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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 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…
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

EPA Debe Reevaluar Requisitos de Calidad del Aire en el Valle de San Joaquín de California

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental no logró responsabilizar al estado a que protegiera la salud pública ante la contaminación del aire
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

EPA Must Re-Evaluate Clean Air Requirements in California’s San Joaquin Valley

The Environmental Protection Agency failed to hold the state accountable to protect public health from polluted air
document August 5, 2026

Committee for a Better Arvin v EPA Opinion

The panel remanded without vacatur in a case challenging a final rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency concerning air quality in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
From the Experts August 5, 2026

E15: Consumers and Planet Pay; Big Ag Benefits

Nothing about the case for year-round E15 adds up. It raises costs at the pump and in the grocery aisle, it requires millions of additional acres of land that make…
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 August 5, 2026

Mapping Soot and Smog Pollution in the United States

How is the air where you live?
Soot 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 August 5, 2026

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 August 5, 2026

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.
Press Release August 4, 2026

Groups Challenge EPA’s Hazardous Waste Combustors Rule

EPA’s standards for hazardous waste burning facilities are too weak to reduce toxic pollution, leaving nearby communities exposed to health risks
The Suncor refinery in North Denver. (Martin do Nascimento / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory August 3, 2026

Tenth Circuit Decision Revives Groups’ Suncor Clean Air Act Lawsuit

Suit sent back to trial court to consider harm from Suncor refinery’s pollution violations
document August 3, 2026

Suncor: Tenth Circuit Opinion

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of environmental justice and conservation groups in a lawsuit seeking to hold Suncor Energy accountable for repeated Clean Air Act violations…
Press Release July 22, 2026

Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA’s Rejection of Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan in Federal Court

Coalition asks court to overturn an illegal EPA rule that harms the state's iconic and unique park lands
In the News: Hawaii News Now July 22, 2026

Hawaii AG challenges EPA’s disapproval of HECO air pollution reduction plan

Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “At HECO’s request, EPA jumped all over this chance to trash the law, pollute the environment, and keep Hawaii consumers stuck paying the skyrocketing bills for imported fossil fuels.”
In the News: San Francisco Chronicle July 21, 2026

Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “With all the pollution control technologies that already exist, as well as the ingenuity of American industry, there are plenty of ways to continue making progress and improving people’s lives.”
In the News: San Francisco Chronicle July 21, 2026

Trump administration illegally weakened air pollution protections, judge rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “With all the pollution control technologies that already exist, as well as the ingenuity of American industry, there are plenty of ways to continue making progress and improving people’s lives.”
Press Release: Victory July 20, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

Ruling sets February 2027 deadline for EPA to identify areas out of compliance with strengthened 2024 PM2.5 standard