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Hikers and Wildlife Now Better Protected in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest
A recent Earthjustice settlement with the Forest Service will allow the public and wildlife experts a say in where and when motorized vehicles are allowed in the iconic Pike-San Isabel National Forest.
Read MoreSenators Bennet and Markey Introduce Bill to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Today, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation that would protect the coastal plain—the biological heart of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—as wilderness.
Read MoreThe “Honorable Gentleman” from Kentucky on Climate Change
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been outspoken in his denial of climate change, but many of his "facts" don't add up.
Read MoreEndangered Species Act Is Working
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has launched his yearlong term as chairman of the Western Governors Association by attacking the Endangered Species Act.
Read MoreMethane Fighters Take on Washington
Thirty-five people from 12 different states visited Washington, D.C., to share their stories with their representatives in an effort to build support for the EPA’s newly proposed Methane Pollution Standard.
Earthjustice and partner groups flew 35 people from 12 states to Washington D.C. to tell policy makes just how much methane pollution from oil and gas drilling has compromised their health.
Why We Should Keep It in the (Frozen, Arctic) Ground
In rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama emphasized the need to “keep it in the ground” when it comes to fossil fuels. He should follow his own advice when it comes to Arctic drilling.
Read MoreCongress Seeks to Strip Protections from Gray Wolves and Other Endangered Species
Members of Congress are working to override science-based decision-making under the Endangered Species Act and to dismantle this bedrock environmental law species by species.
Read MoreCongress: Fund Our Government Without Clogging Our Lungs
We don’t have to sacrifice clean air to keep the government funded—no matter what pro-polluter politicians say.
Read MoreNatural Gas Industry + Oil Industry = Filthy Bedfellows
America's Natural Gas Alliance and the American Petroleum Institute, the respective lobbying groups for the gas and oil industries, will merge on January 1, 2016.
Read MoreSenators Try to Sabotage Obama’s Climate Plan
The U.S. Senate is trying to put President Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold in advance of international climate talks in Paris, but Obama’s veto pen is at the ready.
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