The Latest by Jessica A. Knoblauch

Senior Staff Writer

A young man in a life preserver sitting in a canoe smiles and looks into the camera while paddling in a misty lake with a low sun.
October 3, 2025

The Fight to Save a Beloved Midwest Wilderness

Joseph Goldstein found healing and purpose in the Boundary Waters. Now, the Trump administration says it wants to open the wilderness area’s watershed up to mining.

September 30, 2025

How Maryland is Taking Climate Action into Its Own Hands — While Cutting Energy Bills

The state’s new law shows that clean energy measures are gaining ground state-by-state, despite Trump and the fossil fuel industry’s nefarious efforts to prop up gas.

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

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

Una mujer parada en un campo.
March 12, 2025

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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September 18, 2024

Earthjustice Takes on Big Ag’s Greenwashing

We’re suing one of the largest meat companies in the world for trying to deceive consumers about its climate impact.