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Liquid train cars near cranes at the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal in Newark, New Jersey. (Aristide Economopoulos For Earthjustice)
Press Release January 5, 2026

Victory: NJ Appellate Court Affirms Legality of Environmental Justice Law

Ruling is a win for the environment and communities across New Jersey

In the News: The Denver Gazette January 2, 2026

To add a lane or not: I-270 proposal receives support, pushback

Alexandra Schluntz, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Everyone here agrees that congestion is problem, but decades of science and experience have shown that adding lanes to urban corridors like this one only increases the number of vehicles using the highway, taking us right back to the same congestion without fixing the problem.”

The Ironbound neighborhood of Newark is one of the most polluted ZIP codes in New Jersey, where residents face higher rates of asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. (Aristide Economopoulos for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 22, 2025

Newark, NJ, leaders Introduce Historic Ordinance to Protect Community Health and Climate

New measure would stop fossil fuel expansion and address major sources of air pollution

In the News: WFLX December 18, 2025

Florida taxpayers funding Everglades detention center despite federal reimbursement promises

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “The writing has been on the wall from the start. It is an avenue that the agencies right now are trying to dance around in a way to avoid liability for environment, for complying with environmental law.”

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. (San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper)
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 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).

August 12th, 2025: The White River as seen on the Bad River Reservation on August 12th, 2025. (Steven Garcia for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 16, 2025

Bad River Band Challenges Federal Approval for Line 5 Reroute

Wisconsin Tribe asks D.C. federal court to overturn the U.S. Army Corps’ oil pipeline permit

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