A 15-year legal fight to curb toxic wastewater to protect drinking water

Assembly kills NY HEAT Act in final budget deal, the leading policy to address energy affordability and climate change

Stefanie Tsosie, Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “The Bad River Band is already at a risk of an oil spill because the pipeline is going directly through their reservation. And the re-route, if you look at the map, it’s basically hugging the reservation boundaries.”

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “It does send a statement that even though we are seeing the impacts of climate change increasing every year in the state — more people being impacted by stronger hurricanes, we’re seeing sea level rise, we’re seeing hotter summers — that we don’t think that is something we should be…

California leads the nation in securing emissions reductions in the transportation sector.

Stronger standards would prevent hundreds of millions of pounds of pollution from reaching rivers and streams, helping to protect more than 22 million people

70+ organizations express strong opposition to H.R. 7408, the America’s Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Act. This bill is a transparent attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act and hamstring the conservation of our most imperiled species and their habitats.

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

NYS Senate’s and Assembly’s Budget Bills restore clean water funding; Senate champions bold climate policies

Get hired: A guide to Earthjustice’s job application process and tips for success.

SPP failed for a second time to accurately accredit its generating resources, continues to discriminate against cleaner resources

Senate champions full NY HEAT Act, which will save New Yorkers money and fight climate change

The NYS Assembly included new policy that codifies a 6% cap on energy bills for eligible low-income New Yorkers

At least 58 countries have banned paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide, because of its severe health harms

After months of unnecessary disarray and numerous fiscal cliffs, Congress has finally passed a government funding bill

“This administration’s policies are already transforming communities across the country and helping us meet our climate goals while advancing environmental justice.”

A coalition of 32 groups sent a letter to Members of Congress urging them to reject the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024. The bill would weaken the Clean Air Act, severely limit the use of science-based decision-making, and prioritize industry profits over the right of communities to breathe clean air.

Earthjustice and more than 65 climate and environmental organizations expressed strong support for President Biden’s liquefied methane gas (otherwise known as liquefied natural gas, or LNG) export approval pause and urged Congress not to accelerate the expansion of LNG infrastructure.