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Mari Rose Taruc of Reclaim Our Power is advocating for a safe, reliable energy system that benefits everyone.
May 9, 2024

Gas Stoves Are a Public Health Hazard. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.

By Alison Cagle

In partnership with communities across the U.S., we’re advocating for higher energy efficiency standards and leveling the playing field for renewable energy.

A woman examines a medium-sized clear bucket labeled "Louisiana Bucket Brigade"
March 29, 2024

How Gulf of Mexico Residents Are Pushing Back on the Oil and Gas Industry

By Alison Cagle & Erin Fitzgerald  /  Gulf Regional Office

Locals aren’t letting dirty industry expand in the Gulf without a fight.

About six people stand together during a protest in a city
March 28, 2024

Historic Court Decision Puts Big Polluters on Notice in Latin America

By Alison Cagle  /  International Program

An international court ruled in favor of the people of La Oroya, Peru, finding that the government violated their right to a healthy environment.

February 14, 2024

Carbon Capture Is Giving a Second Life to Fossil Fuels – But It Doesn’t Have To

By Alison Cagle

As carbon capture booms, communities in Louisiana are worried it will prolong the use of dirty fossil fuel plants.

Black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train, Feb. 6, 2023.
February 2, 2024

Putting a Lid on Plastics Production in the Ohio River Valley

By Alison Cagle  /  Fossil Fuels Program

Residents are challenging industry’s petrochemicals push into the region, and Earthjustice’s legal strategy has helped them notch an early win.

November 29, 2023

Wolverines Gain Legal Protections to Ward off Extinction

By Alison Cagle  /  Biodiversity Defense Program

The announcement comes after decades of litigation and public calls to save wolverines from development and climate change.

Catherine_Flowers_looking_down_at_sewage_hole
May 8, 2023

Alabama Residents Win Sewage Settlement Under Civil Rights Law

By Alison Cagle  /  Washington, D.C. Office

This is a landmark success in applying federal civil rights laws to environmental racism.

March 16, 2023

There’s a Biodiversity Crisis, and Oil and Gas Are Making It Worse

By Alison Cagle

The web of life is in danger of collapsing, due in large part to climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction caused by the fossil fuel industry. We’re working to protect species from these threats.

An oil drilling ship sits anchored in the Gulf of Mexico. The Inflation Reduction Act reinstates a sale of 80 million offshore acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling.
November 30, 2022

Millions of Acres of Ocean Are About to Go on Sale to Oil and Gas Companies—But We Have Legal Tools to Fight Back

By Alison Cagle  /  Fossil Fuels Program

Congress made some ugly compromises that will harm the planet and vulnerable communities, but it’s not all bad news.

The proposed Rosemont Mine threatened Cienega Creek, where these children are playing.
November 7, 2022

Tribes Halt Major Copper Mine on Ancestral Lands in Arizona

By Alison Cagle  /  Rocky Mountain Office

A mining company won’t stop trying to bend the rules to construct a massive mine on sacred lands – even after Tribes beat it in court.