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How a Shoddy Environmental Review Could Cause a Catastrophic Oil Spill in Wisconsin

Former Bad River Tribal Chairman Mike Wiggins Jr. at the Tribe's reservation in Wisconsin where Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline crosses.

Wisconsin’s inadequate environmental analysis of Enbridge’s rushed and haphazard Line 5 pipeline reroute does grave injustice to frontline Tribal communities.

A Community Says ‘No’ to a Massive Climate-Polluting Refinery

Local activists participate in the People's Climate March Columbia River on April 29, 2017, in Kalama, Washington.

Under legal and public pressure, a developer abandoned plans to build a methanol refinery in Kalama, Washington, that was set to become one of the top climate polluters in the state.

We’re Defending a Rare Florida Wetland From Oil Drilling

Aerial view of the Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida on October 13, 2021.

We’re in court to force the federal government to protect some of the most important wetlands in America.

How an Environmental Lawyer Stays Motivated to Fight the Climate Crisis

Sambhav Sankar is Earthjustice's Senior Vice President for Programs.

Sambhav Sankar, Earthjustice’s senior VP of programs, shares his perspective on what environmental litigation can achieve.

Here’s Why Leasing Public Land to Oil and Gas is a Death Sentence for the Planet

$A fracking drill rig set in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.$

Selling public land to companies that carve it up for fossil fuels is a bad deal for people and the environment.

How a Win for Montana’s Lynx and Grizzlies Also Protects Wolves

Endangered Gray Wolf (Holly Kuchera / Shutterstock)

We’re also pursuing multiple other cases to protect this keystone species across the contiguous United States.

I Investigated the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. When Will We Learn From Our Mistakes?

Smoke billows from controlled oil burns near the site of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in June 2010.

As we find ourselves in the grip of another catastrophe, it’s worth reflecting on how the nation and the oil industry responded to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Tribes Defend Minnesota Waterways From Dangerous Line 3 Pipeline

Gio Cerise, a member of the White Earth Nation, plays a drum and prays in front of Line 3 pipeline construction on Highway 169 south of Hill City, Minn.

Representing the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Honor the Earth, and Sierra Club, Earthjustice is fighting the pipeline in federal court.

10 Artists Moving Us to Take a Stand Against Coal Ash Pollution

Artworks like these call attention to the health hazards of toxic coal ash.

Photographers, sculptors, muralists, filmmakers, musicians, and poets are using their art to expose the threat of coal ash and advocate for clean air and drinking water.