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A Landmark Victory for Peace in Hawai’i’s Sacred Mākua Valley

Three people in white traditional clothes stand in a green valley.

The U.S. Army is formally ending live-fire training in Mākua Valley – a critical step towards restoring peace to a spiritual refuge ravaged by a century of militarization.

When the Supreme Court Gutted Clean Water Protections, Local Champions Stepped Up

A large group of people hold signs for clean water in front of the Supreme Court Building.

A year after Sackett v. EPA, here’s how advocates are fighting state by state to restore safeguards against pollution and habitat destruction.

Indigenous Islanders in Guam Take on the Military

Monaeka Flores, photographed on Inapsan Beach on Guam, where her family had ranched the land for generations.

Activist Monaeka Flores talks about fighting to stop the Air Force from blowing up leftover munitions on Guam’s beaches.

The Solution to a Faster Clean Energy Transition? More Power Lines.

Transmission lines and utility poles are silhouetted at sunset against a darkening sky.

We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid.

How We Stopped a Gas Utility’s Scheme to Propagandize Children

Young people on the street holding signs that say "Portland Demands Climate Action" and NW "Natural" Nothing Natural about it.

A gas utility in Oregon tried to charge customers for its lobbying in schools — part of the gas industry’s longstanding efforts to push for continuing fossil fuel use nationwide. Then we stepped in.

Gas Stoves Are a Public Health Hazard. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.

Mari Rose Taruc of Reclaim Our Power is advocating for a safe, reliable energy system that benefits everyone.

In partnership with communities across the U.S., we’re advocating for higher energy efficiency standards and leveling the playing field for renewable energy.

How Gulf of Mexico Residents Are Pushing Back on the Oil and Gas Industry

A woman examines a medium-sized clear bucket labeled "Louisiana Bucket Brigade"

Locals aren’t letting dirty industry expand in the Gulf without a fight.

Historic Court Decision Puts Big Polluters on Notice in Latin America

About six people stand together during a protest in a city

An international court ruled in favor of the people of La Oroya, Peru, finding that the government violated their right to a healthy environment.

The clean energy transition is happening. But Big Oil isn’t budging.

The fossil fuel industry is backsliding on its climate pledges. Earthjustice is filing lawsuits to keep pushing for the clean energy transition that science demands.