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September 6, 2024

¿Qué Haría el Proyecto 2025 con el Medio Ambiente y Cómo Responderemos?

By Earthjustice

El manual de políticas de la Fundación Heritage nos quitaría derechos a un aire y agua limpios, además de un planeta saludable.

Transmission lines and utility poles are silhouetted at sunset against a darkening sky.
July 17, 2024

The Solution to a Faster Clean Energy Transition? More Power Lines.

By Earthjustice  /  Clean Energy Program

We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid.

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2024

Supreme Court Eliminates Longstanding Legal Principle in Ruling About Fisheries Management

By Earthjustice  /  Strategic Legal Advocacy Team

What you need to know about Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, and how the Court’s ruling jeopardizes the government’s ability to regulate

Transmission lines and utility poles are silhouetted at sunset against a darkening sky.
May 14, 2024

The Solution to a Faster Clean Energy Transition? More Power Lines.

By Earthjustice  /  Clean Energy Program

We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid.

Oil fields in Kern County, California
March 21, 2024

The clean energy transition is happening. But Big Oil isn’t budging.

By Earthjustice  /  Clean Energy Program

The fossil fuel industry is backsliding on its climate pledges. Earthjustice is filing lawsuits to keep pushing for the clean energy transition that science demands.

Grizzly bear near Canyon, Yellowstone National Park.
March 20, 2024

3 Amazing Mammals Earthjustice Is Fighting For

By Earthjustice

Here’s how we’re using the Endangered Species Act as a powerful legal tool to protect imperiled animals.

people in the foreground look at a chemical facility in flames with a sky full of dark smoke rising up.
March 6, 2024

The Country’s Deadliest Chemical Plants are Now Required to Prepare for Extreme Weather

By Earthjustice  /  Washington, D.C. Office

A new EPA rule protects nearly 180 million people at risk of chemical disasters.

Close up of an electric car charging port.
January 17, 2024

Are Electric Vehicles Really Better for the Environment? Yes.

By Earthjustice  /  Clean Energy Program

Electric vehicles stack up better than combustion any which way you look at it.

A wind turbine at the Twin Groves Wind Farm outside of Bloomington, Illinois.
January 8, 2024

What You Need to Know About One of the Most Important Agencies Overseeing the U.S. Energy System

By Earthjustice  /  Clean Energy Program

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. clean energy transition.

A wide photo of a beach, surrounded by a green valley in Hawaii.
December 1, 2023

Hawaiʻi’s Valleys Get Permanent Protection from Damaging Military Training

By Earthjustice  /  Mid-Pacific Office

After decades of advocacy, the Secretary of Defense announced that live-fire training will never happen at the Mākua Military Reservation again.