The Latest by Jessica A. Knoblauch

Senior Staff Writer

Jessica is a former award-winning journalist. She enjoys wild places and dispensing justice, so she considers her job here to be a pretty amazing fit.

A woman in a gray sweater with a dirty tan work vest stands in a field next to large greenhouses on a cloudy day.

March 13, 2025

We’re Suing Trump for Abandoning Federal Funding Promises

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Policy and Legislation Team

The Trump administration is reneging on the federal government’s funding promises, leading to lost compensation to workers, hiring freezes, and halted construction projects.

March 12, 2025

Ella Confió en la Promesa del Gobierno De Ayudar a Los Agricultores. Hasta Que Intervino Trump.

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Policy and Legislation Team

La administración Trump está incumpliendo las promesas de financiación del gobierno federal, lo que ha provocado pérdidas de compensaciones a los trabajadores, congelamientos de contrataciones y una pausa en proyectos de construcción.

A subway train on the 7 line in Queens, with New York City's Manhattan skyline in the background.

March 5, 2025

New York’s Climate Law Is a Beacon in Trump’s Smog

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Northeast Office

While the administration denies climate science, Earthjustice is using groundbreaking state laws to continue making climate progress.

Cars, including taxis, fill up a large street surrounded by people on the sidewalk and very tall buildings in New York City.

March 4, 2025

Congestion Pricing is a Big Win for Clean Air. We’re Suing Trump to Keep It.

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Northeast Office

The program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic.

A large group of people, mostly young, march down a street in the rain holding signs against fossil fuels.

December 16, 2024

Oregon Energy Victory Saves Consumers Millions, Makes Climate Progress

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Clean Energy Program & Northwest Office

A new ruling will lower Oregon energy users’ bills and curb a utility’s deceptive practices.

A bird with a black back and a white breast sits on a tan rock.

November 20, 2024

One Small Seabird Egg Offers Hope for Hawai‘i’s Biodiversity

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Mid-Pacific Office

The endemic Newell’s shearwater has a chance at survival thanks to an innovative team of conservationists, researchers, and Earthjustice lawyers.

Workers install new copper piping from a larger spool.

October 9, 2024

Toxic Lead Is Still Contaminating Our Drinking Water, But Change Is Coming

By Jessica A. Knoblauch / Toxic Exposure & Health Program

After years of advocacy by Earthjustice and our partners, a newly updated EPA rule requires almost all lead pipes in the U.S. to be replaced within a decade.