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How Two Women Teamed Up to Take on the Chemical Industry—and Won

Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner (left) and scientist Arlene Blum (right) joined forces in 2011 to get flame retardant chemicals out of furniture. The coalition they built compelled federal regulators to call for banning an entire class of flame retardan

Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner and scientist Arlene Blum worked together to convince the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban an entire class of toxic flame retardants.

Cómo fue que por fin llegó la energía renovable a California

El abogado de EarthJustice, Paul Cort, interviene en una audiencia pública en Sacramento. Cort ha puesto en práctica su dominio jurídico para obligar a la comisión de Servicios Públicos de California a repensar cómo se genera electricidad en el estado.

La ex presidenta de la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California, Loretta Lynch, se acercó a Earthjustice con una nueva estrategia para embestir a la agencia que una vez dirigió.

For People of Color, Trump’s EPA Is a Health Hazard

Black Lives Matter activists at the 2017 Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C. Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted policies that will disproportionately harm communities of color.

The agency has scaled back regulations that protect communities of color from air and water pollution.

The Trump Administration Wants to Roll Back Fracking Standards, So We’re Going to Court

Fracking on BLM land on Roan Plateau in Colorado

Earthjustice and our clients are pushing for more protection for those who live near fracking operations.

In 2018, Trump May Double Down, But So Will We

First light over Cedar Mesa in southeast Utah, Bears Ears National Monument. Bears Ears is one of the national monuments that Earthjustice is fighting to preserve.

With more top positions at federal agencies filled by industry lawyers and lobbyists, we expect more virulent attacks on environmental protections. But we won’t solely be on the defensive: We are expanding anywhere we can make progress, including in some unlikely states and internationally.

Wisconsin Tribe Going to Court to Keep a Massive Open Pit Mine Out of Ancestral Lands

With the help of Earthjustice, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin is fighting the development of an 80-acre mine just 50 yards from the Menominee River.

Tired of Dirty Energy Winning, This Government Insider Tipped Off Earthjustice

Earthjustice staff attorney Paul Cort speaks at a public hearing in Sacramento. Cort has been using his legal know how to force the California Public Utilities commission to rethink how electricity is generated in the state.

Former president of the California Public Utilities Commission Loretta Lynch approached Earthjustice attorneys, including Paul Cort (pictured here), with a new strategy for taking on the agency she had once led.