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A view of the northwest section of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. (U.S. Department of the Interior)
Press Release September 18, 2025

Groups Denounce Gosar Bills to Nullify Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National and Ironwood Forest National Monuments

Bills would undermine critical land protections and the leadership of local Tribes

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)
Article September 18, 2025

We Won’t Let the Trump Administration Abandon Federal Climate Responsibility

Environmental advocates delivered 225,000 public comments telling the EPA to do its job by protecting us from the climate crisis.

Drinking water is one of the most common routes of exposure to PFAS. PFAS have polluted the tap water of at least 16 million people in 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as groundwater in at least 38 states.
(Yipeng Ge / Getty Images)
Update: Victory September 18, 2025

EPA Backtracks on First-Ever Limits on Forever Chemicals

Highly toxic PFAS chemicals are present in the drinking water of as many as 200 million Americans.

Earthjustice y nuestros socios trabajan para proteger la salud infantil. (Prasit Thongdee / Getty Images)
From the Experts September 16, 2025

Algunos Grupos de la Industria Química Piden Licencia para Contaminar. Pero Así Es Como Protegemos a los Niños.

En todo Estados Unidos, las señales de advertencia de peligro químico nunca parecen detenerse.

Cape Fear Riverkeeper Kemp Burdette collects water samples in the Cape Fear River near the Smithfield slaughter house in Tar Heel, N.C. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 16, 2025

Advocates Take Legal Action Over Trump Administration’s Backtracking on Slaughterhouse Water Pollution

10 organizations petition federal court over EPA’s abandonment of rules to reduce pollution from meat processing industry

The Suncor refinery in North Denver. (Martin do Nascimento / Earthjustice)
Press Release September 15, 2025

Colorado Reaches Backroom Deal with Suncor to Avoid Key Water Permit Provisions

Environmental justice and conservation groups cut out of settlement process despite intervention

Almost everyone in the U.S. has traces of PFAS in their body because the chemicals have contaminated the air, soil, and water — including the drinking water for approximately 200 million people nationwide. (Cavan Images)
Press Release September 12, 2025

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections

The move continues to expose communities across the country to toxic forever chemicals in tap water

document September 11, 2025

Motion: EPA Requests to Vacate Parts of PFAS Rule

On Sept. 11, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency requested to vacate parts of their rule regulating maximum contaminant levels of some PFAS in drinking water.

Earthjustice and our partners are working to protect children's health. (Prasit Thongdee / Getty Images)
Press Release September 9, 2025

Trump’s MAHA Commission Report Offers No Solutions, Leaves Kids Exposed to Toxics

While claiming to promote health, the Trump administration removes protections from toxic chemicals in food and water

Tania Galloni (Saul Martinez for Earthjustice). Steve Mashuda (Jovelle Tamayo for Earthjustice). Hana Vizcarra (Matt Roth for Earthjustice). David Henkin (Elyse Butler for Earthjustice).
feature September 8, 2025

The Earthjustice Lawyers Taking on the Trump Administration

Meet some of the lawyers behind our cases, and learn how they’re defending our land, air, and water against the Trump administration’s unprecedented threats.

Sockeye salmon make their way back up a river in the Pacific Northwest to spawn.(Shutterstock)
From the Experts September 4, 2025

Wins and Highlights from the Washington 2025 Legislative Session

Let’s celebrate this year’s environmental victories, plan to continue our work in the Columbia Basin — and prepare for next year!

The R.S. Nelson coal fired-power plant in 2004, in Westlake, La. (Jamie Gates / AP Photo / American Press)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Louisiana: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at four coal-fired power plant sites in Louisiana.

The Big Stone Power Plant in Grant, South Dakota. (Imagery © 2025 Airbus / Maxar Technologies / USDA / FPAC /GEO / Map Data © 2025)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in South Dakota: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Substantial quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at three power plant sites in South Dakota.

The North Fly Ash Pond at the Hugo Power Station in Choctaw, Okla., in 2011. (EPA)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Oklahoma: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at six power plant sites in Oklahoma.

The Red Hills Generating Facility in Choctaw, Miss. (Imagery © 2025 Airbus / Maxar Technologies / Map Data © 2025)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Mississippi: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at four power plant sites in Mississippi.

Coal ash ponds next to now-retired Reid Gardner coal plant near Moapa, NV, in 2011. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Nevada: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at four power plant sites in Nevada.

The Gerald Gentleman Power Station is located south of Southerland, Neb. (Ryan McGinnis / Getty Images)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Nebraska: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at seven power plant sites in Nebraska.

The Evergy-owned La Cygne Generating Station in Kansas. (Michael Siluk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
feature September 4, 2025

Toxic Coal Ash in Kansas: Addressing Coal Plants’ Hazardous Legacy

Massive quantities of toxic coal ash are stored at eight coal-fired power plant sites in Kansas.