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Landmark Coal Ash Law Signals Hope for Midwest Communities

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A coal fired power plant outside of the southern Illinois town of Newton

The new law provides long-awaited coal ash protections in Illinois and ensures that polluters, not taxpayers, pay for coal ash cleanups.

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Montanans Win Latest Fight to Keep Harmful Mining Out of a Pristine Wilderness Area

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Lifelong Montana resident Tim Flynn encourages his neighbors to rethink the assumption that Montanans must mine at any cost. He aims to boost support for a state law that hold mining executives accountable for cleaning up their pollution.

Earthjustice is fighting in the courts and in the state legislature to protect Montana's pristine Cabinet Mountains Wilderness from mining companies and serial polluters.

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As Alaska Overheats, Trump Administration Policies Could Make Things Worse

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Smoke obscures the sun along the Chena River in Fairbanks on July 8, 2019. Record high temperatures in Alaska in early July worsened wildfires burning throughout the state.

Anchorage just experienced its hottest two days on record.

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Fireflies’ Glow Could Soon Be Extinguished by Human Actions

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A firefly lights up at dusk.

Species’ extinction rates are accelerating on a global scale. We need solutions that match the severity of the problem.

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Earthjustice VP of Climate Litigation Is Ramping Up Transition to 100% Clean

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New VP of Climate Litigation Jill Tauber, along with the climate and energy team, are working to spur a swift, equitable transition to clean energy — a task more urgent now than it has ever been.

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A Fight for the Right to Breathe Begins in South Africa

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Kendal Power Station in South Africa's Mpumalanga Highveld, where the air is heavily polluted by coal-fired power plants.

South African environmental justice advocates are suing the government to force it to clean up the air in the country’s Mpumalanga Highveld region.

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Defendiendo Las Tierras Fronterizas del Muro de Trump

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Ramiro Ramirez visits his parents' graves at Jackson Ranch Cemetery in Texas. Trump's wall would make such visits harder.

Clientes de Earthjustice están llevando a la administración Trump a los tribunales para proteger la tierra que los sostiene

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Defending the Border Lands From Trump’s Wall

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Ramiro Ramirez visits his parents' graves at Jackson Ranch Cemetery in Texas. Trump's wall would make such visits harder.

Earthjustice clients are taking the Trump administration to court to protect the land that sustains them.

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Estamos Demandando Con el Fin de Prevenir El Próximo Derrame de Crudo Como el de Deepwater Horizon

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Humo negro y fuego se ve en este incendio controlado en el Golfo de México luego de la explosión en el Deepwater Horizon, el 20 de abril del 2010

Exenciones y restricciones a la Regla del Control de Pozos ponen en riesgo muchas vidas

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We’re Suing to Prevent the Next BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster

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Dark clouds of smoke and fire rise from a controlled oil fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.

Waivers and rollback of Well Control Rule put lives at risk.

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