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Burning fossil fuels is making summer more prone to extreme weather events. Here’s how we’re tackling the climate crisis.

The federal agency will start a rulemaking process to address toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in more than 100 million fluorinated plastic containers

Eve Gartner, Director, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “It’ll take centuries before there’s enough data to figure out how dangerous each PFAS is.”

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “EPA’s inspection and violation notice is a big step in the right direction, but it is just a first step. There is still a long road toward holding Suncor accountable for its many violations.”

“We urge Congress to reject this partisan exercise and instead craft a bill that addresses the challenges we face.”

Chemical Companies and Water Providers are challenging the EPA’s right to protect the public from PFAS in their drinking water

U.S. Court of Appeals affirms that EPA regulations prohibit closing coal ash dumps with ash sitting in groundwater

Millions of people could wind up breathing in toxic dust from newly exposed lakebed.

La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos estableció un precedente importante para la fiscalización de la contaminación industrial por parte de los Estados.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights set an important precedent for state oversight of industrial pollution.

Daniel Savery, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “They’ve been losing, so they’re coming to Congress with hat in hand trying to change the law.”

Advocates for responsible lead pipe replacement speak out against “Rotten” Bill

Denka, a synthetic rubber maker whose pollution has wreaked havoc on nearby communities’ health, is trying to block an EPA rule setting pollution limits

Regulations prohibiting the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on state lands managed by the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife will protect birds, bees, and other pollinators

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “The reason that we felt compelled to go in this direction is Suncor’s chronic history of exceeding the limits in its air permit.”

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “The Clean Air Act allows the most affected people to step in when the government either can’t or won’t enforce the laws sufficiently.”

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “You have this chemical that is causing severe health risks to workers, consumers and surrounding communities and those risks have not been adequately regulated under any other law.”

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “They have a motivation to not find as much contamination.”