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For six years, Arecibo residents have used NEPA to halt a waste-to-energy incinerator, which a corporation wants to build in an area already contaminated with lead, arsenic and other heavy metals. (Alejandro Davila / Earthjustice)
From the Experts November 11, 2026

The permitting bill will let the Trump administration ignore NEPA

Without meaningful judicial remedies, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will be virtually impossible to enforce, especially against bad faith actors.
Sunset in Lower Manhattan. (Max Lackas / Getty Images)
feature November 10, 2026

Northeast Regional Report Fall 2026

In the Northeast, our work is helping to keep us moving forward in the fight for environmental and climate justice, clean air and water, and the right to a healthy…
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)
Article November 10, 2026

Congress Tweaks Permitting Bill, But Deal Remains Fatally Flawed

Earthjustice is urging senators to come back in the new year and give these reforms the full attention they require.
A portion of the Meta Prometheus Campus, an AI data center and supercluster project in New Albany, Ohio. The complex has its own off-grid power generation facilities. (Jon Cherry / Getty Images)
Article November 9, 2026

3 Environmental Wins from the Election. What Must Happen Next.

On Election Day, voters overwhelmingly rejected fast tracking data centers and speeding the rush for gas.
Vast acreages of public lands used for drilling in Vernal, Utah. (WildEarth Guardians / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
From the Experts November 6, 2026

How the Senate’s Permitting Bill Could Lock in Fossil Fuel Extraction and Give Handouts to Oil and Gas Companies

This bill goes far beyond certainty and risks creating permanence, even for deeply flawed decisions.
Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature November 5, 2026

Guide to Public Hearing on Methane Regulations Rollback

This is our last chance to speak directly to EPA and urge them to drop this proposal, which would give the oil and gas industry a pass to pollute.
The Meta El Paso Data Center is seen on August 13, 2026 in El Paso, Texas, occupying approximately 1,000 acres. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
Article November 5, 2026

Voters Have Spoken: No Dirty Data Centers

Politicians will be ignoring this key midterm message if they vote for the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.
A canoe on calm waters in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northeastern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
From the Experts November 4, 2026

Some of the Great Wild and Special Places the Senate Permitting Bill Puts on the Chopping Block

Americans have been able to enjoy the sights and histories of Chaco Canyon, the Boundary Waters, Bears Ears, and the Arctic Refuge for years. Now, the Senate permitting bill could…
Oil wells in Kern County, located in California's southern Central Valley. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory November 3, 2026

Court Rules California’s First Major Carbon Capture Project Violates Law

Carbon TerraVault I must cease operations until it fixes its flawed environmental review
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 3, 2026

¿Qué hará la Ley de Asequibilidad y Empleos? Todo Lo Que la Administración Trump Quiera

El proyecto de ley crearía un mayor margen de maniobra legal para que este presidente realice acuerdos corruptos y dé luz verde a proyectos perjudiciales de toda clase.
document November 2, 2026

Carbon TerraVault I CCS Ruling

Carbon TerraVault I must cease operations until it fixes its flawed environmental review
Caribou on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Press Release October 30, 2026

Court Hears Arguments in Legal Challenge to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Leasing Program

Meanwhile, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, an Alaska-sponsored corporation, quietly submitted an exploration application to federal agencies
Networks of gas pipelines funnel gas from wellheads to homes and businesses. (Reinhard Tiburzy / Shutterstock)
From the Experts October 29, 2026

Yes, the Permitting Bill Really Could Lock in Illegal Permits

Here's why John Podesta was right to predict a rush of permitting “like you’ve never seen” with the Trump administration.
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts October 28, 2026

What Will BAAJA Do? Whatever the Trump Administration Wants

BAAJA would create more legal runway for this president to make corrupt deals and greenlight harmful projects of all kinds.
Flaring at a gas drilling site. (Western Organization of Resource Councils)
Press Release October 28, 2026

Trump EPA Gives Oil and Gas Production a Pass on Methane Pollution

Methane is a climate pollutant 80x more powerful than carbon dioxide
From the Experts October 21, 2026

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attempt to Secure a Constitutional Right to Pollute in Colorado

Industry wants to limit the government’s ability to regulate corporate polluters and protect communities
Press Release October 21, 2026

Colorado’s Amendment 82 Would Hand the Fossil Fuel Industry a Constitutional Right to Pollute

Ballot initiative threatens to undo years of hard-fought progress on pollution, raise utility rates
Bay Mills Indian Community President Whitney Gravelle, right, greets supporters at the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan in 2022. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article October 19, 2026

Our Court Win Strikes a Blow Against the Pipeline Threatening the Great Lakes

But the fight to protect one of the world’s greatest freshwater resources from a dangerous Line 5 pipeline is far from over.