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.”

Election Day was Tuesday, Nov. 5. Up for your votes were President of the United States, all 435 House seats, 34 Senate seats, governors of 11 states and two U.S. territories, and many city mayors, state representatives, state supreme court justices, and state and local measures.

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.”

The U.K. wood pellet manufacturer pollutes low-income U.S. communities

Idaho Fish and Game brochure distributed to sport shops ignores grizzly bear protections

A group of Granbury community members, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit in Texas State Court, Hood County, against Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc., which operates a bitcoin mine in Granbury, Texas. The lawsuit alleges that Marathon creates a private nuisance by causing and then failing to mitigate excessive noise pollution caused by their 24/7 proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining operations, resulting in sustained harm to the surrounding community.

State regulator rejects a mining proposal from an inexperienced company that would have threatened an area of pristine water important to local tribes.

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: “This long-overdue action is a game changer in the fight against lead exposure, a silent threat that endangers lives at even the smallest trace.”

Huge cryptomining operation run by Marathon Digital Holdings linked to serious health concerns

Trapping and snaring will no longer be allowed during non-denning periods

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

Grizzly 399, an iconic bear matriarch in the Greater Yellowstone region, has died due to a vehicle strike. Earthjustice has worked for decades to safeguard grizzlies from threats to their survival. Today we are mourning Grizzly 399’s loss and reflecting on these observations of her that legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shared in 2020.

Emergency protections are needed for the gray wolf after the Northern Rockies sees the worst persecution of wolves in a century.

Decision comes after overwhelming opposition from Wabanaki Tribes, local businesses, and conservation groups

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Proposed bill would eliminate key aspects of ESA that have been in place for 50 years

Fish and Wildlife Service removes the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, halting wolf recovery

Katrina Tomas, Associate Attorney, California Regional Office: “This is dirty hydrogen, delivered by dirty trucks, for potentially dirty uses. If the port wants to build this project, it must do a better job explaining how it will clean up all of this pollution. At a time when the climate crisis is devastating our state with…