We take on many of the biggest environmental and health challenges of our time and stick with them. The law makes change.
Because the earth needs a good lawyer.
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By Alison Cagle / Washington, D.C. Office
This is a landmark success in applying federal civil rights laws to environmental racism.
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.
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.
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.
A sprawling oil complex could have desecrated the remains of Ironton’s founders and poisoned their living descendants with toxic emissions.
By Alison Cagle / Oceans Program
After trying various scorched-earth tactics to avoid accountability, Taylor Energy is now liquidating to pay over $400 million in cleanup costs.
By Alison Cagle / Fossil Fuels Program & Oceans Program
Our oceans are an asset for saving the planet, not lining Big Oil’s pockets.
By Alison Cagle / California Office
A people’s movement banned coal from a major shipping terminal in Richmond, California, with legal support from Earthjustice.
“We are all scared about our future, but together, we can support each other and talk about it, not keep it hidden,” says 18-year-old Rima Rahmani.
By Alison Cagle & Sambhav Sankar / Washington, D.C. Office
Sambhav Sankar, Earthjustice’s senior VP of programs, shares his perspective on what environmental litigation can achieve.
