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Press Release: Victory September 9, 2026

Community Voices Drive Major Win for Health Equity and Pollution Prevention in Seattle’s Duwamish River Valley

Advocacy and litigation by the Duwamish River Community Coalition and Front and Centered, plus heavy metals testing requested by the community, resulted in a victory reinstating a cap on tire…
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…
A school of rays swimming in the Northern Mariana Islands. (Charlie Jung / Getty Images)
Press Release September 8, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Mariana Islands Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale

Groups seek protection for imperiled species from destructive deep-sea mining activities
In the News: Bloomberg Law August 31, 2026

Trump’s EPA on a Mission to Ease Air Rules by 2028: Explained

Patricia McKenna, Managing Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “No one is saying we don’t want companies to do well and manufacturing, but you can do it responsibly without putting people’s health at risk.”
In the News: The Guardian August 30, 2026

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Lakendra Barajas, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “There’s a lot of underestimation of the risk, and they’re ignoring different exposure pathways … and we’re definitely seeing them cite industry sources.”
Elevated view of freight cars with coal in Nebraska, North Platte. (Joseph Sohm-Visions of America / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California

AB 40 awaits Governor Newsom’s signature in order to become law
document August 21, 2026

Comments to the UNEP Global Framework on Chemicals Secretariat

Earthjustice and several organizations submitted comments to the UN Environment Program Global Framework on Chemicals Secretariat – Supporting the Proposal Nominating Chemicals Management Issues of Special Concern for Children’s Health.
Cargo coal transportation at a port in Newport News, Virginia. (Alex Potemkin / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 20, 2026

AB 40: Protecting Californians from Trump’s Plan to Boost Dirty Coal

Earthjustice is co-sponsoring the Community First Coal Review Act to ensure environmental and community protection from coal in California
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…
document August 18, 2026

Court Decision on Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld EPA's 2024 decision to list two toxic “forever chemicals” — PFOA and PFOS — as hazardous substances under the federal…
Firefighters walk through foam used to extinguish a four alarm fire in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston in 2018. Firefighting foam is one source of PFAS contamination in the environment. (David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 18, 2026

Court Upholds Rule Designating Two Forever Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

Last year EPA reaffirmed its rule, however industry and association groups challenged the designations
In the News: Public News Service August 17, 2026

Federal appeals court greenlights trial for Suncor citizen lawsuit

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Unfortunately, the enforcement efforts that have happened up to this point by the state and the federal government just haven’t fixed the problem at all. The actual fines and requirements just haven’t changed the way Suncor is operating.”
In the News: The Hill August 14, 2026

EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “Here, EPA admits that it has not evaluated the full extent of these chemicals’ health risks, yet it is still sending them into communities across the country and leaving the public to discover their effects one doctor’s visit at a time.”
Press Release August 14, 2026

Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Semiconductor Chemicals

EPA approvals leave the public exposed to serious health risks that EPA admits it failed to measure
document August 14, 2026

Petitions for Review: New Chemicals for use in Semiconductor Manufacturing

CHIPS Communities United and Sierra Club sued the EPA, challenging the agency’s approval of two new chemicals for use in the manufacturing of semiconductors.
Coho salmon suffering from “Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome.” Exposure to 6PPD-Q can kill coho salmon within hours. (Puget Soundkeeper)
Article August 12, 2026

What is 6PPD? How a Tire Chemical Harms Salmon — and Possibly Your Health

The tire industry continues to use a dangerous chemical whose byproduct kills salmon and may harm people. We took the industry to court.
document August 6, 2026

Aug 2026 Lawsuit: NYS-DOH Lead in Homes

As currently structured, Department of Health’s program risks certifying dwellings as “lead-free” even when dangerous lead hazards remain.
A stunning array of corals and sponges on Retriever Seamount. This high diversity and density was characteristic of what scientists saw during a deep-sea expedition. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research / Deep Connections 2019)
From the Experts August 6, 2026

Breaking Down Deep-Sea Mining Regulatory Authority

Understanding the U.S. and international laws that regulate deep-sea mining.