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The coal fired power plant looms over the town of Colstrip, Mont. Montana’s Colstrip power plant is the largest emitter of toxic particulate matter of any plant in the country’s aging coal fleet. (Louise Johns for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 20, 2026

EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants

Advocates warn of more toxic pollution, asthma attacks, and premature deaths, especially in communities living near coal plants.

Environmental Protection Agency scientists sort samples for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the EPA Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
From the Experts February 19, 2026

They Got U.S. Cleaner Air and Water. Now This Administration Is Driving Them Away.

Closing EPA labs means dirtier air, unsafe water, and sicker communities.

(Matt Roth para Earthjustice)
Press Release February 18, 2026

Earthjustice y sus Socios Demandan a la EPA por Derogación Ilegal de Protecciones Climáticas

Grupos ambientalistas y de la salud disputan la derogación sin base en la ciencia, dañina e ilegal del dictamen de peligro y la eliminación de los estándares para vehículos limpios por parte de la EPA de Trump

Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature February 18, 2026

Trump is Failing the Climate Test. Will You Pass Our Climate Quiz?

See how well you understand what the Trump administration is up to

Attendees and speakers condemn the Trump administration’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding at a press conference outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2026. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 18, 2026

Earthjustice and Partners Sue EPA For Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections

Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA’s harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards.

document February 18, 2026

Endangerment Finding: Petition for Review

A broad coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency for repealing the Endangerment Finding and vehicle emissions standards.

A man cools off under a sprinkler provided by the Chicago Fire Department during hot weather in the city on June 22, 2025. (Nam Y. Huh / AP)
Article February 18, 2026

Climate Change Is Hurting Her Patients. Trump’s Latest Move Will Make It Worse.

The administration’s repeal of the ‘endangerment finding’ limits the ability to protect Americans from dangerous climate pollution. Earthjustice is suing.

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Article February 18, 2026

Trump’s EPA Rolled Back the ‘Endangerment Finding.’ We’re Taking Them to Court.

The EPA revoked the finding that greenhouses gases threaten public health and welfare, then weakened vehicle emissions standards.

Press Release February 17, 2026

Health and Safety Protections Against Chemical Emergencies Eliminated and Weakened in New Trump EPA Proposal

The agency is proposing to dismantle safeguards that were designed to protect public health, workers and the environment

In the News: NPR February 12, 2026

Trump’s EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “We will see this administration in court, to ensure that our government does its job to protect us.”

In the News: Newsweek February 12, 2026

Trump Doesn’t Value American Lives. His New Pollution Policy Is Proof

An opinion piece by Abigail Dillen (President of Earthjustice), Amanda Leland (Executive Director of Environmental Defense Fund), Manish Bapna (President and CEO of NRDC), and Loren Blackford (Executive Director of the Sierra Club).

In the News: Forbes February 12, 2026

Trump Targets EPA Climate Authority

Christie Hicks, Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Taxpayers will be paying for this twice — in increased costs for electricity for the Department of Defense and the bailouts to keep those crumbling coal power plants running.”

La presidenta de Earthjustice, Abigail Dillen, habla durante una conferencia de prensa de la Campaña de Acción Climática en el Capitolio de EE. UU. sobre el plan de la EPA para derogar las regulaciones sobre contaminación atmosférica relacionadas con los gases de efecto invernadero del transporte y las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles. (Alyssa Schukar para Earthjustice)
Press Release February 12, 2026

EPA de Trump Deroga El Dictamen de Peligro y Abandona su Responsabilidad de Proteger a los Estadounidenses de la Contaminación Climática

Al derogar el dictamen de peligro, la EPA rechaza la ley y la ciencia establecidas para beneficiar a los contaminadores

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen speaks during a Climate Action Campaign press conference at the U.S. Capitol about the EPA’s plan to rescind air pollution regulations around greenhouse gases from transportation and fossil fuel power plants. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 12, 2026

Trump EPA Repeals Endangerment Finding, Abandoning Responsibility to Protect Americans from Climate Pollution

By repealing the endangerment finding, EPA is rejecting settled law and science to benefit polluters

Deadly fine particulate matter pollution, also known as soot, comes from tailpipes, smokestacks and industrial power plants. Breathing soot can cause premature death, heart disease, and lung damage. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release February 11, 2026

Trump EPA Misses Legal Deadline to Reduce Deadly Air Pollution

Broad coalition of groups condemns illegal inaction, puts EPA on legal notice

document February 10, 2026

Notice of Intent Letter to Sue for Failure to Designate Areas Under 2024 NAAQS

Nearly 20 health, community, and environmental groups around the country officially put the EPA on notice of their intent to pursue legal action unless the EPA issues the overdue designations required under the 2024 National Ambient Air Quality Standard limit for PM2.5, also known as soot.

Coal ash is the waste that remains when coal is burned in power plants to generate electricity. (Nenad Zivkovic / Shutterstock)
Press Release February 6, 2026

Trump EPA Delays Cleanup of Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps in Advance of Larger Rollback

The rule comes just days before a deadline for owners to report on previously unregulated coal ash dumping at power plant sites

Sharon Lavigne of RISE St. James is an Earthjustice client and partner in a case against the “Sunshine Project” — a plant proposed by the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation. (Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)
Press Release February 5, 2026

Groups Sue Over Formosa Plastics’ Permit Extensions

Suit challenges the fourth extension of air permit based on an outdated analysis