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The Gerald Gentleman power station causes visible air pollution at iconic places such as Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. (Von Fumetti / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release March 4, 2026

Environmental Groups Sue EPA for Illegally Rejecting Colorado’s Emission-Reduction Plan

Groups challenge disapproval of state’s widely-supported regional haze plan

Press Release March 3, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Montana’s Bull Mountains Coal Mine Expansion, Trump’s Sham Energy Emergency

Federal agency rammed through expansion, illegally skipped environmental analysis, shut out public

document March 3, 2026

Bull Mountains Coal Mine Complaint

Conservation groups sued the Trump administration over its approval of a major expansion of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine in Montana.

Press Release March 3, 2026

Kapalua Golf Course Not Authorized to Irrigate With Drinking Water

Water commission chair corrects record, confirms by letter that use of potable groundwater for turf grass irrigation has not been recognized as an existing use

Sunset in Lower Manhattan. (Max Lackas / Getty Images)
Article March 3, 2026

We Beat Trump on Congestion Pricing. Here’s Why It’s a Win for New York.

Business is up, pollution is down, and Earthjustice beat Trump’s attempt to end the program.

document March 2, 2026

Hawaiʻi Water Commission: March 2026 Letter to Golf Courses

Confirming that the Kapalua Bay and Plantation Golf Courses are not authorized to irrigate their turf grass with drinking water

In the News: Michigan Live February 27, 2026

As toxic coal ash contaminates Michigan water, Trump officials relax cleanup rules

Gavin Kearney, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “Companies were free to store coal ash anywhere they wanted to, and oftentimes that just meant digging a hole in the ground and dumping it in.”

View of Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake. (Nick Pedersen / Getty Images)
Press Release February 25, 2026

Groups Seek to Halt Recently-Passed Utah Laws from Derailing Great Salt Lake Lawsuit

Motion filed for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction over unconstitutional application of H.B. 392 and S.J.R 5

document February 25, 2026

Motion for TRO and PI: Great Salt Lake

Conservation and community groups filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the transfer of a landmark public trust suit to protect the Great Salt Lake to a new three judge panel.

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.

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle. (Jaida Grey Eagle for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 20, 2026

Bad River Band Asks Wisconsin Court to Review Line 5 Permit Decision

The Tribe filed a petition for judicial review to halt Enbridge’s planned pipeline

document February 20, 2026

Bad River Band Petition for Judicial Review Line 5 WDNR Permit

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed a petition for judicial review with Wisconsin’s Iron County Circuit Court to challenge Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy’s decision upholding a key permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project.

document February 19, 2026

Tribal Comments on Proposed CWA Section 401 Regulations

Thirteen Tribal Nations submitted comments to the government opposing the EPA’s proposed rule interpreting Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to undercut tribes’ and states’ authority to protect their own water quality.

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.

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.

Attorney John Petoskey and activist Theresa Landrum on a tour of hazardous industrial sites in the Detroit Metro area encompassing Southwest Detroit, Delray, and River Rouge, for Earthjustice staff. (Brittany Greeson for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory February 17, 2026

SW Detroiters Celebrate $100M Penalty, Clean Air Wins in EES Coke Ruling

DTE and EES Coke were ordered to invest $20 million in community projects

document February 17, 2026

U.S. v EES Coke Ruling

A federal court ruled against DTE and EES Coke for violating the Clean Air Act by allowing a Zug Island facility to emit thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide that led to asthma and early death among residents.