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Coming Clean in Hawai‘i: A Launchpad for Clean Energy Liftoff

Solar panels on homes at Salt Lake in Oahu, Hawaiʻi.

Hawai‘i, along with 26 other states, already has clean energy goals that outpace the Clean Power Plan’s projected targets.

New Report: Coal Ash Reuse Threatens Drinking Water Supplies

A bluff collapse near the Oak Creek Power Plant in Wisconsin that sent coal ash and debris into Lake Michigan.

The use of coal ash as construction fill has contaminated water resources across the nation.

Un-Fracking Believable: Smog in the Rural West

Drilling in the Uinta Basin near the town of Ouray.

The people living in the Uinta Basin in eastern Utah are the unwitting participants in a massive scientific experiment whereby they're exposed to unhealthy levels of smog pollution.

A Farmworker’s Wish: Trustworthy Health Care to Address Pesticide Exposure

Graciela Silva worked for nine years in the fields harvesting lemons, lettuce, cucumbers, and strawberries. She sits in front of a monument, that includes her name, honoring local farmworkers in Santa Paula, CA.

Graciela Silva's story is the third blog post in a weekly series of personal narratives from farm and agricultural workers, illustrating the need for stronger worker and safety protections against pesticide exposure

Enduring the Shifting Winds of Politics

The new pro-industry Congress is already gearing up to weaken environmental safeguards. Earthjustice has been here before—and we’re ready for the fight.

Shining a Light on Florida’s Outdated Energy Strategy

America lags behind other countries—and Florida lags behind other states, in getting real about energy efficiency programs.

Floridians Overwhelmingly Vote for Clean Air and Water

Last week, the people of Florida overwhelmingly voted for cleaner air and water in their state.

Top Four Reasons the American Bison Makes a Great Mascot

“Both males and females have horns”

Pesticides in the Air: A Farmworker’s Reality

Victorino’s story is part two in a weekly series of personal narratives from farm and agricultural workers, illustrating the need for stronger worker and safety protections against pesticide exposure. To get beyond the statistics of 10,000 to 20,000 pesticide poisonings on farms a year in this country, we go to the frontlines, beginning in California.