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A Mom’s Battle Against Ozone

Steve, Afton and May Surwillo talk to Rocio Rodarte, Legislative Aide for Colorado Senator Michael F. Bennet, during an Earthjustice clean air fly-in meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C.

Afton Surwillo is part of a broad coalition of moms, doctors and faith leaders speaking out against congressional efforts to weaken clean air protections.

Resisting Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks, Locally

Marchers in New York City's 2014 Peoples Climate March. Heightened activism at the local level has garnered a breakthrough for environmental justice in this city.

Heightened activism at the local level has garnered a breakthrough for environmental justice in New York City.

Why Patagonia Joined the National Monuments Fight

Stars illuminate the landscape of Bears Ears National Monument.

Patagonia steps into the legal arena to protect America's wild spaces.

Remembering a Community’s Champion

Charlene Benton was a hero in her community and an inspiration to those who knew her—including me.

The Major Food Waste Problem You Haven't Heard About

America wastes millions of acres of land through inefficient food production.

President of Palau: If U.S. Won’t Lead, We All Will

The U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement means it’s up to the rest of us to move forward with climate change, says President Tommy Remengesau. His island nation is doing just that.

The U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement means it’s up to the rest of us to move forward on climate action, says President Tommy Remengesau. His island nation is doing just that.

The Fate of the Planet Rests in Our Hands, not Trump's

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement won’t stop the global transition to clean energy

Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement won’t take effect until 2020 and won’t stop the global transition to clean energy.

FDA Allows Secret, Untested Chemicals into Our Food

Earthjustice has filed a lawsuit challenging a rule that allows thousands of novel, untested chemicals to be used as food additives without FDA review.

5 Ways Trump Talks ‘Clean’ but Budgets Dirty

Donald Trump speaks at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.

Trump has most definitely not put his money where his mouth is with this budget. Here are five key ways Trump’s budget would eviscerate crucial environmental programs.