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Driving an electric car in the Holland Tunnel in New York City. Because electric vehicles are more efficient in converting energy to power cars and trucks, electricity across the board is cleaner and cheaper as a fuel for vehicles, even when that electricity comes from the dirtiest grid. (Mecky / Getty Images)
Update March 20, 2024

EPA Drives the Transportation Sector Forward with New Car Pollution Standards

Here’s what the standards will do for health and climate.

Alyssa Anderson, a second-generation beekeeper, works with bee hives in a California orchard. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Update: Victory March 12, 2024

Beekeepers Triumph Against Deadly Insecticide

A California court ruled in favor of beekeepers represented by Earthjustice, shielding pollinators from the pesticide sulfoxaflor.

Workers with East Bay Municipal Utility District install new water pipe on April 22, 2021, in Walnut Creek, California.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Update January 18, 2024

We’re Fighting to Keep Lead Out of Homes, Childcare Facilities, and Drinking Water. Here’s How You Can Help.

Tell the government we need bold solutions to protect millions of people from lead.

The FDA received an outpouring of comments from the public voicing concern about phthalates, harmful chemicals used in food packaging and processing equipment.
(pirtuss/Shutterstock)
Update November 6, 2023

It’s Time to Ban These Toxic Chemicals from Our Food

Phthalates have no place in our homes or bodies.

The NIPSCO R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield, Ind.
(Alex Garcia for Earthjustice)
Update June 30, 2022

Supreme Court Uses Made-Up Doctrine to Limit Climate Regulations

West Virginia v. EPA gives judges broad power to strike down policies that are “too big“ — whatever that means.

The greater sage-grouse is one of many species threated by fossil fuel development in Wyoming.
(Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)
Update June 29, 2022

We’re Fighting a Plan to Open 188 Square Miles of Wyoming for Fossil Fuel Drilling

The plan directly undermines national goals to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and combat climate change.

A Northern Continental Divide grizzly bear.
(National Park Service)
Update June 1, 2022

Why This Road Fight is Critical for Grizzlies, Bull Trout, and More

The fight against roads in Flathead National Forest reflects a broader battle to protect species biodiversity.

Manatees swim in Florida's Crystal River.
(atese / Getty Images)
Update May 10, 2022

We’re Suing: Manatees Need More than Lettuce from our Leaders

Earthjustice is using the power of the law to compel the government to fix the pollution causing manatee deaths.

A view from Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which contains many old-growth trees.
 (Bob Wick / BLM)
Update April 29, 2022

Biden Takes First Step to Protect Vital Climate Forests

Old-growth forests are the best carbon capture tech we have.

Update March 31, 2022

Some Cryptocurrencies Are an Environmental Disaster. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

The proof-of-work system trades computational power — energy — for new currency. Other methods require less energy consumption and less greenhouse gas emissions.

Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to be a U.S. circuit judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, on April 28, 2021, in Washington, DC.
 (Photo by Tom Williams / Getty Images)
Update March 14, 2022

Jackson Is the Right Choice for Supreme Court and the Environment

As an organization that uses the power of the law to protect the environment, Earthjustice applauds Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Gas prices over $5.00 a gallon are displayed at Valero and Chevron gas stations on February 23, 2022, in Mill Valley, California.
 (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Update March 9, 2022

The Truth About Ukraine, Gas Prices, and U.S. Energy Security

While the people of Ukraine fight for their lives and their country, the fossil fuel industry and its political allies are exploiting this crisis in an attempt to boost their profits.

A reef and island off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.
 (Cesar Morales / Getty Images)
Update February 23, 2022

Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Protect Veracruz Reef from Port Expansion

The highest court in Mexico ruled unanimously to protect sea turtles and other marine life in the Veracruz Reef System.

The sun sets over Alder Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
(John Zilka / Getty Images)
Update: Victory February 11, 2022

Government Acts to Protect Boundary Waters from Risky Mining Plans

The result is a major step forward for all who work to preserve unspoiled and special wild spaces within the U.S.

A wolf at Yellowstone National Park.
 (Jacob W. Frank / National Park Service)
Update: Victory February 10, 2022

Wolf Protections Restored Across Most of the U.S.

Earthjustice represented conservation groups in a successful legal challenge to a government policy that led to hundreds of wolves being slaughtered.

An offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
(Brian McDonald / Shutterstock)
Update January 27, 2022

Court Revokes Massive Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico

This decision is a huge win for Gulf Coast communities and the climate.

Wind turbines at sunset.
(Jui-Chi Chan/iStock)
Update: Victory January 21, 2022

Maryland’s New Wind Projects Will Power A Million Homes

The Maryland Public Service Commission has approved two large offshore wind projects thanks to the efforts of a coalition including Earthjustice.

Toxic coal ash dust at the Making Money Having Fun Landfill in Bokoshe, OK.
(Photo used with permission)
Update January 11, 2022

Biden Administration Announces Crackdown on Toxic Coal Ash Pollution

This is the first time the EPA is interpreting and enforcing the federal government’s rules on coal ash.