New York rejected the water quality certification because the application failed demonstrate that the project would comply with the states’ water quality standards
Conservation groups and ranchers appealed a District Court ruling that upheld a flawed water pollution permit for the Rosebud coal mine’s AM5 expansion.
Modeling shows that in the event of a pipeline rupture, dangerous levels of CO2 gas could blanket Sorrento Primary School and Orange Grove subdivision in Ascension Parish, La.
Earthjustice fights to protect imperiled species and the habitats that support their lives — and ours. Here are highlights of our work to defend our natural world over the past year, and a glimpse at what’s next.
In the Northeast, our work is helping to keep us moving forward in the fight for environmental and climate justice, clean air and water, and the right to a healthy environment for all.
Groups filed a rehearing request to FERC in September 2025 requesting that it rescind its reissuance of the NESE certificate, require Transco to file a new application for the project, and properly evaluate the project’s environmental harms.
Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to defend the web of life, to protect people’s health, and to advance a just transition to clean energy. We’re pleased to share highlights of our progress, and a glimpse at what’s next.
La decisión de la agencia permitirá que los mataderos y las plantas de procesamiento de alimentos sigan siendo los principales descargadores industriales de contaminación por nitrógeno y fósforo, aumentando el riesgo de que el agua no sea apta ni para beber ni para la recreación al aire libre, y que no sea habitable para la vida acuática.
EPA’s decision will allow slaughterhouses and rendering facilities to remain leading industrial dischargers of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, which can render water unsafe for drinking, unfit for outdoor recreation, and uninhabitable for aquatic life
Intervenors respectfully request that the Commission deny Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC’s (Transco) Motion for Leave, or, alternatively, grant Intervenors’ Motion for Leave and consider Intervenors’ proposed Answer to Transco’s Answer when determining how to respond to Transco’s Petition.
Comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Division of Environmental Permits re: Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC’s 2025 application for Water Quality Certification (WQC) for the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) project, insisting they deny it because the applicant again fails to demonstrate compliance with New York’s water quality standards.
