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Split view of clear and hazy days in Shenandoah National Park. (National Park Service)
Press Release September 4, 2025

Conservation Groups Sue EPA Over Approved West Virginia Regional Haze Plan

EPA’s approval of the plan is a complete about-face from a previous full disapproval of West Virginia’s haze plan

Press Release September 2, 2025

Judge Dismisses Challenge by Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Against EPA Program Termination

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

document August 29, 2025

Decision to Dismiss: Appalachian Voices v EPA

A District Court judge dismissed a challenge brought by a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes, and local governments against the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to fund them.

document August 20, 2025

Motion: NESE for Leave and Answer

Intervenors respectfully request that the Commission deny Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC’s (Transco) Motion for Leave, or, alternatively, grant Intervenors’ Motion for Leave and consider Intervenors’ proposed Answer to Transco’s Answer when determining how to respond to Transco’s Petition.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 19, 2025

California Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-Emissions

While Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions.

document August 15, 2025

Comments: NESE WQC Application

Comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Division of Environmental Permits re: Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC’s 2025 application for Water Quality Certification (WQC) for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, insisting they deny it because the applicant again fails to demonstrate compliance with New York’s water quality standards.

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Article August 7, 2025

Por qué es Importante el ‘Dictamen de Peligro’ de la EPA

La EPA afirmó que los gases de efecto invernadero representan un riesgo para la salud pública. Sin embargo, la EPA de Trump quiere retractarse y derogar muchas de las normas que limitan la contaminación atmosférica.

The EPA's endangerment finding is the basis for important greenhouse gas rules, including regulations on emissions from oil and gas facilities. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 1, 2025

A Legal Analysis of the Trump EPA’s Plan to Revoke the Endangerment Finding

The EPA’s proposal rejects mainstream science and misunderstands the law.

Press Release July 30, 2025

Groups Legally Challenge EPA’s Latest Attack on Clean Air Protections

EPA’s recent action leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous, toxic pollutants

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Article July 29, 2025

Why the EPA’s Endangerment Finding Matters

The EPA said greenhouse gases are a risk to public health. Scientists and the courts have affirmed it. Now, Trump’s EPA wants to pretend that climate change isn’t a problem.

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Press Release July 29, 2025

Trump EPA Attacks Endangerment Finding Making Climate Denialism Official Policy

EPA ignores settled law and science to advance fossil fuels at expense of public health & environment

A petrochemical facility in Norco, Louisiana. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release July 18, 2025

Trump Halts Clean Air Laws For Most of the Country

Proclamations let chemical companies, coal power plants, and other major polluters dodge clean air standards in at least 30 states and U.S. territories

PUSH Buffalo's executive director, Dawn Wells-Clyburn, stands outside of the organization's training center. (Brandon Watson for Earthjustice)
Article July 11, 2025

Trump’s EPA Cancelled 350 Environmental Justice Grants, Then Congress Cut Funding for Future Projects. Here’s Why That Matters.

The new federal budget rescinds funding meant for communities dealing with environmental hazards – but there’s still hope that some promised investments can be salvaged.

North Denver community members, Lissa Leticia de Gonzales, Jose Molina and Lucy Molina, left to right, near the Suncor Refinery, which is heavily polluting their neighborhoods. (Carmel Zucker for Earthjustice)
feature July 3, 2025

Healthy Communities Program Report

The progress we have secured is a testament to the fact that the law and science are on our side. It also reflects the desire of most people across the country for a safer and cleaner world. Our shared wins represent decades of painstaking work, culminating in concrete measures that will save lives across the country. We’re celebrating our victories and the many opportunities ahead.

Jennifer Hadayia, the Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, on June 20, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Article June 26, 2025

Our First Class Action Lawsuit Takes on Trump Administration to Get Communities the Funding They’re Owed

Earthjustice is suing the administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in EPA grant programs designed to fund public health and community resilience initiatives

Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature June 26, 2025

Mapping Soot and Smog Pollution in the United States

How is the air where you live?

Map of soot air pollution by county in 2024. (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature June 26, 2025

What’s the state of soot pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of soot pollution in the air. Soot causes death and serious health harms.

Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature June 26, 2025

What’s the state of smog pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.