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Eat, Drink and ‘Bee’ Merry: How Bees Help Spread Holiday Cheer

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Not without honeybees! Many of our favorite holiday foods wouldn’t be the same without these sweet pollinators.

A Toast to the Paris Agreement: Accelerating an Energy Transformation

Marking a new era in global cooperation, the agreement instills a sense of urgency and opportunity while acknowledging the enormous challenges ahead.

Water Policy Bill Could Be Big Victory–For Polluters

Florida's major rewrite of hundreds of clean water regulations is putting the state's water supply in danger.

What Earthjustice Fans Went Wild for in 2015

2015 was a momentous year for Earthjustice attorneys, who fought tirelessly for threatened wild lands and wildlife and to keep the oil and gas industry in check.

Conversation with Buck Parker

Buck Parker at Crater Lake in southern Oregon.

Buck Parker reflects on how he got involved with Earthjustice and how he helped shape its direction during a time when conservation efforts evolved into the powerful environmental movement.

Paris, Je T’aime

Last week, nearly 200 countries large and small signed an historic agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to thwart the worst impacts of climate change.

Central Valley Board Continues to Mix Oil and Water

Oil field pumpjacks in Kern County, California.

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board opted not to stop a corporation from tainting groundwater with fracking waste until 2018.

Fighting to Protect the Dugongs of Japan’s Henoko Bay

Earthjustice has been involved for more than a decade in legal efforts to protect the Okinawa dugong and Henoko Bay, one of the dugong’s last remaining habitats.

Double Counting Renewable Energy Is Not Twice as Nice Under Washington’s Renewable Portfolio Standard

Wind turbines near the Colombia River in Washington state.

A state court judge has ruled that renewable energy credits can’t be sold and used by multiple utilities under Washington state's renewable portfolio standard.