Uncategorized Archives

Toxic Lead Is Still Contaminating Our Drinking Water, But Change Is Coming

Workers install new copper piping from a larger spool.

After years of advocacy by Earthjustice and our partners, a newly updated EPA rule requires almost all lead pipes in the U.S. to be replaced within a decade.

Alaska Tribes Win Legal Fight Against Gold Mine

Ten small boats on the bank of the river, with no people

The massive Donlin Gold Mine, if built, would pose grave risks to Kuskokwim River communities.

Earthjustice Takes on Big Ag’s Greenwashing

We’re suing one of the largest meat companies in the world for trying to deceive consumers about its climate impact.

Rampant Gold Mining in British Columbia Threatens Salmon and Indigenous Rights

Man holds fishing cast on a boat on a river.

Toxic gold mining along rivers crossing the British Columbia-Alaska border threatens critical ecosystems and the sovereign rights of Alaska Native communities.

Why We’re in Court to Protect the Great Salt Lake

A wide landscape photo of a large brown beach where the lake used to be

Millions of people could wind up breathing in toxic dust from newly exposed lakebed.

Help Protect Old-Growth Forests Now Before It’s Too Late

A small bear straddles two fallen large trees in the middle of a forest with large trees and ferns.

Old forests are powerhouses for absorbing and sequestering carbon dioxide, a key driver of the climate crisis. These stunning photographs of the Pacific Northwest old-growth forests showcase their beauty and vital role in the ecosystem.

Meet the Texas Bird that is a Bulwark for Biodiversity

A smaller bird with bright yellow cheeks sitting on a bare branch.

Saving the endangered golden-cheeked warbler will help us protect an abundance of plants and animals in the Texas Hill Country.

¿Qué Haría el Proyecto 2025 con el Medio Ambiente y Cómo Responderemos?

El manual de políticas de la Fundación Heritage nos quitaría derechos a un aire y agua limpios, además de un planeta saludable.

A Leaking CO2 Pipeline Can Cause Suffocation Within a Minute. The Government Needs to Regulate Them, Fast

A mist lies low to the ground near a small industrial area, next to a road.

Industries are planning a massive buildout of CO2 pipelines. Here’s what to know about the health risks, and how we’re asking the government to protect communities from a lethal pipeline rupture.