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Dolphins swim in the Gulf of Mexico. (Talia Cohen / Unsplash)
Article April 2, 2026

We’re Suing the Trump Administration for Greenlighting Extinction in the Gulf of Mexico

Whales, sea turtles, fish, rays, manatees, corals, and birds are now without protection.

A pod of southern resident orcas in Boundary Pass, north of San Juan Island, WA.
(Howard Garrett / Orca Network)
Press Release: Victory April 1, 2026

Hearing Examiner Rejects Permit That Allowed a Major Expansion of a Whatcom County Liquefied Petroleum Gas Terminal 

The county must conduct an independent capacity analysis of the terminal expansion and redo its environmental analysis

document April 1, 2026

Whatcom County Hearing Examiner Decision on AltaGas Expansions

The Whatcom County Hearing Examiner sided with six local environmental groups in ruling that Whatcom County mishandled its review of a series of expansions of a liquefied petroleum gas facility near Bellingham. The County must now conduct an independent capacity analysis of the terminal expansion and redo its environmental analysis.

Signal Hill, an affluent suburb of Long Beach, features dozens of active oil wells and derricks around the town many in commercial parking lots and residential areas only feet from homes.  (Tara Pixley for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 31, 2026

California Oil and Gas Health Protection Law Survives First-Round Trump Administration Attack

Buffer zones between drilling sites, communities to remain in effect during legal battle

document March 31, 2026

CA Setbacks Order Denying PI

This matter came before the court on March 20, 2026 for a hearing on Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and for the reasons explained below, the court will deny Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

Power plants are the biggest sources of water pollution in the country. Power plant water discharges are filled with toxic pollution such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Photo)
Update March 30, 2026

We’re Suing Trump for Weakening Rules That Protect Us From Power Plant Pollution

The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, lifesaving regulations that drastically reduce toxic chemical emissions from the nation’s dirtiest power plants. We’re fighting back.

Drivers and their tanker trucks capable of hauling water and hydraulic fracturing liquid line up near a natural gas burn off flame and storage tanks in Williston, North Dakota. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Article March 27, 2026

Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights

Drivers exposed to several types of life-threatening oil and gas waste are now asking the Department of Transportation to enforce regulations to protect them.

Traffic backs up on northbound Interstate 405 during a morning commute in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)
Article March 26, 2026

As Doctors See the Costs of Climate Change, Trump Plays a Deadly Game of Denial

The administration’s repeal of a key scientific finding on climate will harm millions.

A male greater sage-grouse performs a spring courtship ritual in Carbon County, Wyoming. (Noppadol Paothong)
Press Release March 26, 2026

Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections

Suit claims Bureau of Land Management walked away from 2015 commitments to sage-grouse to benefit oil and gas industry

document March 26, 2026

Sage Grouse Complaint

Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for the declining greater sage-grouse.

An expansive view of the Bull Mountains in Montana. (Northern Plains Resource Council)
Press Release March 23, 2026

Montana Groups File Appeal Over Bull Mountains Coal Mine AM6 Expansion

Groups claim Montana DEQ failed to analyze impacts to, water, agriculture, wildlife, climate and the community

document March 23, 2026

Bull Mountains AM6 Expansion Appeal

Several Montana groups appealed a District Court decision that failed to address the harmful impacts of the Bull Mountains Coal Mine’s AM6 expansion.

Caribou in the Western Arctic, near the Lake Teshekpuk area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release March 18, 2026

Western Arctic Lease Sale Auctions Off More than a Million Acres of Ecologically Sensitive Lands for Oil and Gas Drilling

Vast natural areas, long protected from extraction, were included in 187 tracts that oil and gas companies bid on for oil development

Two polar bears at the whale bone pile on Barter Island in the Beaufort Sea near Kaktovik, Alaska. (Reimar Gaertner / Getty Images)
document March 17, 2026

Alaska Regional Report: Spring 2026

Earthjustice works to defend Alaska’s ecosystems from these threats in partnership with local communities. This day-in, day-out work is made possible by supporters like you.

The coal-fired Centralia Power Plant, owned by TransAlta Corporation and located in Washington State, began operating in 1971. The plant’s air emissions harm human health and create haze pollution in what should be our most pristine areas, including Mt. Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades National Parks. (Steven Baltakatei Sandoval / CC BY-SA 4.0)
Press Release March 17, 2026

Earthjustice and Sierra Club Blast Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Open

Washington residents deserve cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy

Vectren’s proposed 850 MW gas plant was planned to be built on the site of its existing AB Brown coal-fired power plant located in Posey County near Evansville, Indiana. (Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0)
Press Release March 16, 2026

Groups Challenge Illegal Order Halting the Retirement of Indiana Power Plants

Forcing the polluting coal power plants to remain open is unnecessary and threatens to increase electricity bills and pollution

document March 16, 2026

F.B. Culley: Petition for Review

Groups filed a challenge in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn illegal “emergency” orders issued by the U.S. Department of Energy forcing the F.B. Culley coal-fired power plant in Indiana to continue operating past its scheduled retirement date.