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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.

Press Release November 25, 2025

Trump’s EPA Abandons Defense of National Soot Standard That Saves Lives

Abandoning soot standards would cause more asthma attacks, heart disease, and early death — especially in vulnerable communities

Louie Wagner Jr. casts for ooligan on the Unuk River, as his family has for generations. (Sonia Luokkala / SEITC)
Article November 21, 2025

Rampant Gold Mining in British Columbia Threatens Salmon and Indigenous Rights

Toxic gold mining along rivers crossing the British Columbia-Alaska border threatens critical ecosystems and the sovereign rights of Alaska Native communities.

Regina Fred touches one of her window-mounted heat pumps in her apartment in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)
Press Release: Victory November 20, 2025

California To Launch Window Heat Pump and 120 Volt Induction Programs

California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances

document November 19, 2025

SPEED Act Opposition Letter

Over 100 groups oppose Chair Westerman’s “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” (The “SPEED Act”).

document November 19, 2025

Civil Justice Groups SPEED Act Letter

Letter to members of Congress from civil justice groups opposing H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act

The U.S. Supreme Court. (William Manning / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 18, 2025

The Law That Can Stop Trump’s Environmental Agenda is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Strictly speaking, it’s not even an environmental law. We call it our not-so-secret secret weapon.

Press Release November 18, 2025

Groups File Complaint to Stop NorthWestern Energy from Shifting Data Center Costs to Residential Customers

New Montana data centers could deepen state’s reliance on expensive fossil fuels to meet large load requirements

document November 18, 2025

Quote Sheet for Montana PSC Data Center Complaint

Community, conservation and Indigenous-led organizations filed a complaint before the Montana Public Service Commission challenging NorthWestern Energy’s intent to provide electricity supply service to large load data centers without first proving that it will not adversely impact existing ratepayers.

document November 17, 2025

Community Opposition Letter to House LNG Bill

Over 125 groups sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging them to oppose the H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025.

document November 17, 2025

Montana PSC Data Center Complaint

Community, conservation, and Indigenous-led organizations filed a complaint before the Montana Public Service Commission challenging NorthWestern Energy’s intent to provide electricity supply service to large load data centers without first proving that it will not adversely impact existing ratepayers.

document November 14, 2025

Line 5 Michigan Supreme Court Brief by Tribes and Environmental Groups

The Bay Mills Indian Community, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi represented by Earthjustice filed their opening brief alongside the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) and Michigan Climate Action Network (MiCAN) in the Michigan Supreme Court challenging Enbridge Energy’s efforts to build an oil pipeline tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.