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Scrapping the Recycling Industry’s Green Image

The 2010 explosion and fire at the 'Pick Your Part' junkyard in Wilmington, CA took more than 30 hours to extinguish, releasing particulate matter, dioxins and heavy metals across neighboring communities.

Not all recycling is as green as it may seem.

Earthjustice, NRDC, Fishing & Watershed Groups File Notice to Sue for ESA Protection of Imperiled River Herring

The Endangered Species Act is clear. Given the imperiled status of blueback herring and the lack of sufficient action by regulators to stem the decline of river herring, a threatened designation for blueback herring is now necessary to jump start recovery.

Why These Colorado Aspen Trees Should Quake

Autumn’s beauty was on full display in Colorado’s aspen forests late last month. So was the Obama administration’s schizophrenic approach to climate and public lands policy.

Ruling Aids Chances for Better Groundfish Monitoring

A salmon jumps out of a fisherman's hands.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has paved the way for better monitoring of high-impact trawl boats in the North Pacific.

The Port of Los Angeles Has Lost Its Environmental Mojo

We’re on the eve of what could be a disastrous vote by the Port of Los Angeles to expand one of its terminals.

There’s Something Bad in the Air

A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, asking a federal court to require the agency to protect LA and San Joaquin Valley communities from hazardous levels of air pollution.

Turning the Tide of History: Maui Waters Flow Again After 150 Years

Local citizens jumped into the Wailuku River (`Īao Stream) to celebrate the return of stream flows.

Flow has returned to two streams on Maui that have been diverted for more than 150 years.

A Tombstone Mentality On Exploding Oil Trains

The fireball that followed the derailment and explosion of two trains, one carrying Bakken crude oil, on December 30, 2013, outside Casselton, N.D.

It’s senseless to double the crude-by-rail fleet before replacing faulty oil train cars

Healthy Communities: EPA’s “Unfinished Business”

A young boy plays on a scooter in a community park.

At Earthjustice, where I lead the organization’s Healthy Communities portfolio, I strive to look at communities holistically, thinking about identifying the different pathways to improving quality of life.