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New York’s Governor Wants to Run Roughshod Over the Adirondacks. We Just Stopped Him.

Hikers on the peak of Cascade Mountain in Adirondack Park

Earthjustice just notched a big win in the multi-pronged fight to keep motorized vehicles out of Adirondack Park’s most pristine areas.

A Government Agency Just Killed the Trump Administration’s Coal Bailout Scheme

President Donald Trump and Secretary of Energy Rick Perry share a moment.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission didn’t buy the Department of Energy’s claim that we need coal around “just in case.”

Chickaloon Native Village in Alaska Fights for Its Future

Students at Ya Ne Dah Ah School, the only school in Alaska owned and operated by an Alaska Native tribe, display drawings of salmon. Members of the Chickaloon Native Village worry about the school's fate if the Usibelli Mining Company moves forward with a

A coal mine threatens the tribe's traditional way of life.

Why Lead Standards Matter

Earthjustice is partnering with community groups to fight for just and protective EPA standards for lead in the dust and paint in our homes.

We’re Suing to Stop a New Kind of Pollution: ‘Alternative Facts’

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has barred scientists who receive EPA funding for their research from sitting on key scientific advisory boards.

Earthjustice filed suit today to stop EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt from replacing science advisers with industry shills.

No cambies este río por una sucia planta de energía

El último río sin canalizar en el sur de California está siendo atacado.

Saving Alaska’s Ancient Trees

As my family and others decorate our Christmas trees, some of their oldest-remaining ancestors are at risk of being chopped down.

How a Polluter Is Capitalizing on Disaster in Puerto Rico

The post-Hurricane Maria landscape in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, where Energy Answers, Inc., wants to build a trash incinerator.

As Puerto Rico and its residents reel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Energy Answers, the company that has been trying unsuccessfully for a decade to construct a solid waste incinerator in Arecibo, has been hard at work capitalizing on the chaos of recovery to push its unpopular project through.