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EPA Ears Filled With Toxic Refinery Stories

Jesse Marquez of the Coalition for a Safe Environment (third from left) shows EPA staffers and others a Wilmington oil refinery, shortly before the public hearing.

One sunny Wednesday in Wilmington, California, instead of spending the day at work or taking their kids to the beach, community members gathered to tell the Environmental Protection Agency what it is like living near large oil refineries.

A Win For Roadless Forest, Climate

Earthjustice prevailed after four years of fighting to protect the roadless forest in western Colorado from a coal mine that would deal a double whammy of damage.

Carbon Nation: Upping the Ante on EPA’s Carbon Cutting Goals

The Cheswick coal fire power plant in Springdale, PA.

The EPA recently proposed the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants, but more must be done to avoid catastrophic climate change.

Oceans Law Reauthorization Process Begins

Congress is currently beginning the process of updating the most important oceans law in the United States, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), originally enacted in 1976

Friday Finds: The Case of the Missing Plastic

Researchers have found that 99 percent of the plastic that should be in the ocean is missing.

Remembering Lac-Megantic: Devastated by Explosive Oil Trains

The crude-by-rail explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Canada in 2013.

On July 6, 2013, a train carrying crude oil derailed in the town of Lac-Megantic, resulting in a fiery explosion that decimated the town and killed 47 people.

Unveiling Utility's Pro-Fossil Fuel Plan

A fossil-fueled power plant in Carlsbad, CA.

Little did we know that San Diego Gas & Electric would work so quickly to undermine San Diego’s future energy plan.

Coal Ash Stories Come to Washington

The devastating TVA Kingston coal ash spill of 2008.

Federal coal ash protections are due in December, provided Congress doesn’t get in the way. Citizens arrived in Washington to tell their coal ash stories.

UPDATE: Coral and Parrotfish – A Love Story

Since the May 14 release of the Earthjustice video titled Coral and Parrotfish – A Love Story, more than 90,000 people have learned about how parrotfish can be essential players in coral preservation.