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Welcome From Our New President, Abigail Dillen
We’ve been filing lawsuits at a breakneck pace, and now the reckoning has begun.
Read MoreHurricane Florence Brings Another Hog Waste Flood to North Carolina
Mixed in with the hurricane's floodwaters are the contents of huge pits filled with pig poop.
Read MoreAlong With Flooding, Hurricane Florence Unleashes Toxic Coal Ash
The coal industry dumped its toxic waste in the cheapest way possible. Now coal ash pits are leaking and spilling amid flooding from Hurricane Florence.
Read MoreServing as President of Earthjustice Has Been the Greatest Honor of My Life
On Oct. 1, Trip Van Noppen hands leadership of Earthjustice to Abigail Dillen.
Read MoreWhy Hurricane Florence Could Become a Public Health Crisis
In the path of the storm are giant pits filled with coal ash, lagoons swirling with hog manure, Superfund sites and industrial facilities stocked with toxic chemicals.
Read MoreIt’s Official! California Is Moving Toward Zero-Carbon Energy
California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2045.
Read MoreNew Mexico Solar Installer Joins Fight Against Unfair Fee — and Wins
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission canceled a local utility’s solar surcharge.
Read MoreTodos los depositarios de ceniza de carbón en Indiana tienen fugas, aseguran nuevos estudios
Mientras nuevas investigaciones evidencian una contaminación generalizada, industrias pro-carbón quieren debilitar la actual normativa federal y cederle a estados como Indiana, con una triste historia regulando desechos tóxicos, la capacidad de hacer sus propias leyes.
Read MoreNew Tests Reveal 15 out of 15 of Indiana’s Coal Ash Sites Are Leaking
As new research reveals widespread contamination, pro-coal industries are pushing to weaken federal rules on coal ash and give regulatory authority back to states like Indiana, which has a dismal record on regulating this toxic waste.
Read MoreIndigenous Australians Take Fight Against Giant Coal Mine to the United Nations
To protect their fundamental human rights, the Wangan and Jagalingou have been forced to seek help from a United Nations watchdog.
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