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Press Release December 17, 2025

Comunidades Mapuche Denuncian Proyectos Extractivos en Mendoza ante Organismo de las Naciones Unidas

Organizaciones del Pueblo Mapuche y de la sociedad civil reclaman la falta de consulta y consentimiento sobre el megaproyecto minero Malargüe Distrito Minero Occidental y otras actividades extractivas en su territorio tradicional

Plastic pellet (nurdle) pollution near Dow-UCC Braskem plastic production facility in Seadrift, Texas.
Press Release December 17, 2025

Texas Waterkeeper Issues Notice of Intent to Sue for Illegal Water Pollution at Texas Plastics Plant

Notice of Intent to Sue Details Clean Water Act Violations at Seadrift, Texas, Facility Including Unpermitted Plastic Nurdle Discharges

document December 17, 2025

60-day Notice of Intent to Sue (NOI) for Violations of the Clean Water Act at the Seadrift Operations Facility

This is a 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue (NOI) for Clean Water Act violations at a plastics manufacturing facility in Seadrift, Texas, operated by Dow Hydrocarbons and Resources LLC, Union Carbide Corporation and Braskem America, Inc. on the behalf of our clients San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper with co-counsel at Environmental Integrity Project (EIP).

document December 16, 2025

Bad River Band Challenge to USACE Permit for Line 5 Reroute

Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa against the US Army Corps of Engineers for unlawfully granting Canadian company Enbridge a permit for the construction of a new 41-mile section of its Line 5 oil pipeline.

The Washington County courthouse in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
(Joel Carillet / Getty Images)
From the Experts December 15, 2025

The Laws Still Exist, the Consequences Don’t: America’s Vanishing Environmental Enforcement

With environmental enforcement at a historic low, it’s open season for polluters.

A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the Calcasieu River near Cameron, Louisiana. (Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Press Release December 15, 2025

Texan Nonprofits Sue FERC for Approving LNG Terminal and Pipeline

Groups ask FERC to better evaluate the air pollution impacts of the TX project

document December 15, 2025

Rio Grande LNG FERC Petition

A coalition of Texan nonprofits and the City of Port Isabel sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approving the Rio Grande LNG terminal and Rio Bravo pipeline.

document December 15, 2025

The National Congress of American Indians Resolution SEA-25-031

In support of the rights of Tribal people, protecting ancestral lands, and requiring meaningful Tribal consultation and public participation in mine permitting

document December 15, 2025

SPEED Act: Civil Justice Letter

H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act; Rep. Westerman) not only fundamentally weakens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) but also sets a deeply troubling precedent for our court system that goes far beyond its stated intent.

document December 15, 2025

Judicial Review Fact Sheet

An independent and strong judiciary is an essential pillar of our democracy. Without judicial review, federal agency actions can go unchecked, no matter how unlawful they are.

document December 15, 2025

SPEED Act: Opposition Letter

Ahead of the December 2025 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, over 150 groups oppose the SPEED Act (H.R. 4776).

Stu Gillespie, senior attorney in Earthjustice's Rocky Mountain Office, defends the Great Salt Lake in court. (Spenser Heaps for Earthjustice)
feature December 12, 2025

Counter/Act: Countering Critical Threats and Acting for Our Future

Business as usual will not be enough to stop the lawless agenda of the Trump administration, which is why Earthjustice has launched Counter/Act — a strategic effort to bring the fight, shape the law, and force progress.

NY Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris: "The Clean Deliveries Act I introduced with Assemblymember Mitaynes will address the proliferation of e-commerce warehouses and the impacts on the health of our communities, as well as make significant strides in our fight to combat climate change and make our communities safer and healthier." (Michelle Stockwell / Earthjustice)
Press Release December 12, 2025

Advocates Applaud News of Cleaner Air Thanks to Congestion Pricing

Clean Deliveries Act will build upon the program’s 22% reduction of toxic air pollution by tackling dirty diesel vehicles

Clockwise from top left: Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice) Controlled burn during BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard) Subway train on the 7 line in Queens, New York City. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images) An oil-coated feather on a Florida beach in 2010, following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. (Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley / U.S. Air Force)
feature December 11, 2025

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

In the News: E&E News December 10, 2025

Trump EPA preaches ‘compliance first.’ Does that mean enforcement last?

Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement: “This places the ability to delay enforcement directly in the hands of polluters. Delaying enforcement means that more pollution is spewed into the air, more waste is dumped into rivers, and more communities are put at risk.”

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 December 10, 2025

An Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.

Earthjustice staff share greetings from the 2025 all-staff meeting in San Francisco. (Christine Baker for Earthjustice)
feature December 8, 2025

2025: A Year in Earthjustice

With your support, we are forging ahead, building a better today and future for all.

document November 26, 2025

2025 Annual Report

We are facing an onslaught, but we do not face it alone. We’re doing what Earthjustice was built to do: showing up in court for our clients and winning. These achievements are possible because of your support for Earthjustice and our vision.