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Press Release November 22, 2024

Lawsuit Challenges Faulty Environmental Analysis for California’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Community and environmental groups sue Kern County for approving oil company’s plan that will keep the state hooked on fossil fuels, threatening community health and climate goals

Press Release November 21, 2024

Texas Group Sues Army Corps Over Contamination Risk Near San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site

Dredging and mooring project approved without environmental assessment despite heightened risk of toxic contamination, group claims

Emissions from a stack at the Mitchell Power Plant, a coal powered plant, in Moundsville, West Virginia. (Lauren Petracca for Earthjustice)
Article November 12, 2024

What Project 2025 Would Do to the Environment – and How We Will Respond

The policy playbook from the Heritage Foundation would strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.

A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Article November 21, 2024

How We’re Helping Grizzlies Come Back from the Brink

Grizzly bears are facing growing threats to their survival in the Northern Rockies. Here’s how we’re working to secure true recovery of this iconic species.

feature October 11, 2024

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

Fossil fuel drilling sites in Alaska's Western Arctic, in an around the Lake Teshekpuk area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means More Mining and Drilling on Public Lands. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAS at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means More Toxic Chemicals. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

Catherine Flowers, the founding director of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, talks about open-sewage issues in Hayneville, Alabama, alongside homeowner Charlie Mae during a tour of Lowndes County in 2022. (Lance Cheung / USDA)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means More Environmental Injustice. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

The Park Fire burns through the night on July 30, 2024 near Chico, California. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means Undoing Climate Solutions. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

Grizzly bear near Roaring Mountain in Yellowstone National Park. (A. Falgoust / NPS)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means Gutting Key Environmental Laws. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

The Greenidge Generating Station on the west shore of Seneca Lake, near Dresden, New York.
(Lauren Petracca for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 19, 2024

Local Advocates, Earthjustice, AM Kelles Celebrate Court Rulings Directing NY State Agencies to Uphold Climate Law

Two new court decisions uphold New York’s power to enforce and implement its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) in regulating fossil-fuel generation

feature October 11, 2024

Specific Types of Hydrogen Hub Projects That Could Impact Your Community

Each Hydrogen Hub will include a wide range of projects. Potential harms and benefits from specific projects will vary significantly.

Press Release: Victory November 14, 2024

New York Court Rescinds Approval of Fracked Gas Power Plant Sale to Cryptocurrency Mining Company in North Tonawanda

Court finds that the NYS-PSC’s approval of the sale of the Digihost/Fortistar power plant did not comply with New York’s Climate Law; The PSC now required to analyze the transaction under the CLCPA

An old-growth Douglas fir stands in the fog in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Press Release November 14, 2024

U.S. Forest Service Releases Environmental Study for Northwest Forest Plan Amendment

The Forest Service must center the strongest possible protections for forests, rivers, fish, and wildlife and support meaningful tribal involvement in forest management

Esther Green, a Yup’ik Elder, preserves salmon in a fishing camp on the Kuskokwim River. (Diane McEachern)
Press Release November 11, 2024

Court Hearing: Southwest Alaska Tribes and Cook Inletkeeper Challenge Donlin Gold Mine’s State Permits

Plaintiffs argue key state permits authorizing the world’s largest gold mine are illegal

In the News: The Sacramento Bee November 6, 2024

Gas price hikes for biofuels? California climate policy gets backlash from environmentalists, GOP

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “This program is funneling billions of dollars to polluting biofuels that drive deforestation and food insecurity when those dollars could be spent on accelerating deployment of electric vehicles that will improve our air.”

feature October 11, 2024

The Federal Hydrogen Hub Program

Overview of the federal Hydrogen Hub Program, including descriptions of the seven Hubs selected by the Dept. of Energy to negotiate for funding

In the News: The New York Times November 2, 2024

How a Trump Win Would Upend Major Climate Court Fights

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice: “With a Trump administration, it’s significantly more likely than in prior transitions that they will simply change their litigation position.”