USA LLC, Nebius Inc., and Northeast Precast LLC, along with state, regional and federal agencies, a notice of its intent…
document October 21, 2026

A Guide to Protecting Your Community from Industrial Wood Pellet Plants

Industrial wood pellet manufacturers turn wood into pellets (often referred to as biomass), which are shipped overseas and burned for energy. This guidebook was created to help give Pacific Northwest…
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)
Press Release: Victory October 20, 2026

Judge throws out U.S. DOJ attempt to deny communities’ day in court against Musk’s company, xAI

Such citizen suits serve as an essential backstop — and often a last resort — for communities when government regulators fail to hold polluters accountable.
document October 19, 2026

Denial of DOJ’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit against xAI

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to dismiss NAACP’s Clean Air Act lawsuit, which challenges xAI's continued operation of…
From the Experts October 15, 2026

More Than 71 Million People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air as EPA Delays Soot Protections

The latest air-quality data shows soot pollution exceeds the strengthened national standard across several states and counties
Press Release October 8, 2026

Protecting Who? “Bring Your Own Power” Projects for AI Data Centers Would Wreak Havoc on Communities and the Environment, New Report Finds

The rapid expansion of “Bring Your Own Power” arrangements for AI data centers will lead to a massive gas buildout that poses serious risks to communities and the environment
177 GW of gas for AI, enough to power 65% of all U.S. homes. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/data-center-byop-energy-report#map-ai-gas">View the interactive map.</a> (Source: Better Data Center Project, Global Energy Monitor)
From the Experts October 8, 2026

The AI Gas Rush: How “Bring Your Own Power” Evades Regulation and Drives Deadly Pollution

A new report examines the risks and consequences of “Bring Your Own Power” for AI data centers.
From the Experts October 2, 2026

Monitoreo del Aire Revela Altos Niveles de una Sustancia Carcinógena en Salinas, Puerto Rico

Los hallazgos preliminares indican que los riesgos de la sustancia química persisten en las comunidades locales.
From the Experts October 2, 2026

Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico

Preliminary results show that the chemical's risks still persist in local communities.
Press Release October 1, 2026

New Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico

Findings come as EPA and Steri-Tech reached a proposed agreement to address Clean Air Act violations, but local communities will remain vulnerable
Press Release October 1, 2026

Estudio del Aire Revela Altos Niveles de una Sustancia Carcinógena en Municipalidad de Puerto Rico

Los hallazgos se producen en momentos en que la EPA presentó una propuesta de acuerdo ante el Tribunal federal con la empresa Steri-Tech para resolver presuntas violaciones a la Ley…
The Homer City Generating Station in Pennsylvania.
(Photo courtesy of Jon Dawson)
From the Experts September 18, 2026

EPA Guts Clean Air Rules, Enables AI Data Center Pollution

The Trump administration is threatening to cut out the public and speed the construction of AI data centers and their polluting power plants.
Article September 15, 2026

Trump’s EPA Abandoned Its Climate Responsibility. We’re Taking It to Court.

The Trump administration denies that the pollution causing climate change is their responsibility to address. We’re fighting back.
document September 9, 2026

Ash Grove Tire Burning: Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Appeal

DRCC and Front & Centered, represented by Earthjustice, voluntarily dismissed their appeal of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Final Notice of Construction Permit issuance to Ash Grove's cement facility…
document September 4, 2026

Letter to EPA on Acid Rain Program and “Islanded” Power Generation Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency released a memo proposing to exempt generators that are not connected to the grid from acid rain requirements, a move that would benefit AI data centers…
document August 21, 2026

Comments on the U.S. EPA’s Clean Air Act Rulemaking Proposal, Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements

Joint Comments of Environmental and Public Health Groups on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act Rulemaking Proposal, Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements for…
document August 20, 2026

Ash Grove Tire Burning: Letter from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to Ash Grove Cement Company

Following testing that showed an increase in a toxic heavy metal due to increased tire burning at a Seattle, Washington cement facility, the regional clean air agency reinstated a limit…