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September 10, 2015 | Feature

The Perfect Crime: What’s Killing All the Bees?

Honey bee colonies have experienced widespread die-offs. Many beekeepers believe a class of pesticides are weakening their bees. Mega-corporations are making a killing off their pesticides—but are they also getting away with murder? View the photo essay.

July 22, 2015 | Feature

The California Drought

Who gets the water and who's hung out to dry? The historic drought has dredged up old feuds over who can lay claim to water in a thirsty state. As the powerful lobby for the agricultural industry—which currently consumes 80% of California's water supply—cries for more water to be pumped to their farms in the arid regions of the Central Valley, just who would be left high and dry?

July 20, 2015 | Feature

Map: Crude-by-Rail Across America

Railroad shipments of volatile crude oil into America's cities have dramatically increased, with explosive results. See a map of major crude oil train accidents since 2012—and the communities that are fighting back.

October 18, 2019 | Press Release

Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Earthjustice Attorney’s 40-Year Career

California Lawyers Association to give prestigious award to Michael Sherwood
at the 28th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite

October 17, 2019 | Press Release

Thousands of Californians Demand a Stronger Electric Truck Standard

CARB’s draft rule too weak to make an impact on diesel truck health crisis and climate pollution

September 30, 2019 | In the News: BNN Bloomberg

Trump Isn’t Wrong About California’s Smog. But He’s Not Helping

Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, California Office, Earthjustice: “California needs to do more, and to meet clean air standards, we’re going to have to do everything. But the federal government has a large role to play here as well, and under the current administration, EPA has not been helping air quality — they’ve actually been hurting it.”

September 30, 2019 | In the News: Record Searchlight

Future Uncertain For Shasta Dam Raising After Irrigation District Stops Work On Study

Nina Robertson, Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: "Westlands’ CEQA process was unlawful and had to stop. State law broadly prohibits Westlands from providing any kind of assistance or cooperation with the ill-conceived Shasta Dam raise proposal."

September 27, 2019 | Press Release

Earthjustice y Sierra Club Demandan a la Administración Trump por Atentar Contra Estándares de Automóviles Limpios

Organizaciones ambientales se dirigen a los tribunales a raíz de las reducciones en los estándares de emisiones de automóviles en California

September 27, 2019 | Legal Document

Complaint on Rollback of California Clean Car Standards

Earthjustice and the Sierra Club, along with a coalition of other environmental groups, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for its attack on California, stripping the state’s authority to set more stringent greenhouse gas vehicle standards than federal standards, and rescinding California’s Zero Emission Vehicle mandate.