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The Latest by Kristen Boyles

Managing Attorney

A close up photo of hands holding small wood pellets and sawdust.
November 1, 2024

The Long Shadow of Drax, a Power Company Masquerading as Green 

By Jen Powis & Kristen Boyles  /  Gulf Regional Office & Northwest Office

The U.K. wood pellet manufacturer pollutes low-income U.S. communities 

Top view of a group of wood pellets for heating.
August 6, 2024

Are Industrial Wood Pellets Renewable, Green Energy? Don’t Believe It for a Second.

By Kristen Boyles & Ashley Bennett  /  Northwest Office

Here are 10 reasons why industrial wood pellet production is a false solution to the climate crisis.

Earthjustice is working to stop Tesoro-Savage, a crude oil shipping terminal proposed for the banks of the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington.
August 15, 2016

Gambling with House Money

By Kristen Boyles & Janette Brimmer  /  Northwest Office

Go inside the trial of Tesoro-Savage, a crude oil shipping terminal proposed for the banks of the Columbia River.

Recent crude-by-rail accidents are adding fuel to a growing movement aiming to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation.
May 6, 2015

Yet Another Explosive Wake-Up Call

By Kristen Boyles  /  Northwest Office

Two crude-by-rail accidents earlier this month highlight the urgent need to regulate this dangerous mode of oil transportation, which threatens communities along the tracks.

First Nations Swinomish members participate in a traditional ceremony before oral testimonies on the Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline begin.
March 24, 2015

Testifying to Stop the Salish Sea Pipeline

By Kristen Boyles  /  Alaska Office

The proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion threatens the way of life on the Salish Sea, and this First Nations testimony exemplifies why it should be stopped.

Blueberries.
October 1, 2013

AZM Reign of Poisoning Ends

By Kristen Boyles  /  Washington, D.C. Office

More than 10 years of court fights rids fields of deadly pesticide