New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act, requiring fossil fuel companies to pay $75 billion over 25 years for climate damage repair and resilience p
Earthjustice Applauds Reintroduction of the Environmental Justice for All Act
The A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act has been reintroduced by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva and Barbara Lee, and Senators Tammy Duckworth and Cory Booker. The bill aims to enable environmental justice communities to hold polluters accountable in court for projects that use federal funds and engage in environmental discrimination. It also contains policies that will strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act to require federal agencies to consider the cumulative and disproportionate impacts of pollution on communities of color and low-income, and use fees on oil, gas, and coal companies to fund investments in environmental justice communities. Earthjustice has applauded the reintroduction of the bill and urged Congress to pass it.
Battery storage for clean energy surged in 2024, with U.S. capacity increasing by 71% to 24 gigawatt-hours. Batteries help reduce reliance on polluting "peaker" plants by storing
Brooklyn homeowners in historically disinvested neighborhoods are benefitting from EnergyFit, a program retrofitting two- and three-family homes with energy-efficient upgrades.
A new study in *Nature Cities* highlights a worsening water crisis in U.S. urban centers, where over 500,000 households lack running water due to "plumbing poverty." Factors inclu
A growing number of houses of worship in Southern California are installing solar panels to reduce energy costs and promote environmental stewardship. Facilities like Temple Emanu
Plans for the largest U.S. trash incinerator in Miami-Dade County face backlash from civil rights and environmental groups. Protesters argue that proposed sites disproportionately
President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees signal a sharp turn toward fossil fuel expansion and climate deregulation. Key figures, including fracking executive Chris Wright f
A $200 billion surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects could release greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the annual emissions of all global coal plants, raising significa
During his final overseas trip as president, Joe Biden highlighted the Lobito Corridor, an 800-mile U.S.-funded railway project in Angola connecting critical mineral-rich regions
Startups like Still Bright, Ceibo, and Jetti Resources are developing cleaner copper extraction technologies to meet surging demand driven by the energy transition. Innovations in
Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies, such as pumped hydropower and underground compressed air storage, are emerging as solutions to store renewable energy for extende
The Midwest Hydrogen Hub, spanning Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan, has received $22.2 million as part of a $1 billion federal investment to expand clean hydrogen production
A new study reveals that air pollution from wildfires causes 1.5 million deaths annually, with over 90% of fatalities occurring in low- and middle-income countries, particularly i
A report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) reveals systemic racial bias in home appraisals has cost Black Americans $150 billion in home equity. Homes i
Community Church Atlanta transformed its Vicars Community Center into the city's first community-owned resilience hub, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Equipped with