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EPA Updates 30-Year-Old Water Quality Standards

Power plants are the largest source of toxic water pollution in the U.S., but the EPA has issued new regulations that will require power plants to use affordable, state-of-the-art technologies to reduce their pollution.

After 30-plus years of inaction, the EPA recently issued requirements that power plants use affordable, state-of-the-art technologies to reduce their pollution—or eliminate it where feasible.

Let’s Set the Record Straight: Latinos Care About the Environment

Betsy Lopez-Wagner and her son at a park near their home in Alameda, Calif.

In a new nationwide poll, Earthjustice, GreenLatinos and Latino Decisions found that, contrary to popular belief, Latinos in America care deeply about conservation and climate change.

California Produce Growing Strong on Oil Water

An oil pumpjack towers above almond orchards in Shafter, CA, a small city in Kern County.

Due to water scarcity, more oil drilling companies are applying for permits to sell their wastewater to California’s farmers.

Shell Says ‘Shell No’ To Arctic Ocean Drilling

Shell's drilling rig Polar Pioneer will no longer be exploring off of Alaska's coast.

Shell stops Arctic Ocean oil and gas exploration in Alaska after disappointing results.

Tipping Point: Will Latinos Follow Pope Francis’s Lead on the Environment?

A recent survey shows Latinos overwhelming support the pope’s call to defend God’s creation, since nearly 80% say they are already experiencing the effects of climate change.

A Moral Call for Climate Action

Pope Francis greeting the crowds in St Peter's Square.

Today, Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen spoke at a rally in Washington, D.C., to encourage and support Pope Francis’ moral call to action on climate change.

Too Wild to Drill

Blackfeet Nation tribal member Jack Gladstone near tribal lands in the Badger-Two Medicine on a smoky summer evening in August 2015.

A federal advisory panel has urged the Obama administration to cancel or withdraw leases for natural gas drilling near Glacier National Park in Montana after finding that the wild and scenic area is too sacred for drilling.

Howling for Art

Earthjustice has teamed up with the artists and designers of the Creative Action Network to depict the friendlier side of wolves, and the results are howlin’ good.