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Coalition Seeks Ban on Flame Retardants
Health, firefighter, consumer and science groups are calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban certain consumer products if they contain any organohalogen flame retardants—a class of chemicals that counts dioxins and the pesticide DDT among its ranks.
Read MoreFirst 100 Days of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate
The Senate has been led by Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for 100 days, and it's hard to ignore the evidence that corporate interests are trumping public health and welfare when it comes to addressing climate change.
Read MoreSome Good, Clean Green News
The state’s lawmakers have taken a key step to increasing statewide access to clean energy by passing community solar legislation.
Read More11 Bee Facts That Will Have You Buzzing
Bees do more than just produce honey, which is why Earthjustice is in court fighting for the survival of the bees, the beekeeping industry—and our nation’s food supply.
Read MoreGroups Challenge Government’s Grisly Grizzly Bear Decision
Federal agencies recently approved the killing of four grizzly bears in connection with an elk hunt in western Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. This is no way to manage grizzly bears or national parks, says Earthjustice attorney Tim Preso.
Read MoreWhales Blow Hole in Sonar Plan
A judge tells the Navy that it doesn’t need access to every square inch of the ocean to conduct training exercises. There is a better way to protect both our country and our wildlife.
Read MoreOne Step Closer to Wilderness Designation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Unprotected areas of the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are now one step closer to the wilderness designation they deserve.
Read MoreCourt Finds That Maryland Failed to Protect Rivers From Pollution
Maryland Appeals Court rules that the state's environmental regulators failed to curb pollution in waterways that flow through the state.
Read MoreCaught in the Act: Anti-Conservation Forces Hire Actors for Fake Everglades Protest
Florida is trying to buy Everglades conservation land from Big Sugar, but conservative opposition groups are hiring fake protesters to complicate the deal.
Read MoreCalifornia Air District Blames Overseas Pollution for Local Air Quality Challenges
The local air district in California’s San Joaquin Valley blames ozone pollution from overseas, rather than lax regulation at home, for the valley’s notoriously poor air quality.
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