Coal ash is what is left behind when power plants burn coal for energy, It is a toxic mix of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and other hazardous pollutants.

The Court found Peru responsible for violating the rights of residents of La Oroya, who have been exposed to unsafe levels of toxic contamination for generations

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “I think it is a perversion of our civil rights laws to say otherwise, to say that you can’t account for these past harms by creating policies that protect communities that are disproportionately harmed.”

Climate, environmental justice and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony on April 18, 2024, detailing a litany of cost, climate and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility.

Legislation will focus on permitting reform, air quality enforcement, additional measures to cut harmful pollution in Colorado

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A ceremonial signing at the White House in February honored decades of hard work and solidified partnerships to recover salmon while pointing to significant work that lays ahead.

What PFAS are, why they’re harmful, and what we can do to protect ourselves from them

Regulators are failing to protect children from repeat exposure to the most dangerous pesticides

The new recreation study joins three previously-funded studies on how to best replace energy, transportation and irrigation services now provided by the lower Snake River Dams

To meet health and climate imperatives, we need to drive our freight system more aggressively toward zero emissions

What you need to know about Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce

LDEQ air permits would exacerbate environmental racism and harm the health of St. James’ predominantly Black residents

Stefanie Tsosie, Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “It’s a band-aid for an aging pipeline. The risk of an oil spill will still exist in the Bad River watershed. And instead of moving it out of the watershed, [Enbridge moves] it upstream of the reservation. So now the entire reservation would be subject to an oil spill.”

Reforms will make the process faster and more efficient but we still need to build more transmission.

Groups ask Attorney General to take steps to invalidate portions of Municipal Water Law 1338

Earthjustice welcomes summer law clerks who share a passion for justice and a healthy environment. Only students who are currently enrolled in law school are eligible to apply.

New statewide building codes incentivizing heat pumps will take effect in mid-March