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7 Hidden Dangers Buried in the Federal Tank Car Rule

Amidst a spate of fiery accidents involving trains hauling crude oil, the Obama administration has released woefully weak standards that leave dangerous trains on the tracks for far too long.

In Memory of Michael McIntosh

Michael McIntosh worked tirelessly to protect the heritage of the stunning Tongass National Forest in Alaska.

We remember Michael McIntosh, who passed away on May 7, for his lifetime of service, commitment to social issues, and a career dedicated to the environment, civil rights and public interest law.

Texas Bans Fracking Bans

If signed into law by the governor, the Lone Star State will undo decades of local regulation protecting communities from fracking, including at least 27 drilling bans.

Stronger Ozone Rules Could Help Everyone Breathe a Little Easier

This mural in Brooklyn, NY raises asthma awareness.

Earthjustice's Keith Rushing describes his first visit to the emergency room with his daughter who suffers from asthma.

Proposed Bills Entrust Water Protection to Worst Offenders

Lake Okeechobee, pictured, is facing another green slime outbreak threatening pelicans, dolphins, fish, manatees and Florida's coasts.

The toxic green slime that killed pelicans, dolphins, fish and manatees in South Florida two summers ago is back, threatening Florida's coasts.

Fast and Furious to a Warming Planet

"We are confronted on a daily basis with a Fast and Furious gang tasked with thwarting any practical and bi-partisan effort to solve, or even acknowledge, climate change."

What can the Fast and the Furious team can teach us about the struggle to stop climate change?

Whale Entanglement Sightings Reach Record High

The humpback whale is one species that migrates along the California coast.

What’s causing the record number of whale entanglements off of the Pacific coast? Earthjustice is on the case.

Emma Cheuse Offers Words of Wisdom to MLaw Public Service Students

Michigan Law alumnus, Emma Cheuse, gives advice to students and graduates who have yet to discover the right career path within the public service realm.

Yet Another Explosive Wake-Up Call

Recent crude-by-rail accidents are adding fuel to a growing movement aiming to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation.

Two crude-by-rail accidents earlier this month highlight the urgent need to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation, which threatens communities along the tracks.