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Trump’s EPA Budget Plan Dismantles Health & Community Protections While Bankrolling Polluters
ByDuende April 17, 2026June 18, 2026

President Trump’s FY 27 budget plan guts investments in community health and well-being while bankrolling polluters. The EPA budget cuts would make communities, children, and families sicker, while allowing corporate polluters to emit toxic chemicals and pollution tied to cancer, heart disease, asthma, developmental harms, and premature death into our air, water, and food.

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Air Quality & Pollution | Building Just Climate Futures | Carbon Pollution Standards | EPA | Health Equity | Policy Research & Advocacy

The Trump Admin Rolls Back Limits to Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants: Fact Sheet
ByDuende February 25, 2026June 16, 2026

On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean air regulations that limit mercury and other hazardous pollutants from power plants. The rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants.

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Fact Sheet: Trump Admin Rolls Back Limits to Air Pollution from Power Plants (Mercury & Air Toxics Standards)
ByDuende February 20, 2026June 24, 2026

Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) limit the amount of mercury and other toxic
emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants. On Friday, February 20, 2026, the Trump administration announced it is rolling back clean
air regulations limiting mercury and other hazardous toxins from power plants. The
rollback will lead to greater emissions of mercury, heavy metals, and increase the risk of
cancer, lung, and heart disease for communities living near coal power plants. Check out our fact sheet to learn more about MATS, the rollback timeline, and its impact on our communities.

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As EPA Revokes Endangerment Finding, EJ Organizations Continue Fight to Protect Communities From Climate Chaos & Hold EPA Accountable
ByDuende February 12, 2026June 16, 2026

Coalition of environmental justice networks representing millions of frontline and fenceline communities demand justice: Revoking the Endangerment Finding and vehicle standards is unacceptable and we will keep fighting for our rights.

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On 55th Anniversary of the EPA, Environmental Justice Leaders & Networks Push for Accountability with Renewed Vision
ByDuende December 2, 2025June 16, 2026

Today, on the 55th anniversary of the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, a coalition of environmental justice groups is speaking out.

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Coalition Members | Defending Our Climate Future | Endangerment Finding | EPA | Policy Research & Advocacy

Hundreds of EJ Organizations Tell EPA: Revoking Endangerment Finding Puts ALL Our Communities in Danger
ByDuende October 3, 2025June 16, 2026

In response to the EPA seeking to remove the Endangerment Finding and revoke vehicle emissions regulations, a coalition of environmental justice networks submitted written comments alongside a powerful collection of testimonies.

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EJNCP Members on the EPA’s Proposal to Repeal all GHG Emission Standards
ByDuende August 21, 2025June 18, 2026

This summer, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) released a proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. In response, some of the environmental justice …

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Equitable and Just National Climate Platform (EJNCP) Applauds the EPA Community Change Grants Recipient Announcement
ByDuende July 25, 2024June 16, 2026

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $325 million in Community Change Grant funding to 21 projects to help marginalized communities reduce pollution, increase resilience to climate change, and build community capacity.

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Equitable and Just National Climate Forum’s Recommendations for the Design of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program
ByDuende August 30, 2023June 16, 2026

Equitable and Just National Climate Forum’s Recommendations for the Design of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program

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EPA’s Proposed New Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants will fail to protect EJ communities
ByDuende August 8, 2023June 16, 2026

The Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School, the Center for the Urban Environment of the John S. Watson Institute for Urban Policy and Research at Kean University, the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA), and the Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy, along with 18 environmental justice and 9 allied organizations are submitting public comments today on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposed carbon pollution standards for coal and new natural gas fired power plants.

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