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Executive Order Takes Aim at Climate Safeguards

In a one-two punch to climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining and initiates a repeal of the Clean Power Plan.

In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth’s climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan.

Trump’s Heartless Attack on Black Communities

From housing to education and from health care to environmental justice, Trump seeks to set our communities back.

Enlist Duo Is Back Again, so We’re Back in Court

A toxic herbicide just won EPA approval despite posing serious risks to human health and wildlife.

Trump’s Torrent of Extremism Distracts from Major Issues like Lead Poisoning

While the president whips up Category 4 tweetstorms, serious issues like the ongoing lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, and other cities remain unaddressed.

We Resist: Peoples Climate March Will Fill the Streets of D.C.

Join Earthjustice at the Peoples Climate March on April 29th to denounce the Trump administration’s dangerous executive actions and heated rhetoric, which threaten our air, water and local communities.

Puentes de Amor Derribarán los Muros del Miedo

Nuestras comunidades fronterizas necesitan cambios sustantivo, positivos, y no un muro que las divida.

Bridges of Love Should Trump Walls of Fear

Our border communities need funding for schools, job training and environmental clean-up, not a divisive wall.

5 Ways EPA Budget Cuts Affect You

Former EPA senior advisor Lisa Garcia tells us what we can expect if the Trump administration guts the EPA’s budget.

Earthjustice Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities Lisa Garcia, a former EPA senior advisor, tells us what we can expect if the Trump administration guts the EPA’s budget.

New Orleans Community Gains Ground Against a Risky Gas Plant

The Michoud gas-fired power plant, located in the New Orleans East neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The newly proposed gas-fired power plant is proposed for the same area.

Residents of New Orleans East are speaking out against a planned gas-fired power plant that would leave the community even more vulnerable to the effects of climate change.