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These Women Environmental Leaders Are Fighting For Their Communities

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"Women have to be the fiercest," says Maria Lopez-Nuñez. She is fighting for environmental justice in Newark, NJ's Ironbound neighborhood.

Women will continue to help shape the future as we fight to protect the environment that we all share — our planet.

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This Weed Killer Is Linked to Parkinson’s. Why Isn’t It Banned Yet?

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A close up photo of Lori Phillips near a tree

Paraquat damages farmworkers’ respiratory system, their kidneys, and their eyes. Help us urge the EPA to ban it.

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A Train Full of Toxic Chemicals Derailed in Her Town. Here’s What Her Community Needs Now.

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Jessica Conard looking at the camera with a pond in the background.

A year after the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, advocates are still pushing for much-needed change.

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Carbon Capture Is Giving a Second Life to Fossil Fuels – But It Doesn’t Have To

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As carbon capture booms, communities in Louisiana are worried it will prolong the use of dirty fossil fuel plants.

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Putting a Lid on Plastics Production in the Ohio River Valley

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Black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train, Feb. 6, 2023.

Residents are challenging industry’s petrochemicals push into the region, and Earthjustice’s legal strategy has helped them notch an early win.

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Worry About Lead in Your Drinking Water, But Not From Stanley Cups

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Colorful insulated cups with handles and straws on a shelf in a store.

The trendy water bottles have raised concerns about lead poisoning. While experts say the cups are safe, here’s where lead exposure is a problem in our lives and what we can do about it.

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Are Electric Vehicles Really Better for the Environment? Yes.

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Electric vehicles stack up better than combustion any which way you look at it.

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What You Need to Know About One of the Most Important Agencies Overseeing the U.S. Energy System

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A wind turbine at the Twin Groves Wind Farm outside of Bloomington, Illinois.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. clean energy transition.

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How Our Fight for 4 Species Helped Save the Sierra Nevada

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A decades-long fight for four imperiled species — and an entire landscape — is nearly complete.

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Northwest Tribes Demand Action for Salmon and Orca Restoration

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The orca is almost completely out of the water, against a blue background

Tribes call for dam removal and restoration of healthy salmon and orca populations during emotional two-day summit.

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