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The Sunshine State’s Election Day Bright Spot

Solar panels on the roof of the Orlando Science Center.

Our work to accelerate the transition to a cleaner energy economy and to stave off the worst effects of climate change will continue to be filled with challenges in the days ahead. Earthjustice is standing alongside you to beat back the worst proposals that would dismantle the rise of clean energy. We will defend and advance all of our hard-fought gains.

UN Urges Bangladesh to Scrap Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Tiger Forest

Pressure is building on India to comply with the World Heritage Convention by protecting the precious Sundarbans through the rejection of a coal-fired coal plant proposal.

The Racial Discrimination We too Often Overlook

Toxic coal ash dust at the Making Money Having Fun Landfill in Bokoshe, OK.

Federal agencies like the EPA can help alleviate—or deepen—structural racism.

Why Do Wolves Howl? Decoding the Language of Lupines

What’s hidden in a howl? This eerie sound seems to contain the essence of loneliness and lament, but to wolves, it means so much more.

New Report Finds GE Crops Don’t Increase Yields but Do Increase Herbicide Use

New research finds that GE technology doesn’t increase crop yields or reduce overall pesticide use.

Halloween Scares: Nine Spooky Facts about Lurking Lead

Ghosts, ghouls and vampires can’t hold a candle to lead—a neurotoxin with the power to wreck children’s futures.

How Wolves Saved the Foxes, Mice and Rivers of Yellowstone National Park

A wolf standing in a river next its prey in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park was plagued by defoliation, erosion, and an unbalanced ecosystem, but everything changed when wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995.

Clearing the Air in Our National Parks

Two identical photos of Mount Trumbull in Grand Canyon National Park demonstrating the change in air quality due to regional haze pollution.

Watch Earthjustice set the record straight during upcoming oral arguments about the Navajo Generating Station’s dirty emissions and its outsized impact on our national treasures, including the Grand Canyon.

The Toxic Legacy of Lead

The history of lead in paint and products is rife with deception – and communities still face the burden of lead lurking in their homes decades later.