Library Search

More Search Options
Elevated view of freight cars with coal in Nebraska, North Platte. (Joseph Sohm-Visions of America / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 20, 2026

AB 40: Protecting Californians from Trump’s Plan to Boost Dirty Coal

Earthjustice is co-sponsoring the Community First Coal Review Act to ensure environmental and community protection from coal in California
document August 19, 2026

AB 40: Fact v. Myth

AB 40 is needed to ensure that enormous bulk coal facilities fully disclose impacts and develop mitigation measures before they are granted lead agency or air district approval.
In the News: Yahoo August 19, 2026

Denver can require electric appliances in new buildings after judge rejects gas challenge

Emma Hardy, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “This decision correctly recognizes that Denver and other local governments have authority to regulate the use of polluting gas appliances in homes and buildings.”
The sun rises over Matagorda Bay in Texas. (ImageTek / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory August 13, 2026

Court Blocks Oil Export Project in the Gulf of Mexico

A federal appeals court rejected federal approval for the Texas GulfLink project; the same project secured $2 billion in funding through Trump’s trade deal with Japan
In the News: KOSU August 13, 2026

Federal judge vacates illegal federal approvals for fracking on Pawnee trust land in Oklahoma

Michael Freeman, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “The federal government made a lot of mistakes in approving these wells. But it’s really good to see the court upholding the law and requiring the Interior Department to actually involve the Pawnee Nation and other tribal tribal members when it approves oil and…
document August 12, 2026

Press Statement on GulfLink Fifth Circuit Decision

Press Statement from Better Brazoria re: Fifth circuit vacating federal approval of Texas GulfLink deepwater port.
Winter at the Roan Plateau in Colorado. (Photo courtesy of SkyTruth)
Press Release August 12, 2026

BLM Moves Forward With Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing on the Iconic Roan Plateau in Western Colorado

Release of Environmental Assessment begins 30-day public comment period
In the News: Politico August 12, 2026

California’s first carbon vault opens. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?

Michelle Ghafar, Attorney, California Regional Office: “If something does go wrong, there are a lot of really important questions about who would actually address those concerns and impacts. And we have a history of oil companies not taking responsibility for cleaning up their messes.”
The "Pipe Out Paddle Up" floatilla against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Mich., on Sept. 3, 2022. (David Ruck for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 12, 2026

Tribes Slam U.S. Army Corps for Approving Line 5 Tunnel

Enbridge still needs a new permit from the Michigan Public Service Commission
Press Release August 12, 2026

Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” Decision

Gulf and environmental groups respond to oil auction that threatens region
Drawing of the planned riverbank erosion mitigation project along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River, from the project report submitted by Dynegy Midwest Generation.
Press Release August 11, 2026

As Illinois EPA Delays Removal of Toxic Coal Ash, Erosion Passes Critical ‘Trigger Point’ Along Middle Fork

Four years later, coal ash removal plan still awaits Illinois EPA approval
In the News: WXPR August 6, 2026

Michigan Line 5 ruling renews fight over Great Lakes protections

Adam Ratchenski, Attorney, Midwest Office: “This is not a case where an agency looked at 95% of the issues and the court said, ‘Just go back and do the other 5%.’ The court rejected the commission’s framework of analysis and sent this back to the drawing board. It didn’t say…
In the News: Wisconsin Public Radio August 5, 2026

Federal appeals court finds Enbridge trespassing on tribal lands, must remove Line 5

Stefanie Tsosie, Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “Each day, Enbridge operates Line 5 in illegal trespass and makes more than a million dollars in profit. We are hopeful that Enbridge will face meaningful consequences.”
In the News: MSN August 5, 2026

Washington groups challenge energy rate hikes, call for cleaner energy

Victor Zertuche, Attorney, Northwest Office: "A big investment costing at least $600 million in Centralia to convert a coal-fired plant to a gas plant that would, over 17 years, cost ratepayers an extreme amount of money."
In the News: Montana Free Press August 4, 2026

Proposed tar sands pipeline in eastern Montana hits stumbling block

Lars Phillips, Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “It is unfortunate that it took two Montanans standing up to big oil to force DEQ to require Bridger to comply with Montana law.”
A data center within a residential neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts. (Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 3, 2026

Policymakers are Playing Catch-Up with the AI Data Centers Race

Lacking strong, consistent, and enforceable guardrails, the explosive expansion of AI data centers is putting communities at risk.
document August 3, 2026

Comments to SEC on Climate Risk Disclosure Rule Recission

A coalition of public interest organizations filed comments urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to abandon its proposed repeal of its rule requiring public companies to disclose climate-related risks…
Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article August 3, 2026

The Line 5 Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes — But We Just Got a Big Win Against It

The pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. A court just dealt a stunning blow to one company’s dangerous plans…