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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 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.

A blue outdoor sign with Tyson's name and corporate logo, a T with an arrow through it and circle around them.
September 18, 2024

Earthjustice Takes on Big Ag’s Greenwashing

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Sustainable Food & Farming Program

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

An older woman looking directly at the camera in a library.
June 7, 2024

Michigan’s Residents Win Relief in One of State’s Most Polluted Regions

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Clean Energy Program

Earthjustice advocacy at Michigan’s public service commission is shutting down dirty fossil fuel energy and making the state a clean energy leader.

Monaeka Flores, photographed on Inapsan Beach on Guam, where her family had ranched the land for generations.
May 16, 2024

Indigenous Islanders in Guam Take on the Military

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Mid-Pacific Office

Activist Monaeka Flores talks about fighting to stop the Air Force from blowing up leftover munitions on Guam’s beaches.

Young people on the street holding signs that say "Portland Demands Climate Action" and NW "Natural" Nothing Natural about it.
May 13, 2024

How We Stopped a Gas Utility’s Scheme to Propagandize Children

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

A gas utility in Oregon tried to charge customers for its lobbying in schools — part of the gas industry’s longstanding efforts to push for continuing fossil fuel use nationwide. Then we stepped in.

A close up of rubber gloved hands pouring water from one container to another in a laboratory.
March 20, 2024

The Toxic Chemicals Hiding in Our Homes, and How We Can Reduce Them

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Toxic Exposure & Health Program

The Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, can help protect us from harmful chemicals. But first, the government must fully enforce it.