Responses to the Trump Administration

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Air Alliance Houston v. Trump

Filed on behalf of
Environmental nonprofits
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-CV-01852
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Filed
June 12, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
Summary
Environmental nonprofits have sued the Trump administration on issuing the American Energy Exemption Proclamation, which exempted 68 coal-fired power plants from updated federal hazardous air pollutant limits. The plaintiffs argue that President Trump improperly used the Clean Air Act's narrow exemption power and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
Plaintiffs
Clean Air Council Air Alliance Houston Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future Clean Air Council Dakota Resource Council Downwinders at Risk Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Integrity Project Environmental Law & Policy Center Montana Environmental Information Center Natural Resources Defense Council Sierra Club Center for Biological Diversity
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Earthjustice Environmental Defense Fund Donahue, Goldberg & Herzog Environmental Integrity Project Natural Resources Defense Council Environmental Law & Policy Center Clean Air Task Force Center for Biological Diversity
Defendants
President Donald J. Trump U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin

Documents

Operative Complaint
Air Alliance Houston v. Trump - Complaint
June 12, 2025