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Listen to @schiff.senate.gov. “California’s authority and responsibility to regulate its own pollution is enshrined in federal law and has been repeatedly approved on a bipartisan basis, and reaffirmed by years of independent review." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/c...

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They’re obsessed with stopping California from having clean air & a cleaner transportation system. We’re not going down without a fight. A big one. We’ve made way too much progress to let these pro-climate-change extremists derail it.

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Yesterday's vote to repeal states' clean air standards is a reckless abuse of the Congressional Review Act. See our statement 👇 earthjustice.org/press/2025/h...

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🚛⚡️Join @sierraclub.org & @envdefensefund.bsky.social this Friday 5/2 at 12pm to learn more about the impacts of truck pollution from the e-commerce industry and how the Clean Deliveries Act could help secure cleaner air for our neighborhoods 📍 Register here: sierraclub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Toxic air pollution contributes to 100,000 deaths each year. The Clean Air Act is clear: California has the fundamental right to adopt vehicle emissions standards that support public health. I argued against Republicans’ hypocritical & dangerous attack on this decades-old precedent.

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Great news 🎉🎉

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Republicans in Congress are trying to rescind states’ authority to set clean vehicle mandates. But in SoCal, two big all-electric charging depots opened in April to serve clean trucks operating in the region, despite federal policy obstacles:

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Nearly FIVE TIMES more warehouse-generated diesel truck trips happened over the last decade, compared to ten years before ‼️ Communities across New York are living with the consequences of this unchecked growth and deserve relief now. www.edf.org/media/new-re...

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ATTN New York Lawmakers: How many mega-warehouses are in your district? Learn about the public health and pollution impacts and about the policy solutions available this session: #CleanDeliveriesAct. New Report by @envdefensefund.bsky.social www.news10.com/health/clean...

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Half of New York’s warehouses are located in what the state calls “disadvantaged communities,” according to an updated environmental report, and diesel truck rides to and from those facilities have almost quintupled over the past decade

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NEW report from @envdefensefund.bsky.social finds that 4x more warehouse square footage in New York was built over the last decade, compared to just ten years before. We need to regulate mega-warehouses that are polluting communities. earthjustice.org/press/2025/n...

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A new @uclalawemmett.bsky.social report focuses on how to use Indirect Source Rules to fight pollution from mega facilities. "We predict that you’re going to hear a lot more about ISRs very soon," Brennon Mendez and Cara Horowitz write. legal-planet.org/2025/04/24/u...

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Must-read report about a new policy tool we can use to address our pollution crisis.

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Awesome piece about my awesome colleague @candyoungblood.bsky.social Polluters better watch themselves with Candice on the case.

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What if we told you that most air regulators are fighting air pollution with one hand tied behind their back, unnecessarily? Indirect source rules, ISRs, are robust and legally sound but underutilized regulations. Read the report: legal-planet.org/2025/04/24/u...

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Explainer: Using ISRs to fight air pollution from mega facilities This new report by Brennon Mendez and Cara Horowitz in the Pritzker Brief series from @law.ucla.edu focuses on how to use Indirect Source Rules to fight pollution from mega facilities.

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With the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon, we're pushing LA Metro to get back on track toward its bus electrification goals. Metro has a big opportunity to deliver clean air benefits to Angelenos while showing climate leadership to the world. #ElectrifyLA28 #FutureIsElectric

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If you need inspiration today, check out this excellent piece by New York students calling on the state to electrify its school buses. www.lohud.com/story/opinio...

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“At least 156 million Americans, about 46 percent of the population, live with unsafe levels of ozone, particulate pollution or both, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report.”

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The reality is California needs a new tool to clean its air. ✍️TAKE ACTION today and tell state legislators to pass the Pollution Hotspots Solution Act. earthjustice.org/action/calif...

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Clean trucks are good for our air, our businesses, and New York’s economy. There’s no reason to bend to corporate polluters — We need @governor.ny.gov and our state leaders to stand up for our life-saving clean air protections and support clean vehicles. More: cleantechnica.com/2025/04/10/b...

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It’s been an eventful first 92 days of Trump. My take on (some of) what’s different this time around. Stiff headwinds but we will stay the course. Happy Earth Day. www.propublica.org/article/eart...

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Join @earthjustice.bsky.social , Industrious Labs, and @sierraclub.org for a webinar THIS Thursday, April 24th at 6pm to learn about how we can clean up California's polluting manufacturing sector. RSVP today: sierraclub.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Must-read piece from @evanhalper.bsky.social

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"Whether you’re a student or a parent, a teacher or community member—or like us, you just want to breathe clean air—now’s the time to speak up." vist.ly/3m25mv2 Join our Sustainable Schools, Resilient Communities campaign! 🚍 vist.ly/3m25mv3

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On the first Earth Day in 1970, there was no: 🚫 Environmental Protection Agency 🚫 Clean Water Act 🚫 Endangered Species Act The following year, Earthjustice was founded by a small group of attorneys who believed that the earth needs a good lawyer.

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😠😠 Can we stop propping up Washington Gas’s aging methane pipe system? WGL is proposing a massive rate hike that would mean DC households pay more while the utility pads their bottom line. www.axios.com/local/washin...

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The cameras are staying on.

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Cities must keep leading. “When LA made its initial commitment for an all-electric fleet, that was during the first Trump administration. It’ll be critical that states & localities continue to show that leadership.” - @candyoungblood.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/four...

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The oil industry is trying to kill life-saving regulations that would clean up California’s dirty air. We’re stepping in to fight their pro-pollution legal campaign. earthjustice.org/experts/yasm...

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The oil industry is trying to roll back life-saving clean air policies in California that were finalized years ago. If they succeed millions of Californians will suffer the consequences while oil and gas execs get richer. We’re fighting back. earthjustice.org/experts/yasm...

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The oil industry is trying to kill life-saving regulations that would clean up California’s dirty air. We’re stepping in to fight their pro-pollution legal campaign. earthjustice.org/experts/yasm...

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👏🏿 Big congrats to Andrea Vidaurre on being named one of @TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2025! 🌍✊🏿 @drrobertbullard.bsky.social profiled her powerful work for environmental justice. Read more: ow.ly/zZPy50VC0IH

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Congratulations to Andrea Vidaurre, who was just named by TIME as a #Time100 leader 🎉🎉 Andrea and The People’s Collective for Environmental Justice have been fighting tirelessly for clean air in Southern California — this recognition is so well-deserved. pc4ej.org/time-magazin...

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ICYMI, very positive results from first 2 years of NYC's window heat pump pilot in public housing: - yielded 87% in energy savings - halved energy costs - “more consistent and comfortable” temps could be a game changer for electrification... from @smaldo.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/27/n...

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Our team is working hard for clean air and climate gains in California. Read on for how the state can move forward with the rest of the world this legislative session. earthjustice.org/experts/ada-...

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100 days!🎊 That’s how long congestion pricing has been transforming NY for the better. Together, we’re cutting down on needless traffic to make cleaner air, safer roads, & communities designed for PEOPLE NOT CARS. Learn more & check out 100 Reasons to ❤️Congestion Pricing: congestionpricingnow.org

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Should you ditch your gas appliances?? Yes yes you absolutely should. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/c...

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Let's not do this.

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GOOD NEWS ALERT: the Maryland General Assembly just passed several laws that will lower energy costs, rein in data centers, and help the state meet its clean energy goals. We break it down. 👇 earthjustice.org/press/2025/m...

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If you haven't yet, check out our heat pump explainer!

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#AB306 is an ill-conceived bill that stops progress on home safety and efficiency. Thank you @sammyroth.bsky.social for drawing attention to its many problems CA Assembly ignored and Senate must take seriously. www.latimes.com/environment/...

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