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Polar bears near the Beaufort Sea on Alaska's North Slope. (Stephanie Powell / Getty Images)
Press Release December 19, 2025

Groups Issue Notice of Intent to Sue Federal Agencies Over Expected Harm to Polar Bears from Arctic Oil and Gas Development

Federal agencies failed to prevent harm to threatened polar bears when they opened the entire Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing

Endangered beluga whale, photographed during a hexacopter photogrammetry study of the Cook Inlet population. (Paul Wade / NOAA Fisheries)
Press Release December 19, 2025

Trump Administration Reaffirms Cook Inlet Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Based on Environmental Study Completed Without Public Input

Federal regulators are allowing the challenged lease sale to move forward without any additional measures to protect endangered beluga whales

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press announcement to unveil the path to unpausing congestion pricing in New York City on November 14, 2024. (Lev Radin / Sipa via AP)
Press Release December 19, 2025

New York Becomes the Latest State to Eliminate 100-Foot Gas Line Rule After Years of Advocacy

Ending the unfair policy will save New Yorkers nearly $600 million a year on costly gas pipelines

Press Release December 18, 2025

Advocates Disappointed by Michigan PSC Decision to Fast-Track Opaque DTE Deal for Massive Oracle and OpenAI Data Center

While the PSC placed some important conditions on approval, the secretive process punts to future proceedings the multi-billion project’s potential impacts on ratepayers’ bills and Michigan’s clean energy goals.

Press Release December 18, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to House Vote to Strip Gray Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protections

Legislation puts gray wolf recovery in jeopardy and defies science

Press Release December 18, 2025

CO Air Quality Control Commission OK’s Rule to Rein in Air Pollution from Landfills

Groups hope rule will incentivize waste diversion and composting in Colorado

Press Release December 17, 2025

Comunidades Mapuche Denuncian Proyectos Extractivos en Mendoza ante Organismo de las Naciones Unidas

Organizaciones del Pueblo Mapuche y de la sociedad civil reclaman la falta de consulta y consentimiento sobre el megaproyecto minero Malargüe Distrito Minero Occidental y otras actividades extractivas en su territorio tradicional

The TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, WA, is the largest source of mercury and global warming pollutants in the state.
(Earthjustice Photo)
Press Release December 17, 2025

Trump Administration Illegally Forces Washington’s Last Coal Plant to Keep Burning Coal Under False Energy Emergency

After nearly 15 years of planning, the plant had been scheduled to shut down Dec. 31

Plastic pellet (nurdle) pollution near Dow-UCC Braskem plastic production facility in Seadrift, Texas.
Press Release December 17, 2025

Texas Waterkeeper Issues Notice of Intent to Sue for Illegal Water Pollution at Texas Plastics Plant

Notice of Intent to Sue Details Clean Water Act Violations at Seadrift, Texas, Facility Including Unpermitted Plastic Nurdle Discharges

Press Release December 17, 2025

House Republicans Advance Bill to Gut Endangered Species Act

Bill would reduce critical protections for imperiled plants and animals

Press Release December 16, 2025

Major Environmental Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Hold on Billions for Electric Vehicle Charging

Millions of Americans would breathe easier if Trump administration unlocks clean transportation funds

Press Release December 16, 2025

New York State Energy Plan Could Lead to Higher Bills and More Dirty Energy

New York leaders continue investing in expensive, dirty fossil fuels despite fact that renewables perform well and lower costs

August 12th, 2025: The White River as seen on the Bad River Reservation on August 12th, 2025. (Steven Garcia for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 16, 2025

Bad River Band Challenges Federal Approval for Line 5 Reroute

Wisconsin Tribe Asks DC Federal Court to Overturn the US Army Corps’ Oil Pipeline Permit

A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the Calcasieu River near Cameron, Louisiana. (Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Press Release December 15, 2025

Texan Nonprofits Sue FERC for Approving LNG Terminal and Pipeline

Groups ask FERC to better evaluate the air pollution impacts of the TX project

NY Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris: "The Clean Deliveries Act I introduced with Assemblymember Mitaynes will address the proliferation of e-commerce warehouses and the impacts on the health of our communities, as well as make significant strides in our fight to combat climate change and make our communities safer and healthier." (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release December 12, 2025

Advocates Applaud News of Cleaner Air Thanks to Congestion Pricing

Clean Deliveries Act will build upon the program’s 22% reduction of toxic air pollution by tackling dirty diesel vehicles

Caribou in the Western Arctic around the Teshekpuk Lake area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 11, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Harmful Oil Exploration in Alaska’s Western Arctic

Interior approved ConocoPhillips’ plan to explore for more oil near its Willow project without addressing the harm it will cause to wildlife and sensitive ecosystems

Press Release December 4, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Senate Vote Reopening Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling

Senators use Congressional Review Act to reinstate Trump-era plan maximizing oil drilling

Press Release December 4, 2025

Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA Final Rule That Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil and Gas Industry

Unlawful delay ignores health risks, energy waste, widespread opposition