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Whitney Gravelle, the President of the Bay Mills Indian Community, at the Pipe Out Paddle Up Family Picnic to shut down Line 5 in St. Ignace, Michigan, on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Photo by Sarah Rice for Earthjustice
Press Release July 15, 2026

Tribes React as Michigan Approves Line 5 Tunnel Permits

State regulators authorize Enbridge to build an oil tunnel below the Straits of Mackinac
A grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. (Scott Suriano / Getty Images)
Press Release July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Proposal Would Shift More Grizzly Bear Management to Hostile Northern Rockies States

Grizzly bears retain their listing status under the Endangered Species Act for now
Press Release: Victory July 14, 2026

Development at Turtle Bay Must Follow Environmental Protection Laws

Oʻahu’s North Shore is home to endangered species protected by state and federal laws
Jude Addo-Chidie, a Ph.D. student in agronomy at Purdue University, takes a soil sample from a corn field, July 12, 2023, at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been removing important climate-related data from its websites that farmers rely on to adapt to extreme weather. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Vigorously Opposes Proposal to Politicize Federal Funding

OMB’s proposal would centralize control over federal grant decisions under political appointees
Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Encouraged by Governor Hochul’s Executive Order on Data Centers

Executive order will protect New Yorkers from negative impacts of AI data centers, especially combined with the Responsible Data Center Development Act
A golden-cheeked warbler in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores for Earthjustice )
Press Release July 14, 2026

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration

Rulemaking claims habitat destruction does not “harm” endangered species
The Stanton Energy Center coal plant and coal ash storage located near Orlando, Florida. (J Henry Fair for Earthjustice / <a href="https://www.jhenryfair.com/" class="a_color--black">jhenryfair.com</a>)
Press Release July 14, 2026

EPA Floats Plan to Speed Up Its Dismantling of Coal Ash Protections

The scheme would speed up the implementation of EPA’s efforts to gut coal ash protections
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Tarpley / BLM)
Press Release July 13, 2026

Trump Administration Illegally Attacks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Earthjustice vows to take legal action in response to Trump’s proclamations
The Moon House cliff dwelling under the sandstone domes on Cedar Mesa, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah. (Jon G. Fuller / Getty Images)
Press Release July 10, 2026

Report: Trump Administration to Illegally Attack Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Earthjustice vows to take legal action if and when a presidential proclamation drops
Press Release July 10, 2026

Trump Administration Eliminates Habitat Protections for Vulnerable Wildlife

Unprecedented rulemaking suggests habitat destruction does not “harm” wildlife protected under Endangered Species Act
Trucks drive along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif. (Justin Sullivan)
Press Release July 9, 2026

EPA Continues Public Health Attacks by Weakening Pollution Standards for Trucks

The current proposal from the EPA seeks to weaken the standards and would hinder progress on cleaning up emissions
Ventilation system for a ground-source heat pump at a residential building. (Silas Stein / picture alliance via Getty Images)
Press Release July 8, 2026

Over 100 Tenants Submit Letter Urging Maryland Public Service Commission To Advance Delayed Networked Geothermal Pilot

Pilot, which would improve air quality and lower energy bills, has faced long delays
(Getty Images)
Press Release July 8, 2026

Coalition Calls for Rigorous Federal Review of Space-Based Data Center Proposals

As companies make plans to launch more than a million data centers into space, FCC must provide oversight and conduct a thorough review of the risks and impacts of these…
Press Release July 7, 2026

Groups Challenge Department of Energy’s Illegal Orlando Area Coal Plant Extension

The costs of running the coal plant, over $6 million per month, will likely be passed onto Central Florida families and businesses
A worker in a steel mill checking the flow of molten steel before the casting process in Southern California.  (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory July 6, 2026

Ninth Circuit rejects industry challenge to SoCal clean air rule for boilers, water heaters

Federal court reaffirms South Coast Air Quality Management District’s right to cut smog-forming pollution from boilers and water heaters
Trains pass through the heart of downtown Barstow, California. (Matt Gush / Getty Images)
Press Release July 2, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Approval of Nation’s Largest Rail Facility in California

Five thousand-acre project would destroy desert lands, add pollution to Barstow, Los Angeles region
Maurepas Swamp  protects South Louisiana residents from hurricanes, and is also a vibrant freshwater fishery. (Photo courtesy of Healthy Gulf)
Press Release: Victory July 1, 2026

Air Products Abandons Proposed Louisiana “Blue” Hydrogen and Ammonia Plant with Carbon Capture Scheme

Community groups celebrate the company’s decision to pull out — citing the huge risks associated with the project’s polluting facility and carbon dioxide pipeline
Press Release July 1, 2026

Court Restores $127M in Illegally Canceled Grants from USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program

Twenty-four grantees win preliminary injunction restoring critical support for a fairer food system