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Big Blue Live Is Reality TV Worth Watching

A kelp forest, dominated by giant kelp growing off the coast of California.

Big Blue Live is a groundbreaking live, three-night television event sponsored by Earthjustice, celebrating some of the world’s most amazing marine creatures converging in the Monterey Bay.

Study Finds Climate Change Amps Up Drought

Even with an approaching El Niño, Californians shouldn’t lose sight of long-term water management goals, since climate change can intensify heat, evaporation and dry weather.

Pack of Pups Signals Wolves May Be in California to Stay

CA Fish & Wildlife trail cameras have recorded five wolf pups and individual adults in Siskiyou County in Northern California. These are the first pups documented in the state since wolves were driven out in the 1920s.

A group of five gray wolf pups and several adults has been spotted in California—the first time in almost 100 years that wolf pups have been seen in the state.

EPA's Common-Sense Climate Measure: Fix Methane Leaks

A new EPA proposal for national standards on methane can help reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

Last week, the U.S. EPA proposed the first national standards to limit methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.

No Species Is Exempt from Our Current Extinction Crisis

Approximately 40 percent of Hawaiian land snails are extinct.

Recent studies show invertebrates, which constitute up to 99 percent of the world’s biodiversity, may not be getting enough attention as they struggle to avoid extinction.

Lake Tahoe Program Pays Cash for Grass to Conserve Precious Water

The South Tahoe Public Utility District is working to help homeowners convert their thirsty lawns to drought-friendly landscaping with the district’s turf buy-back program.

Towns and cities across California are offering rebates to homeowners who rip out grass in favor of creative landscapes featuring drought-tolerant plants and efficient irrigation.

Maryland Takes the Lead on Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings

Maryland is now in the nation's top five states for energy efficiency.

In July, thanks to Earthjustice advocacy and a groundbreaking decision from its Public Service Commission, Maryland became one of the nation’s leaders in energy efficiency.

Wolfdog Rescue Brings a Misunderstood Breed Out of the Shadows

Ahote, a mix of eastern timber and Arctic wolf, is a wolfdog that lives at Howling Woods Farm.

At Howling Woods Farm wolfdogs of all stripes educate the public about wolf lore and management, and a lucky few find new adoptive homes.

Court Lays a Smackdown on the EPA for Its Pesticide Inaction

A farmer spraying a field with pesticides.

A federal court has ordered the EPA to finally decide whether to ban chlorpyrifos, citing the agency’s own findings on health dangers to farmworkers, children and rural communities posed by this toxic pesticide.