Jessica A. Knoblauch's Blog

June 14, 2019

Landmark Coal Ash Bill Signals Hope for Midwest Communities

A coal fired power plant outside of the southern Illinois town of Newton

If signed into law, the bill will provide long-awaited protections in Illinois.

June 12, 2019

¿Por Qué Siguen Muriendo Las Ballenas Grises?

Las olas le dan vuelta a una ballena muerta en Ocean Beach de San Francisco. Docenas de ballenas grises del pacífico norte encalladas a lo largo de la costa oeste en el segundo trimestre del año.

Las ballenas grises están encallando a lo largo de la costa oeste de Norteamérica en números alarmantes, comprobando una vez más que los humanos están causando un desastre ecológico.

June 12, 2019

Why Do Gray Whales Keep Dying?

Waves roll over a dead whale on San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Dozens of Northern Pacific gray whales washed up along the West Coast this spring.

Gray whales are washing up all along the West Coast in disturbing numbers, adding further evidence that humans are causing ecological disaster.

May 10, 2019

Court Victories Signal Hope for Communities Threatened by Coal Ash

Andrew Rehn looks at toxic coal ash waste seepage on the shore of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River.

Recent rulings are welcome news for communities like Danville, Illinois, which are stuck living next to toxic coal ash ponds that threaten their lives and livelihoods.

April 22, 2019

Montana Judge Stops Mining at Yellowstone’s Doorstep

Emigrant Peak rises above the Paradise Valley and the Yellowstone River.

Thanks to Earthjustice litigation, a proposal for a giant gold mining project near Yellowstone National Park is now entirely off the table.

April 16, 2019

Montanans Fight to Keep a Mining Executive from Polluting Again

Lifelong Montana resident Tim Flynn encourages his neighbors to rethink the assumption that Montanans must mine at any cost. He aims to boost support for a state law that hold mining executives accountable for cleaning up their pollution.

Tired of dealing with mining messes, state regulators are heeding citizen calls to crack down on serial polluters.

April 10, 2019

Dusky Sharks Snatch Victory as Courts Tire of Trump Antics

The dusky shark is one of the largest U.S. Atlantic shark species, and it is also one of the most imperiled.

Recent court rulings are the latest sign that Trump’s efforts to weaken critical environmental regulations are no match for the law.

March 12, 2019

Trump Regulators Gave Oil Industry a Pass to Injure Whales, and We’re Fighting Back

The Trump administration has authorized seismic surveying that will harm North Atlantic right whales like the ones shown here. Only about 400 whales of this species remain.

In its attempt to open up U.S. waters to the fossil fuel industry, the Trump administration gave a green light to conduct harmful seismic surveys. We’re taking them to court.

February 13, 2019

Court Ruling Aids Wolves’ Return to California

A remote camera operated by the U.S. Forest Service snapped this photo of a wolf pup in California's Lassen National Forest in 2017. A recent court ruling upheld protections for gray wolves as they return to the Golden State.

A judge’s decision to uphold California’s protections for wolves is a step in the right direction, but one lone wolf’s epic journey across state lines shows that federal protections are necessary to ensure the species’ continued survival.

December 20, 2018

Orcas are Dying, But a New River Restoration Plan Could Save Them

The Puget Sound orcas live in three pods named J, K, and L. Members of L pod, Admiralty Inlet, Oct. 10, 2009.

Federal agencies recently took a small step to stem the loss of salmon that are critical to the orcas’ survival, but removing four salmon-killing dams is the giant leap the region must take to revive both imperiled species.

August 28, 2018

Grizzlies ‘Saved His Life’ and Now He Fights To Save Theirs

Doug Peacock stands on the edge of the Yellowstone River in Emigrant, Montana.

Naturalist and author Doug Peacock talks about the government’s decision to delist grizzlies and why now—more than ever—we need to “fight like hell” to save them.

April 20, 2018

Hawaiʻi Scores Another Big Win in Stopping Harmful Aquarium Fishing, Protecting Reefs and Native Hawaiians

An aquarium collector takes fish from a reef in Hawai`i.

Citizens and conservation groups recently achieved another big legal victory after a circuit court ruled that all recreational aquarium collection permits are void.

March 16, 2018

Out for Blood: Legislators Escalate Their War on Wolves

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.

February 2, 2018

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

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

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

January 24, 2018

How Two Women Teamed Up to Take on the Chemical Industry—and Won

Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner (left) and scientist Arlene Blum (right) joined forces in 2011 to get flame retardant chemicals out of furniture. The coalition they built compelled federal regulators to call for banning an entire class of flame retardan

Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner and scientist Arlene Blum worked together to convince the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban an entire class of toxic flame retardants.

January 23, 2018

Cómo fue que por fin llegó la energía renovable a California

El abogado de EarthJustice, Paul Cort, interviene en una audiencia pública en Sacramento. Cort ha puesto en práctica su dominio jurídico para obligar a la comisión de Servicios Públicos de California a repensar cómo se genera electricidad en el estado.

La ex presidenta de la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California, Loretta Lynch, se acercó a Earthjustice con una nueva estrategia para embestir a la agencia que una vez dirigió.

January 19, 2018

Tired of Dirty Energy Winning, This Government Insider Tipped Off Earthjustice

Earthjustice staff attorney Paul Cort speaks at a public hearing in Sacramento. Cort has been using his legal know how to force the California Public Utilities commission to rethink how electricity is generated in the state.

Former president of the California Public Utilities Commission Loretta Lynch approached Earthjustice attorneys, including Paul Cort (pictured here), with a new strategy for taking on the agency she had once led.

January 17, 2018

New York’s Governor Wants to Run Roughshod Over the Adirondacks. We Just Stopped Him.

Hikers on the peak of Cascade Mountain in Adirondack Park

Earthjustice just notched a big win in the multi-pronged fight to keep motorized vehicles out of Adirondack Park’s most pristine areas.

December 18, 2017

Saving Alaska’s Ancient Trees

As my family and others decorate our Christmas trees, some of their oldest-remaining ancestors are at risk of being chopped down.

November 7, 2017

Trump’s Consumer Advocate Nominee Often Fights Consumers

Industry attorney Dana Baiocco is just the latest in a series of Trump picks that put people at the helm of regulatory agencies they have spent their careers attacking.

October 26, 2017

Happy Cows and Tighty-Whitey Tests: Welcome to the Future of Farming

Farmers in Iowa, like Seth Watkins shown here feeding his cows, are restoring the land and climate by combining age-old practices with new knowledge.

Farmers in Iowa are restoring the land and climate by combining age-old practices with new knowledge. Earthjustice is devising a strategy to accelerate this shift to climate-friendly agriculture.

October 23, 2017

Tras la presión de organizaciones civiles, comisión federal accede restringir retardantes de fuego nocivos para la salud

Muchos muebles y productos para niños contienen retardantes de fuego; una comisión federal ha solicitado prohibir todas aquellas que son nocivas para los humanos.

La reciente decisión de la Comisión Federal de Seguridad de Productos para el Consumidor puede ser un parteaguas para regular productos tóxicos en productos del hogar y proteger la salud pública.

October 19, 2017

In First for Consumer Safety, Federal Commission Moves to Ban Entire Class of Toxic Flame Retardants

The chemical industry’s oft-used ploy of substituting one bad chemical for another may finally be on its way out.

October 5, 2017

We're Suing the Trump Administration for Delaying Protections Against Methane. Again.

Oil and gas operations near residential areas in Colorado. 80 percent of voters in Western states support cutting methane waste on public lands, according to a 2016 poll by Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Project.

The Trump administration is trying to delay environmental rules that it and polluting industries dislike, but the courts aren’t having it.

October 4, 2017

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

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

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.

September 29, 2017

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

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.

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

September 28, 2017

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

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

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

September 20, 2017

Wildlife Refuges Are No Place for a Bee-Killing Pesticide

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.

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.

September 20, 2017

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

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

July 13, 2017

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

Operaciones de petróleo y gas cerca de zonas residenciales en Colorado.

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.

June 12, 2017

Why Patagonia Joined the National Monuments Fight

Stars illuminate the landscape of Bears Ears National Monument.

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

April 7, 2017

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

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.

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.

March 13, 2017

5 Ways EPA Budget Cuts Affect You

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

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.

November 1, 2016

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

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

October 24, 2016

Seven Ways This New Chemical Law Will Make You Safer

The updated chemical safety law has the potential to make Americans a whole lot safer.

Updates to the chemical safety law known as TSCA will help to better protect Americans from toxic chemicals.

September 19, 2016

Five Autumn Adventures Under Threat

Trees in the Adirondacks change colors in the fall months drawing thousands of visitors every year.

Get outside and enjoy these fall escapes—before it’s too late.

July 15, 2016

Pints that Pack a Punch: A Conversation with Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s

Robert Marschelewski/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / https://flic.kr/p/arJkYQ

Recently, Earthjustice sat down with Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s to talk about ice cream, GE labeling and the inspiration behind the Bernie’s Yearning flavor.

June 17, 2016

Hawai‛i’s Fight Against GMOs Rages On

Hawai‛i’s people recently took the next step in the battle to protect themselves and their environment from genetically engineered crops.

April 6, 2016

Doggie Dilemma: Limiting Flame Retardant Exposure in Pets

New regulations are making it easier for consumers to find products free of flame retardants, but there’s much more work to do to limit the exposure of these toxic chemicals to both people and pets.

March 9, 2016

Iconic Grizzly Bear to Become More Vulnerable

Grizzly 399 and three of her cubs walk down Pilgrim Creek Road in Grand Teton National Park.

After decades of work to save them, government regulators are proposing to remove federal protections for Yellowstone’s iconic grizzlies.

March 9, 2016

Top Six Reasons to Keep the Grand Canyon Grand

There are plenty of reasons why major developments shouldn’t be allowed on the doorstep of Grand Canyon National Park. Here are just six.

February 10, 2016

Keeping the Wolverine Wild

Earthjustice is once again fighting to protect the wolverine, a tough-as-nails creature that’s nevertheless extremely vulnerable to climate change and development.

February 9, 2016

Race & Environmental Justice: A Conversation with Activist Vernice Miller-Travis

A Conversation with Activist Vernice Miller-Travis, a longtime environmental justice advocate and cofounder of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. (Spanish language version available.)

December 18, 2015

Conversation with Buck Parker

Buck Parker at Crater Lake in southern Oregon.

Buck Parker reflects on how he got involved with Earthjustice and how he helped shape its direction during a time when conservation efforts evolved into the powerful environmental movement.

October 16, 2015

The Scoop on Ice

The Obama administration just delivered another blow to Arctic drilling. What’s next in the fight to protect one of our nation’s most pristine ecosystems?

September 28, 2015

Shell Says ‘Shell No’ To Arctic Ocean Drilling

Shell's drilling rig Polar Pioneer will no longer be exploring off of Alaska's coast.

Shell stops Arctic Ocean oil and gas exploration in Alaska after disappointing results.

September 23, 2015

Too Wild to Drill

Blackfeet Nation tribal member Jack Gladstone near tribal lands in the Badger-Two Medicine on a smoky summer evening in August 2015.

A federal advisory panel has urged the Obama administration to cancel or withdraw leases for natural gas drilling near Glacier National Park in Montana after finding that the wild and scenic area is too sacred for drilling.

September 14, 2015

Navy Sonar Settlement Brings Historic Win for Whales

Melon headed whales like these on the west side of Hawai'i island will now be protected from dangerous mid-frequency sonar training and testing.

For the first time ever, the Navy has agreed to put vast swaths of important habitat for numerous marine mammals off limits to dangerous sonar training and testing.

July 30, 2015

It’s Time to Be Drought Intolerant

California agriculture uses about 80 percent of the state’s developed water supply

Want to help the drought? Draw a bath, call your senator, and let your worries soak away.

July 22, 2015

Climate Change Sparks Fire, Melts Ice in Glacier National Park

Earthjustice's Jessica Knoblauch looks across a valley toward declining snowpacks in Montana's Glacier National Park.

Hotter temperatures caused by climate change are melting Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers and starting fires within the park’s boundaries.

July 9, 2015

3 Things That Won’t Solve California’s Drought

A handful of new products purport to help ease the drought, but do their claims hold water?

June 11, 2015

Will Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Away American Progress?

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, it’s been cast as “NAFTA on steroids.”

The President’s request to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, faces its final hurdle Friday, as members of both parties gear up for a contentious vote.

March 16, 2015

Captive Orca Swims Closer to Freedom

Recently, the federal government added a captive orca called Lolita to the endangered species list

The federal government will finally put a captive orca named Lolita on the endangered species list, a move that may open doors to her eventual return home to the Puget Sound in Washington state.

December 4, 2014

Six Things You Need to Know About the UN Climate Talks in Lima, Peru

On the eve of the first day of COP20, the UN climate talks in Lima, a Vigil for the Climate was held near the Pentagonito where the UN talks are to be held.

Here’s everything you need to know about the most important conference you’ve never heard of.

October 21, 2014

Scrapping the Recycling Industry’s Green Image

The 2010 explosion and fire at the 'Pick Your Part' junkyard in Wilmington, CA took more than 30 hours to extinguish, releasing particulate matter, dioxins and heavy metals across neighboring communities.

Not all recycling is as green as it may seem.

July 10, 2014

Friday Finds: The Case of the Missing Plastic

Researchers have found that 99 percent of the plastic that should be in the ocean is missing.

June 18, 2014

Friday Finds: Obama Combats Climate Change by Land, Air and Sea

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is home to some of the most vibrant, healthy coral reefs in the world, such as Kingman Reef.

Obama proposes a vast expansion of a Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary.

June 6, 2014

Friday Finds: Girly-Named Hurricanes Less Feared

People don't take female-named hurricanes as seriously—and suffer the consequences.

May 22, 2014

Friday Finds: Lady Liberty Takes a Dive

The Statue of Liberty’s torch-bearing arm may become a distress signal as sea levels rise.

May 20, 2014

New Name, Same Game

The men behind the poisoning of West Virginia’s drinking water begin anew.

March 28, 2014

Explosive Crude-By-Rail Rolls Into Main Street America

Residents rally outside Berkeley City Hall to show opposition to a proposed crude by rail project.

Concerned communities are fighting back.

March 13, 2014

Coast-to-Coast Opposition to Exporting Dirty Energy

The largest environmental protest in Baltimore, MD, called on political leaders to stop Dominion Power's Cove Point liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay.

Communities nationwide are rejecting fossil fuel export facilities.

January 31, 2014

Friday Finds: Drought Leaves CA Glass Half Empty

Climate change threatens grapes, salmon and other dining favorites

September 18, 2013

Friday Finds: Pushing Clean Air’s Buttons

Tired of breathing dirty air during your daily commute? Just turn on your car vent's recirculation button, 'advises researchers from the University of Southern California.

September 6, 2013

Friday Finds: Sea Otters Keep Seas Squeaky Clean

Sea otters regularly draw crowds at aquariums and along shorelines for their famously cute mustaches and furry bodies, but recent research shows that these little starlets should really be applauded for their ability to keep algae from mucking up our oceans.

April 24, 2013

Friday Finds: Seafood S.O.S.

Seafood lovers hooked on $1 oyster nights may soon have to find a new source of comfort for the work week blues.

April 4, 2013

Friday Finds: Flying High on Flame Retardants

Airplanes may contain high flame retardants levels
New research has found that commercial airliners contain high levels of flame retardants, a suite of chemicals that have been under fire lately due to concerns over health hazards, reports Environmental Health News.

March 25, 2013

Friday Finds: Kraft’s Blue Box Chemical Blues

Bloggers think chemicals in macaroni are cheesy

January 25, 2013

Friday Finds: Fracking Lands In Hot Water In City of Bath

People have taken part in the restorative waters in the city of Bath for thousands of years, but this centuries-old tradition may no longer be available if fracking companies are allowed to drill near the Mendip Hills, where the Bath water originates, reports the UK Express. Members of the Bath community are concerned.

January 10, 2013

Friday Finds: The Ocean’s Plastics Predicament

Tiny plastics clog the world’s oceans

January 3, 2013

Friday Finds: Facebook’s Climate Change Status

Climate change could flood Facebook, Google by 2050

December 18, 2012

Poisoning The Well

She was one of 26 mountain lions being studied by National Park Service biologists.

December 7, 2012

Friday Finds: Fido’s Chemical Body Burden

Your favorite four-legged companion may get a dose of toxic chemicals the next time you throw him/her a chew toy.

October 4, 2012

Friday Finds: Climate Change Leaves Wine Connoisseurs Dry

Climate change leaves CA wine lovers with fewer options

October 1, 2012

Friday Finds: The Extreme Food Edition

Climate change may ruin BLTs and loaded baked potatoes

July 27, 2012

Friday Finds: Greenland’s Meltdown

Greenland's record ice melt blows scientists' beakers.

July 20, 2012

Friday Finds: The Risky Business of Fracking

Insurance agency says fracking too risky to cover.

July 13, 2012

Friday Finds: Fracking Causes Ice Cream Headaches

Extreme gas drilling fracks up ice cream ingredient

June 28, 2012

Friday Finds: Bumblebees Get Stung By Climate Change

Bumblebees join honeybees in buzzing off

June 21, 2012

Friday Finds: An Oceanic-Sized Miracle

Mexican government saves miracle reef

June 15, 2012

Friday Finds: Australia Plans World's Largest Marine Reserve

Australia announces world’s largest marine reserve

June 8, 2012

Friday Finds: Big Win for Great Barrier Reef

Coal project kept out of Great Barrier Reef

June 1, 2012

Friday Finds: Backpacking Brain Boost

Taking a hike may boost your brainpower

May 25, 2012

Friday Finds: Fracked Beer’s Killer Buzz

Breweries worry that extreme gas drilling will frack their beer

May 11, 2012

Friday Finds: Flame Retardant Flameout

Investigation sets flame to chemical retardant claims

April 16, 2012

Friday Finds: The Government's Toxic Love Affair

EPA disses green chemistry program.

April 6, 2012

Friday Finds: Maple Syrup Mayhem

Climate change ruins breakfast for everyone

March 30, 2012

Friday Finds: It’s (Almost) End of the World As We Know It

Climate scientists warn that Earth’s tipping points are at the tipping point

March 22, 2012

Friday Finds: The Clean Air Diet

Forget Fritos: Air pollution may be making people fat

March 15, 2012

Friday Finds: Death by a Thousand Doses

Low chemical doses may have big health effects

March 9, 2012

Friday Finds: Return Of The Pink Slime Meat!

U.S. schools buying McDonald’s pink slime rejects

March 2, 2012

Friday Finds: Lorax Speaks for the SUVs

The Lorax peddles SUVs to elementary kids

February 24, 2012

Friday Finds: War on Terra

Big business attack ads create fear conditions for environmental scientists.

February 17, 2012

Friday Finds: Colleges Pull All-Nighter On Bottle Ban

College students crush plastic water bottles, industry wines

February 10, 2012

Friday Finds: McDonalds’ Pink Slime Problem

McDonald’s takes pink slime goop out of burgers

February 3, 2012

Friday Finds: Snakes in the ‘Glades

Pythons and anacondas put the squeeze on the Everglades

January 27, 2012

Friday Finds: All the Climate Scientists’ Men

Conspiracy theorists descend on Florida climate change plan

January 19, 2012

Friday Finds: Meatless Mondays Go Mainstream

Ag industry takes beef with Americans eating less meat

January 13, 2012

Friday Finds: Congress Brakes on Transit Breaks

Transit riders run over by reduced tax breaks

January 6, 2012

Friday Finds: The FDA’s Drug Addiction

FDA gives “okay” to continue drugging livestock

December 22, 2011

Friday Finds: Monsanto’s Ministry of Truth

Pesticide-resistant bugs eat Monsanto’s crops, lies & profits

December 16, 2011

Friday Finds: Quench Your Chemical Thirst

American sodas spiked with flame retardants

December 9, 2011

Friday Finds: New Mexico’s Dairy Industry Steps In Cow Pie

New Mexico dairies forced to clean up their cow pies

December 2, 2011

Friday Finds: Big Coal’s Big Sugar Daddies

Report finds allegedly “green” banks finance dirty coal

December 1, 2011

Survivor: The Sea Turtle Edition

It’s not every day that a wild animal gets a lucky break, but a few months back that’s exactly what happened to Karsten, a peaceful loggerhead sea turtle that was released off of Sombrero Beach in the Florida Keys after months of rehabilitation.

November 27, 2011

Stormy Waters: National Geographic’s David Doubilet, Part II

This is the sixth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as to reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. David Doubilet, an acclaimed underwater photographer for National Geographic, talks about his experiences as an underwater photographer and provides tips for budding underwater photographers.

November 25, 2011

Stormy Waters: National Geographic’s David Doubilet, Part I

This is the fifth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. David Doubilet, an acclaimed underwater photographer for National Geographic, has spent decades photographing underwater images and has seen firsthand how ocean stressors have negatively impacted the aquatic environment he loves. Check out earthjustice.org/oceans to learn more about our oceans work.

November 23, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Andrea Treece

This is the fourth in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. Earthjustice attorney Andrea Treece is part of a core oceans litigation team whose work helps protect forage fish species like herring, anchovies and sardines, which serve as the building blocks of the ocean food web.

November 22, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Roger Fleming

Our planet is a blue planet and yet the oceans receive relatively little attention from an environmental perspective.

November 21, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Patti Goldman on Orcas

This is the second in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean. In early 2000, Patti Goldman, Earthjustice’s VP of Litigation, spearheaded efforts to protect the Puget Sound’s threatened orca whale population. Learn more at earthjustice.org/oceans.

November 18, 2011

Friday Finds: The CIA’s Climate Change Secret

CIA shouldn’t be keeping secrets about climate change

November 17, 2011

Stormy Waters: Earthjustice’s Steve Roady on Oceans

This is the first in a series of Q and As on Earthjustice’s oceans work, which works to prevent habitat loss and overfishing, as well as reduce the impacts of climate change on the ocean.

November 11, 2011

Friday Finds: Tax Evasion Exxon Style

Energy companies dodge taxes while getting rich off subsidies

November 9, 2011

Occupy the Earth

It’s not every day that you see a “stop police brutality” sign coupled with signs about protecting the environment, but that was the scene I came upon last week while attending an Occupy Oakland.

November 3, 2011

Friday Finds: The Phantom Dust Menace

Republican dust up over phantom environmental regulation

September 30, 2011

Friday Finds: Worried About Herbicides? Eat More Broccoli!

Monsanto’s new broccoli designed to fight company’s own environmental pollution

September 23, 2011

Friday Finds: Bacon Grease Blues

Chinese food regulations go down the gutter

September 19, 2011

Scoring Some Ink: Earthjustice in the News

Associated Press – “Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Second Lowest Level”

September 19, 2011

EJ90: Weekly News in 90 Seconds

Hello, unEarthed readers! I’d like to introduce you to a new Earthjustice production designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest Earthjustice litigation news. It’s a podcast called EJ90. And the best part is that it’s only 90 seconds, so you can quickly get updates on wildlife protection, natural resource conservation, and environmental health and safety news, all before you start your day.

September 16, 2011

Friday Finds: Bye, Bye Great Barrier Reef

UN top scientist predicts coral reefs' demise by end of century

September 12, 2011

Scoring Some Ink: Earthjustice in the News

Welcome to the first edition of Earthjustice in the News, a weekly blog that highlights Earthjustice press hits in local and national media outlets. We hope this blog will provide you with a window into the world of Earthjustice and the hard-working efforts of our attorneys, policy and legislation counsel, and communications team. Please email me at jknoblauch@earthjustice if you have any comments, questions or suggestions about this new venture. Thank you!

September 9, 2011

Friday Finds: Bankers to Blame for Boost in Gas Bills

Wall Street speculation increases gas prices

September 2, 2011

Friday Finds: Daryl Hannah Gets Her Hands Dirty

Daryl Hannah faces off against tar sands pipeline

August 19, 2011

Friday Finds: Herbicide Overkill

Monsanto's herbicide harms plants it's meant to protect

August 11, 2011

Friday Finds: SpongeBob's Global Warming Conspiracy

FOX News attacks climate change believing sponge

August 4, 2011

Friday Finds: (Corporate) Welfare Queens

Dirty energy industry takes handouts despite record profits

July 29, 2011

OMG, GMOs: Food Safety Attorney George Kimbrell

This is the final part in a series of Q & A's on genetically engineered food, which harm the environment by increasing pesticide use, creating pesticide resistant superweeds and contaminating conventional and organic crops.

July 28, 2011

Friday Finds: Tequila Transformation

Tequila takes a shot at decreasing gasoline use

July 22, 2011

Friday Finds: Predator vs. People

Environment loses in predator versus people standoff

July 15, 2011

OMG, GMOs: Organic Seed Farmer Frank Morton

This is the third in a series of Q & A's on genetically engineered food, which harm the environment by increasing pesticide use, creating pesticide resistant superweeds and contaminating conventional and organic crops.

July 15, 2011

Friday Finds: Schmuck Hunt

Republicans cutting enviro bills shoot themselves in the foot

July 14, 2011

OMG, GMOs: Pesticide Expert Charles Benbrook

Earthjustice is challenging the USDA's decision to allow genetically engineered sugar beets and alfalfa onto the market.

July 13, 2011

OMG, GMOs: Earthjustice's Paul Achitoff

Why are genetically engineered (GE) crops bad for the environment?

July 8, 2011

Friday Finds: Environmental Bach Lash

Michelle Bachman drills down to solve the energy crisis

July 6, 2011

Going Overboard: Q&A with ship pollution activist Gershon Cohen

Earthjustice successfully defended an Alaskan ballot initiative which called for cruise ships to stop discharging waste into Alaska's pristine waters.

July 1, 2011

Friday Finds: Follow the Money

Climate change skeptic awash in oily money

June 24, 2011

Friday Finds: Dumpster Diaries

Dumpster diver documentary details discard diet

June 17, 2011

Friday Finds: Burn Notice

New sunscreen rules keep consumers from getting burned

June 10, 2011

Friday Finds: Deforestation Barbie

Greenpeace battles Barbie for bulldozing trees

May 13, 2011

Friday Finds: Schoolhouse Shock

Coal company tries to brainwash school kids

April 28, 2011

Friday Finds: Fib, Baby, Fib

Drilling more won’t make summer vacation cheaper

April 22, 2011

Friday Finds: Where's the (Tainted) Beef?

Bacteria-resistant meat leaves beef lovers nauseated

April 21, 2011

Saving Our Wild Places: Protecting the Wolverine

(This is the fourth in a series of Q & A's on the Crown of the Continent, a 10-million-acre expanse of land in northern Montana and southern Canada. Earthjustice is currently working to protect several wild creatures in the Crown like the wolverine. To learn more about this wild place and how Earthjustice is working to protect it, check out our Crown web feature.)

April 20, 2011

Saving Our Wild Places: Conservation Activist Gene Sentz

(This is the third in a series of Q & A's on the Crown of the Continent, a 10-million acre expanse of land in northern Montana and southern Canada. Gene Sentz is co-founder of the Friends of the Rocky Mountain Front, one of the organizations whose activism resulted in the banning of oil and gas leasing in the Front. To learn more about this wild place and how Earthjustice is working to protect it, check out our Crown web feature.

April 19, 2011

Saving Our Wild Places: Research Ecologist Dan Fagre

(This is the second in a series of Q & A's on the Crown of the Continent, a 10-million-acre expanse of land in northern Montana and southern Canada. Dan Fagre is a research ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey who has spent 15 years working to understand how climate change will affect mountain ecosystems like those found in the Crown. To learn more about this wild place and how Earthjustice is working to protect it, check out our Crown web feature.)

April 18, 2011

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