Ozone

The Latest On: Ozone

October 3, 2017 | Press Release

Health & Environmental Organizations Warn EPA They Plan to Sue Over Delayed Smog Cleanup

EPA misses ozone designation deadline

August 6, 2017 | In the News: Buzzfeed

The Trump Administration Just Lost A Battle Over Smog Rules

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Earthjustice: “It is a victory for people who breathe. It is a victory for the rule of law.”

August 2, 2017 | Press Release

Earthjustice: EPA Withdraws Illegal Delay of Clean Air Safeguards

Litigation filed by public health and environmental groups and 16 states prompts EPA to back down on delaying implementing 2015 ozone standards

August 2, 2017 | Legal Document

Coalition Comments on Colorado's Suncor Refinery

The Suncor refinery in the Denver-metro area is one of the largest sources of air pollution. Earthjustice working with numerous local organizations have submitted comments on a series of permit modifications that could further increase the pollution burden in the surrounding communities.

July 20, 2017 | In the News: Salon

For Whom The Road Tolls: Is It Fair To Put A Price On Freeways?

Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “We need a systemic shift in vehicle technology. We need a radical transformation.”

July 19, 2017 | In the News: ThinkProgress

Next On The Chopping Block: Tightened Restrictions On Smog

Terry McGuire, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “If the models bear out and we have more hot days in the future, then we’re going to have longer ozone seasons in a lot of parts of the country.”

July 18, 2017 | Press Release

Earthjustice: Smoggy Skies Act A Handout to Big Polluters At Expense of Public Health

Bill would permanently weaken the Clean Air Act and delay important anti-smog protections that took more than a decade to achieve

July 14, 2017 | In the News: Public News Service

Groups Sue EPA Over Clean-Air Delay

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Earthjustice: "Every state in the country did what they were supposed to do. Now, it's time for EPA to do what it's supposed to do, and that is to issue designations under the statute and start the implementation process. ... EPA's independent science advisers unanimously said that the 2008 standard was too weak to satisfy the statutory requirements."