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Senior Staff Writer

Under administrator Scott Pruitt, the EPA is preventing people from receiving what should be public information.
October 4, 2017

EPA’s Message to the Public: Stop Talking Because We’re Not Listening

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Clean Energy Program

Earthjustice attorney Lisa Evans was preparing to leave her house for an evening workout last month when her phone rang with a call from the Environmental Protection Agency.

Las bolsas de comida para tu perro y gato podrían estar hechas en parte por químicos tóxicos. Ayuda a esta investigación mandando una muestra al Instituto de Políticas para las Ciencias Verdes.
September 29, 2017

Cuidado, la bolsa de comida de tu mascota puede ser tóxica

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

Todo mundo sabe las consecuencias por darle demasiada comida humana a tu mascota: engorda y su popó huele mucho peor.

Tom Waldo, one of the legal architects of Earthjustice's Roadless Rule strategy, walks through a field of fireweed near Juneau, Alaska.
September 28, 2017

Earthjustice wins 16-year-long battle to protect 50 million acres of forests

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Alaska Office

Latest court ruling upholds Roadless Rule protections for almost 50 million acres of wild lands.

Earthjustice is petitioning for a ban on the use of neonictinoids in wildlife refuges in California like the Ash Creek Wildlife Area in Big Valley.
September 20, 2017

Wildlife Refuges Are No Place for a Bee-Killing Pesticide

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

It’s time for the California Fish and Game Commission to ban neonictinoids—a toxic, bee-killing pesticide that can also kill a songbird with a single dose.

A dog eats his kibble
September 20, 2017

Your Dog and Cat’s Food Container Bags May Be Coated with Toxic Chemicals

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

The good news is, you can help researchers find out by submitting a sample to the Green Science Policy Institute.

Operaciones de petróleo y gas cerca de zonas residenciales en Colorado.
July 13, 2017

Demandamos A La Administración Trump Por Demorar Protecciones Contra El Terrible Gas Metano. De Nuevo.

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Headquarters Office

Earthjustice demandó este mes a la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) por demorar regulaciones contra el gas metano, uno de los principales causantes del efecto invernadero que amenaza la salud de millones de personas y el clima del planeta.

Stars illuminate the landscape of Bears Ears National Monument.
June 12, 2017

Why Patagonia Joined the National Monuments Fight

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Headquarters Office

Patagonia steps into the legal arena to protect America's wild spaces.

The Trump administration just got a public smack down for swapping out the Interior Department’s homepage image from a beautiful park to a pile of coal.
April 7, 2017

Government Agency Nixes Coal Photo on Public Lands Website After Public Outcry

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Headquarters Office

The Bureau of Land Management pulled a coal photo off of its website after a public outcry, but the agency under President Trump still holds a grim vision for America’s public lands.

Former EPA senior advisor Lisa Garcia tells us what we can expect if the Trump administration guts the EPA’s budget.
March 13, 2017

5 Ways EPA Budget Cuts Affect You

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Policy and Legislation Team

Earthjustice Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities Lisa Garcia, a former EPA senior advisor, tells us what we can expect if the Trump administration guts the EPA’s budget.

Seeds in a laboratory
November 1, 2016

New Report Finds GE Crops Don’t Increase Yields but Do Increase Herbicide Use

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

New research finds that GE technology doesn’t increase crop yields or reduce overall pesticide use.