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EPA Puts Public Health at Risk in Delaying Chemical Accident Safety Regulations

An industrial accident caused a massive fire at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., on August 5, 2012.

The EPA has delayed a chemical safety rule that would protect children, workers and communities at risk from chemical accidents.

Protecting coral reefs: World Heritage Committee pressures nations to take climate action

A diver checks out the coral bleaching at Heron Island in February 2016. This area was one of the first to bleach at Heron Island, located close to the southern most point of the Great Barrier Reef.

Mass coral bleaching due to rising sea temperatures is killing the Great Barrier Reef and other coral reefs around the world.

From Land Grab to Ocean Grab: Oceans Now in Peril from Offshore Drilling

Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon.

The Trump administration is reviewing offshore areas for oil and gas development.

Walking in Memphis—Just Feet Above a Coal Ash Cesspool

The groundwater beneath the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in southwest Memphis—only two miles from the city's drinking water supply—is contaminated with dangerously high amounts of arsenic and lead.

Residents of Memphis just learned about major groundwater contamination. Cities across America could be facing the same problem, but won’t know about it if the EPA gives in to utilities.

What’s Behind Attacks on the Endangered Species Act? Lots of Industry Money

The bald eagle is just one of the species that the Endangered Species Act has saved from extinction.

Some Congressmen are trying to weaken the Endangered Species Act, a law that is credited with saving 227 different species.

The Latest State to Buck Trump on Paris: Colorado

With Colorado committing to the Paris Agreement, Earthjustice attorney Michael Hiatt highlights four reasons why clean energy in the state is poised for significant growth.

Devastating Federal Forest Bill Would Clear Cut National Forests and Silence Our Dissent

Clear-cut logging operations have already devastated forests in Oregon. This bill will allow even larger areas to be razed for timber production without public comment.

Rather than protect national forests, this bill is a gift to the timber industry.

Demandamos A La Administración Trump Por Demorar Protecciones Contra El Terrible Gas Metano. De Nuevo.

Operaciones de petróleo y gas cerca de zonas residenciales en Colorado.

Earthjustice demandó este mes a la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) por demorar regulaciones contra el gas metano, uno de los principales causantes del efecto invernadero que amenaza la salud de millones de personas y el clima del planeta.

La EPA retrasa normas para plantas químicas poniendo en peligro a comunidades de color

El 6 de agosto de 2012, un incendio y una explosión en una refinería Chevron en Richmond, California, causó que 15,000 personas necesitaran tratamiento médico.

Pam Nixon vive en una zona de West Virginia que llaman “Valle Químico”, rodeada de industrias que manejan químicos tóxicos e inflamables. Durante los 65 años que ha vivido allí, Pam ha tenido que refugiarse en casa y sellar sus ventanas repetidas veces por alertas de fugas químicas.