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Company Rushes to Build Pipeline Through Bayou Despite Invalid Permit

Construction on the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana

The company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline is digging on a new project in Louisiana, even after a court deemed its permit invalid.

Stopping the Big Florida Swindle

The Florida Forever conservation land-buying program was created to set aside funds for conservation to protect coastal areas like this one.

Florida legislators stole funds earmarked for conservation to pay for salaries and agency-operating expenses. On behalf of millions of Floridians, Earthjustice fought back—and we just won.

Tragic Orca Deaths Underscore Urgent Need to Restore Salmon Runs

An orca breaches off the coast of Washington. The southern resident orca population in Washington's Salish Sea has hit a 34-year low as Chinook salmon, the whales' primary food source, have grown scarcer.

Deaths among Puget Sound orcas, which just hit their lowest population count in 34 years, remind us of the urgent need to protect and restore salmon runs in the Columbia-Snake River system.

Court Says Anchovy Catch Limit Relied on Fishy Data

Anchovies, an essential food source for many marine predators, have suffered from overfishing for years. A recent federal court decision requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to base its catch limits for the fish on more recent data than the deca

A federal judge’s decision marks a promising turning point for the anchovy and the health of California’s ocean ecosystem.

Hawaiʻi Leads Way for Nation With Major Pesticide Ban

Taro grows on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. Hawaii’s governor just signed a bill to ban chlorpyrifos, making the state the first to outlaw the dangerous pesticide.

Hawai‘i just did what Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection Agency refuses to do: protect public health by banning chlorpyrifos from our food and farms.

New York’s New Guidance Lets Us Know What’s in Our Toilet Bowl Cleaner

A victory for consumers comes after years of perseverance in pushing household cleaning product manufacturers to disclose their ingredients.

California Is Getting off Gas and Diesel Sooner Than You Think

California just voted to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into charging equipment for electric cars, trucks, and buses in the largest single investment in charging infrastructure in the United States.

Que la industria limpie su basura, es lo justo

Este Superfund en Nuevo México filtra ácido del drenaje de una mina al agua subterránea. Estamos demandando a la EPA para que responsabilice a la minera de no limpiar su contaminación tóxica

Quienes contaminan más en el país deben pagar por sus desechos tóxicos, sin escapar de las ciudades, ni dejar a los contribuyentes con la cuenta.

New Jersey: The Solar Garden State

For some, a lack of rooftop space or funds for solar panel installation can make clean energy unattainable. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy just signed a bill to change that.