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Pruitt’s ‘Back to Basics’ Plan Takes Us Back to More Toxic Water

Lake Michigan dunes with power plant in background

Scott Pruitt is committed to preserving and resurrecting dirty coal plants, in part by gutting environmental protections under the Clean Water Act.

Water 'Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow'

Without strong environmental safeguards, the interests of polluters will trump public health every time.

Agency Takes Aim at America’s Largest National Monument

A juvenile green sea turtle swims underneath the Midway Island Pier in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This already threatened species would be harmed if President Trump allowed longline fishing in this area.

The Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council is acting far outside its mandate by asking President Trump to allow longline fishing in Hawai‘i’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Toxic Emissions from Factory Farms No Longer a Secret

The waste lagoon of this North Carolina factory farm flooded in 2016 after Hurricane Matthew, contaminating the nearby Neuse river. Yesterday, the D.C. circuit court agreed with Earthjustice that the government and the public have a right to know about to

The D.C. circuit court agreed with Earthjustice that the government and the public have a right to know about toxic emissions from industrial animal facilities.

Earthjustice Defeats Huge Rate Hike for Florida Power Customers

Gulf Power in Florida wanted to raise fixed charges for its customers by more than $30 a month, but Earthjustice obtained a settlement that withdraws the company’s proposal.

We’ll Take Rick Perry to Court to Defend Commonsense Climate Solutions

The Department of Energy, led by Rick Perry, is needlessly delaying energy efficiency rules that would save customers money and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Government Agency Nixes Coal Photo on Public Lands Website After Public Outcry

The Trump administration just got a public smack down for swapping out the Interior Department’s homepage image from a beautiful park to a pile of coal.

The Bureau of Land Management pulled a coal photo off of its website after a public outcry, but the agency under President Trump still holds a grim vision for America’s public lands.

Saving Coral Reefs from Death by Fossil Fuels

A sea turtle swims over bleached coral on Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Earthjustice staff urge the World Heritage Committee to put pressure on big polluters to stop their single-minded pursuit of dirty fossil fuels, in order to protect humanity’s most precious places.

A Swim in the Right Direction for Snake River Salmon

Increasing the flow of water over Columbia-Snake River dams will provide salmon with a measure of protection until officials decide whether to remove four dams on the lower Snake River completely.