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Senior Staff Writer

Community organizer Linda Garcia banded together with environmental activists and union leaders to speak out against a proposed massive oil terminal in her hometown of Vancouver, Washington. Gov. Jay Inslee rejected the proposal in January, citing environ
April 25, 2018

Grassroots Activists Just Proved Big Oil Can’t Buy Its Way Into America’s Hometowns

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northwest Office

Thanks to a grassroots uprising and Earthjustice litigation, the city of Vancouver, Washington, has delivered a huge blow to the largest oil-by-rail project proposal in North America.

Karina Montoya, hija de una trabajadora agrícola, fue parte de los adolescentes de Oxnard, California, que se pronunciaron en contra de la propuesta para una planta de gas en su ciudad
April 23, 2018

Una compañía de combustibles fósiles quiso instalar una planta de gas en una hermosa playa. Pero falló.

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  California Office

La última decisión de los inspectores de California para rechazar la propuesta es un punto de inflexión en el futuro de la energía limpia en el estado.

April 18, 2018

A Giant Oil Refinery Wants to Hide Its Role in Creating the Nation’s Most Polluted ZIP Code

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Rocky Mountain Office

Residents are pushing back against the Suncor refinery’s attempt to evade pollution reporting requirements in their Denver neighborhood.

Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman tours the Atchafalaya Basin with clients, seeing the impacts of oil pipelines to the area.
April 6, 2018

The Next Battle in the Fight to Stop Dirty Pipelines

By Jan Hasselman & Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Fossil Fuels Program & Northwest Office

Earthjustice and its clients won a huge victory when a federal judge shut down the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana; a federal appeals court will decide what comes next.

Karina Montoya, whose mother is an agricultural worker, was among the Oxnard, California, teens who spoke out against a proposed gas plant in their hometown.
March 23, 2018

A Fossil Fuel Company Tried to Put a Dirty Gas Plant on a Beautiful Coastline. It Failed.

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  California Office

California regulators’ latest move to reject the short-sighted proposal is a turning point in the state’s clean energy future.

Joel Minor
March 19, 2018

Trump Admin Just Lost Another Attempt to Nix Commonsense Rules on Methane

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  California Office

The “little rule that could” is back in effect, saving lives and generating millions in taxpayer dollars.

Two wolves in the winter forest
March 16, 2018

Out for Blood: Legislators Escalate Their War on Wolves

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northern Rockies Office & Policy and Legislation Team

Some legislators have pushed an all-out war on wolves for years. Now they’re going in for the ultimate kill: gutting the very law that protects this iconic species.

Bruce Lanphear
March 12, 2018

Judges to EPA: Get the Lead Out (on Protecting Children’s Brains)

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northeast Office

For years, the EPA has dragged its heels on strengthening lead standards. Thanks to a court order and Earthjustice litigation, it now has 90 days.

Quinault tribal member Larry Ralston stands on the beach at the Quinault Indian Nation reservation. The tribe must relocate the village of Taholah uphill due to sea level rise.
March 12, 2018

Climate Change Forces Quinault Tribe to Seek Higher Ground

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northwest Office

The tribe has taken the lead against local projects like oil terminals that would further climate change and threaten its existence.

A judge has ordered the FDA to release withheld information related to its approval of GE salmon.
February 2, 2018

Judges to FDA: Government Must Pull Aside Curtain on Genetically Engineered Salmon

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

Appeals court rejects Trump administration’s attempt to withhold information from the public related to the approval of GE salmon.