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Caribou on the coastal plane of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Article August 15, 2025

What Will We Lose if Oil and Gas Drilling Expands in Arctic?

Aggressive new drilling proposed in northern Alaska poses grave risks to the planet – and to a vast and rare Arctic ecosystem.

Farmers work at Providence Farm Collective in Orchard Park, New York. Providence Farm Collective, a plaintiff in the USDA grant termination lawsuit, helps both new and established farmers grow food for the surrounding community. (Photo courtesy of Providence Farm Collective)
Update August 15, 2025

Victory: Court Restores Grants That Trump’s Agriculture Department Yanked From Farmers and Community Groups

Earthjustice’s clients will use these grants to work toward a healthier nation and a fairer food system

From the Experts August 15, 2025

Federal Action on PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge Is Long Overdue

It is past time to address the crisis of PFAS-contaminated farmland. EPA must promptly finalize its risk assessment for PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge, publish appropriate regulations, and begin evaluating risks associated with other PFAS chemicals in sludge.

A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida. (Brian Lasenby / Shutterstock)
Update August 14, 2025

Una Jueza Detiene la Construcción del Centro de Detención de los Everglades

Florida y la administración Trump han estado impulsando la construcción de un centro de detención para inmigrantes dentro de los Everglades en ese estado.

A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida. (Brian Lasenby / Shutterstock)
Update August 14, 2025

Judge Halts Construction on Florida Everglades Detention Center

Florida and the Trump administration have been ramming through the construction of an immigration detention facility within the Florida Everglades, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.

Press Release: Victory August 14, 2025

Federal Court Orders Terminated USDA Farmer and Community Grants to be Reinstated

Preliminary injunction granted in lawsuit against USDA ordering restoration of wrongfully terminated grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt climate-friendly practices

A helicopter extinguishing a wildfire on a mountain at night. (Konstantin Sutyagin / Getty Images)
feature August 14, 2025

Five Trump Policies Making Extreme Weather More Dangerous

The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies are accelerating climate change — and a warming planet means more extreme weather.

document August 14, 2025

EPA Comments: Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)

Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS, urging EPA to finalize the risk assessment and regulate PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge.

document August 14, 2025

Court Memo: USDA Grants Termination Case

Preliminary injunction granted in United States Department of Agriculture Grants Termination lawsuit allowing for restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt climate-friendly practices.

document August 14, 2025

Order: USDA Grants Termination Case

Preliminary injunction granted in United States Department of Agriculture Grants Termination lawsuit allowing for restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt climate-friendly practices.

Press Release August 14, 2025

Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration’s Orders to Keep Coal-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year

Utility customers will pay the steep cost of the Department of Energy’s sham “emergency” orders to prevent fossil fuel power plants from retiring as planned

document August 14, 2025

Report: The Cost of Federal Mandates to Retain Fossil-Burning Power Plants

This independent analysis examines the cost to ratepayers if the U.S. Department of Energy mandates that the large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to retire between now and the end of 2028 continue to operate. The analysis was prepared by Grid Strategies for Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club.

Heat pumps power our everyday lives. (Lily Padula for Earthjustice)
From the Experts August 13, 2025

The Year-Round Comfort Upgrade that Will Keep Cities Leading on Climate

Why the big swap of air conditioners for heat pumps is a great idea.

Sediment fills waterways in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. (Courtesy of James Hiatt / For a Better Bayou)
Press Release August 13, 2025

Unauthorized Pollution and Filling of Waterways Associated with Gas Export Project Hurts Gulf Coast Shrimpers and Wildlife

Local group asks state and federal regulators for immediate enforcement action on potential Clean Water Act and other violations related to CP2 LNG

 A fisherman holds his hand dsiplaying a clump of oil from the ruptured BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig on June 9 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off of Grand Terre Island, Louisiana. (Benjamin Lowy / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 12, 2025

A New Era of Offshore Drilling Quietly Threatens the Health of Gulf Communities

BP’s proposed Kaskida project could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon.

Press Release August 12, 2025

Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions

The agency’s delay keeps pollutants flowing into nearby communities

document August 12, 2025

Letter to USACE & LDENR Request for Enforcement CP2

On behalf of For A Better Bayou, a request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources to take enforcement action, including to issue a Cease and Desist Order, require corrective measures, and take other appropriate action in response to the apparent unauthorized discharges of dredged materials into No Name Bayou and Calcasieu Lake, as well as the unlawful filling of No Name Bayou.

Earthjustice managing attorney Isaac Moriwake stands on his O‘ahu rooftop, which has been retrofitted with solar panels. In 2016, Hawai‘i’s Public Utilities Commission rejected the $4.3 billion sale of the state’s main utility company to out-of-state profiteers.
(Matt Mallams for Earthjustice)
From the Experts August 11, 2025

10 Years Into Green Energy Law, Move Hawaiʻi Forward

Hawaiʻi led the way in committing to a 100% clean energy future — on the 10th anniversary of that milestone, the state needs to lead more than ever.