New Yorkers urge the governor to stand up for people, not polluters, and implement life-saving clean truck standards in full and on time to protect public health and the climate

“We can’t double down on drilling and habitat loss in the face of runaway climate change and extinctions.”

The Forest Service must center the strongest possible protections for forests, rivers, fish, and wildlife and support meaningful tribal involvement in forest management

The Bad River Band and allies continue to fight the dangerous oil pipeline

By prioritizing loyalty above actual qualifications, Trump is signaling disinterest in the mission of the EPA and an intention to weaken the agency.

Without sufficient characterization of the wastewater generated by Saratoga Biochar Solutions (SBS), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is unable to confirm that the Glens Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant can adequately treat the wastewater before being discharged to the environment or determine if its State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit would need to be modified to include appropriate monitoring and limits for any constituents in SBS’s wastewater.

Plaintiffs argue key state permits authorizing the world’s largest gold mine are illegal

Most of the program’s billions will go to a dark trifecta of false solutions: biofuels, biogas, and dirty hydrogen

Arizona Lithium must pause activity near Ha’Kamwe’ until lawsuit plays out

We’ll use our legal expertise to take on Trump’s environmental attacks – and we’ll build on our winning record against his last administration.

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by Earthjustice and Western Mining Action Project, extending a temporary pause on harmful drilling for the duration of the Hualapai Tribe’s legal case challenging federal approval of the Sandy Valley Lithium Exploration Project.

The plants that make industrial wood pellets harm people and the environment — with low-income, rural communities disproportionately affected.

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

Earthjustice, on behalf of Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls (CAAN) files this second set of Comments on the Updated Environmental Assessment of Saratoga Biochar Solutions LLC (SBS).

Isaac Moriwake, longtime environmental attorney at Earthjustice, reflects on recent cases that now have potential to improve on the status quo.

Adrian Martinez, Attorney, Right to Zero, Earthjustice: “California has such dramatic air pollution problems that we’ve realized that we aren’t in a position to pick and choose. We basically need to get to zero emissions everywhere feasible.”

Agency’s final rule places stronger requirements for identifying and cleaning up lead paint

The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements rule requires the proactive replacement of most lead service lines nationwide within the next 10 years, improves sampling methods to more accurately measure lead levels, and will force more water systems to take immediate action to address lead contamination.