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How ‘Freeway Revolts’ Helped Create the People’s Environmental Law
The National Environmental Policy Act is a tool to uplift the people’s environmental voice. Grassroots activists in an iconic Black community paved the way for the law to pass unanimously.
Read MorePuget Sound Orcas are Dying — Latest Sign of Nature’s Decline
The world’s top scientists warn that biodiversity is in a free fall. Puget Sound’s endangered resident orcas are just the latest victims of short-sighted human actions that are causing an ecological crisis.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Has Severely Weakened Clean Water Protections. Here’s How We’ll Fight Back.
The court’s Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency decision puts more than half of the nation’s wetlands at risk. But we still have legal tools to fight back.
Read MoreHere’s the Thing About That Color-Coded Air Quality Index
“Safe” levels of air pollution are unhealthy for many people new research shows. The EPA could change that.
Read MoreWhat Does Sackett v. EPA Mean for Clean Water?
A lawyer analyzes the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Read MoreAlabama Residents Win Sewage Settlement Under Civil Rights Law
This is a landmark success in applying federal civil rights laws to environmental racism.
Read MoreThe Sun is the Energy Solution for Puerto Rico
Rooftop solar with battery storage will finally enable the territory to have reliable and inexpensive energy. You can help make it happen.
Read MoreHow 600 Years of Environmental Violence Is Still Harming Black Communities
The first transatlantic voyages were only the beginning.
Read MoreShe Grew up in the Amazon, and Now She’s Fighting For Its Life
Brazilian politician Marina Silva talks with Earthjustice about the importance of addressing climate change in the wake of the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires.
Read MoreYou’ve Got Mail — and Clean Air
Following public pressure, USPS and the Biden administration are taking a big step to deliver clean air benefits in every neighborhood in the country.
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