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| Dear Friend, |
| Today, the Supreme Court delivered a significant blow to the environment and public health — one that increases air pollution and harms thousands of lives. |
| In Ohio v Environmental Protection Agency, Earthjustice filed a brief defending the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Good Neighbor Plan. But the Court’s conservatives ruled narrowly against us and the EPA, blocking the nation’s top environmental agency from ordering polluting power plants and heavy industries to reduce their toxic air pollution. |
| With this decision, the Supreme Court has stopped even pretending to be neutral in cases involving environmental regulations. The Justices took more than eight months to review this 'emergency’ stay request, but the five Justices who issued this order still couldn't come up with a single solid legal justification for it. Their rationale was so thin that Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who typically joins their rulings, wrote a dissent to criticize it. |
| This decision blocks the EPA’s plan from reducing pollution and saving lives. But our fight to protect the environment and public health doesn’t end with this flawed decision. Our clients are determined to challenge this ruling and ensure everyone’s right to clean, safe air. |
| At Earthjustice, we represent our clients free of charge, so your donations power our work. Our fiscal year deadline is June 30, and we set an ambitious online fundraising goal of $303,000 to fight back against flawed decisions like this. Donate today and your gift will be matched $2:$1 to help us fight for our health, our planet, and our future. |
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| This decision jeopardizes our well-being and the environment. |
| The growing pattern of anti-environmental Supreme Court decisions threatens lives. The Good Neighbor Plan mandates that power plants and heavy-polluting industries in upwind states curb emissions that contribute to smog in downwind states. For example, polluters in upwind states like Ohio and Indiana, which previously avoided controlling their harmful emissions, would have to reduce their high contributions to dangerous smog levels in downwind states like Connecticut and Wisconsin. Smog is a harmful byproduct of air pollution created by factories, power plants and vehicles. Smog causes asthma attacks, heart and lung diseases, and premature death. |
| Your support helps us fight back against decisions like this. Thank you. |
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| Thank you for your partnership. |
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Sincerely,
Sam Sankar
Senior Vice President of Litigation
Earthjustice |
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