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Legal
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Court upholds life-saving national soot air quality standard
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot.
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Court should order restart of wind project reviews, environmental groups say
Eight environmental groups support lawsuit seeking to end Defense Department’s de facto ban on approval of new wind projects WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2026) – Environmental groups today urged a federal court to move quickly to force the Defense Department to end its de facto ban on new wind energy projects. In an amicus brief filed…
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How BLM’s repeal of the Public Lands Rule could slow clean energy deployment
Last month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized the repeal of its Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, also known as the Public Lands Rule.
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Clean Air Task Force founding attorney Ann Weeks retires, leaving legacy of cleaner air, healthier people, and a safer climate
After three decades of service, Clean Air Task Force’s founding attorney Ann Weeks, is retiring.
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EPA’s repeal of updated standards allows more emissions of hazardous air pollutants from coal plants
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule repealing updated standards for hazardous air pollutant (also called air toxics) emissions from coal-fired power plants.
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U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections
Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA’s harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and elimination of clean vehicle standards.
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EPA proposal lets upwind states off the hook for ozone pollution, shifting burdens to downwind communities
EPA released a proposal to approve upwind states’ plans regarding their interstate transport obligations for the 2015 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone (the primary component of smog) under the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act.
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EPA’s final rule falls short of proposed limits on air pollution from stationary combustion turbines
Today, the U.S. EPA released weak standards for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from stationary combustion turbines.
