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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.

Cómo Ayudar a Las Personas Afectadas por el Huracán Ida

Hurricane Ida toppled these power lines near a petroleum refinery outside LaPlace, Louisiana. Ida's eastern wall went right over LaPlace, inflicting heavy damage on the area.

Nuestras comunidades necesitan ayuda urgentemente. Entre tanto, debemos detener la quema y extracción de combustibles fósiles.

How You Can Help People Hit By Hurricane Ida

Communities urgently need assistance now — and in the long run, we must stop the burning and extraction of fossil fuels.

50 for 50: Level up Your Environmental Advocacy With Earthjustice Today

A hiker sits in a courtroom in the middle of a forest

If there’s anything we’ve learned over the last 50 years, it’s that your voice matters.

Court Victories Signal Hope for Communities Threatened by Coal Ash

Andrew Rehn looks at toxic coal ash waste seepage on the shore of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River.

Win after win in the courts and on the ground show the ‘possibility for change’ when community members’ voices are heard.

An Infamously Dirty River Is Coming Back to Life Thanks to Community Activism

Dennis Chestnut teaches his grandson, Horus Plaza, how to test the water quality of the Watts Branch of the Anacostia River in Marvin Gaye Park in Washington, D.C. in May 2021.

Due to sustained community pressure and Earthjustice litigation, D.C.’s Anacostia River is finally recovering from decades of pollution.

We’ve Been Winning Environmental Battles for 50 Years. Here’s What We’ll Fight for in Our Next 50.

Grizzly 610 and her two cubs take a walk through Willow Flats in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Today, the concept that the environment can be protected through the power of the law is no longer up for debate.

Indigenous Heritage Sites Are at Risk of Destruction. Biden Can Change That.

A Native American community member places a hand on the Red Road totem pole during a tour stop at Greater Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico.

A historic totem pole journey builds pressure on the Biden administration to fulfill promises made to the first peoples of America’s lands and waters.