The Groups are Challenging the State’s Abysmal EPA-Approved Regional Haze Plan CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A National Parks Conservation Association, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the agency’s approval of West Virginia’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan has advanced in the United States Court of Appeals for … [continued]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club released a new web tool that shows that every year, approximately 6,500 Americans die prematurely from illnesses linked to coal air pollution. The updated Out of Control: The Deadly Impact of Coal Pollution — 2026 web tool provides county by county, plant by plant, and utility by … [continued]
The EPA on Tuesday proposed rescinding a Biden-era ruling to reclassify Utah’s Wasatch Front from “serious” nonattainment of the 2015 ozone standards to mere “moderate” nonattainment, significantly decreasing required pollution reductions. The proposal downplays local emissions, shifting blame to foreign sources instead of reining in local emissions. EPA has issued … [continued]
The city mayor of Navotas John Rey Tiangco inspecting the landfill fire. (Photo from John Rey Tiangco Facebook page)
Earth Day is supposed to be a moment to take stock of environmental progress. To celebrate the wins and track the distance still to go. This year in the Philippines, that reckoning has taken on a far more literal shape. As official Earth Day activities unfold across the country, a … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the EPA finalized its first reconsideration of the 2024 methane rule, an action that will increase gas flaring at oil wells and increase climate and air pollution. Finalized by the EPA in December 2023 following a robust comment period, the methane pollution standards represented a major win for climate and … [continued]
Just a bit after hearing about 28 new EV fast chargers in San Diego, here comes a new story about over 60 fast chargers for NYC. These “small” EV charger installations are examples of how, little by little, EV public infrastructure is expanding in some areas. (There are also much … [continued]
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joined more than 150 civil rights, environmental, faith, health, and worker organizations in signing and submitting a letter today calling for the removal of Lee Zeldin from his role as administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to letter signatories, no EPA … [continued]
22 state and local officials ask for probe into flood of more than 20,000 AI-generated comments. OAKLAND — Twenty-two California state and local elected officials are calling on Attorney General Rob Bonta and four district attorneys to open a formal investigation into two alleged AI astroturf campaigns that flooded air quality … [continued]
New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025. The original goal, set in 2020 through a Cornell-City College of New York collaboration, calculated a range of different toll prices and aligned each pricing pricing level with anticipated congestion reductions, environmental gains, and health benefits. How well has the City … [continued]
SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area advocates are calling on California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County District Attorneys Brooke Jenkins, Ursula Jones Dickson, and Jeff Rosen investigate an AI-powered astroturf campaign that allegedly used real residents’ personal information to send fake emails to … [continued]
