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No Species Is Exempt from Our Current Extinction Crisis
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.
Read MoreLake Tahoe Program Pays Cash for Grass to Conserve Precious Water
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.
Read MoreMaryland Takes the Lead on Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings
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.
Read MoreWolfdog Rescue Brings a Misunderstood Breed Out of the Shadows
At Howling Woods Farm wolfdogs of all stripes educate the public about wolf lore and management, and a lucky few find new adoptive homes.
Read MoreCourt Lays a Smackdown on the EPA for Its Pesticide Inaction
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.
Read MoreReal Sustainability: Dry Farming in a Drought
Some of the tastiest apples, walnuts, and wine grapes come from farmers doing something radically different—they’ve stopped watering their plants.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Big, Bad Wolf: Using Art to Celebrate and Demystify a Polarizing Animal
Earthjustice teams up with the Creative Action Network to celebrate the mysterious gray wolf in a playful crowd-sourced art campaign.
Read MoreThe Dance of the Dammed
Two 20-foot high unused dams have been killing salmon in the Rogue River wild and scenic watershed for years, but with Earthjustice’s help those dams are coming down, opening up over 70 miles of prime salmon and steelhead habitat.
Read MoreAs River Runs Orange, Mining Industry Attacks Tool to Prevent Toxic Spills
The National Mining Association fights to make it impossible for the Interior Department to wield an important environmental protection tool: putting large areas of public land off-limits to mining.
Read MoreBroken System: The Current State of Pesticides Regulations in 30 Minutes
Managing attorney Patti Goldman discusses how we got in the poisonous pesticide mess and what Earthjustice has been doing to correct it over the past decade.
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