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Press Release November 19, 2024

Over 170 Climate, Conservation, and Justice Organizations Send Letter to Senate and House Leadership Urging No Environmental Riders in Farm Bill

“As it stands, H.R. 8467 slashes funding to climate-smart programs, weakens bedrock environmental protections, and strips laws protecting communities’ public health.”

document November 14, 2024

Anti-Environmental Riders in the Farm Bill

Over 170 groups send letter to Congressional leadership urging no anti-environmental riders in the Farm Bill.

A person holds wood pellets at a biomass facility at Drax Power Station near Selby, England. (Anna Gowthorpe / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 1, 2024

The Long Shadow of Drax, a Power Company Masquerading as Green

The U.K. wood pellet manufacturer pollutes low-income U.S. communities

Devon Hall of REACH (Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help) speaks during a recent meeting of the group in Warsaw, North Carolina. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
Article October 29, 2024

North Carolina Communities’ Battle Against Animal Factory Pollution

Overburdened communities in North Carolina face the harshest impacts of industrial animal production. Now, they’re taking a stand.

document September 19, 2024

NY Supreme Court: Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Congestion Pricing Lawsuit

Governor Hochul has maintained a blockade of the Congestion Pricing Program. While the Program was set to begin delivering results for New Yorkers on June 30, hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of toll-collecting infrastructure instead sits idle and hundreds of thousands of vehicles sit caught in gridlocked Manhattan.

Tyson Foods is marketing “climate-smart beef” and a commitment to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. (Charlie Neibergall / AP)
Article September 18, 2024

Earthjustice Takes on Big Ag’s Greenwashing

We’re suing one of the largest meat companies in the world for trying to deceive consumers about its climate impact.

A satellite view of part of the Adams Land and Cattle feedlot in Nebraska, which is named by Tyson Foods as one of their “Climate-Smart Beef Program supply partners”. (Google Maps / 2024 Airbus, Maxar Technologies)
Press Release September 18, 2024

Tyson Foods Es Demandada por Engañoso Mensaje de Productos ‘Climáticamente Inteligentes’

Un grupo ambientalista acusa a la compañía de aprovecharse del interés de los consumidores en comprar alimentos favorables al clima, ya que afirma falsamente que alcanzará medidas ‘cero neto’ para 2050 con la comercialización de sus productos de carne industrial como ‘climáticamente inteligentes’

document September 18, 2024

Greenwashing Lawsuit v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

The Environmental Working Group filed the suit under the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act, or CPPA, in D.C. Superior Court. The suit targets Tyson’s claims that its industrial meat production operations will reach net-zero greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions by 2050 and that it produces “climate-smart” beef. EWG is represented by Animal Legal Defense Fund, Earthjustice, Edelson PC, and FarmSTAND,

A satellite view of part of the Adams Land and Cattle feedlot in Nebraska, which is named by Tyson Foods as one of their “Climate-Smart Beef Program supply partners”. (Google Maps / 2024 Airbus, Maxar Technologies)
Press Release September 18, 2024

Tyson Foods Sued Over Deceptive ‘Net-zero’ and ‘Climate-smart’ Beef Claims

Environmental group accuses Tyson of capitalizing on consumers’ interest in purchasing climate-friendly foods by falsely claiming it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketing its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”

staff September 17, 2024

Amy Yoon

Based in New York, Amy is a litigation assistant with the sustainable food and farming program.

Inside a pig industrial animal factory in Worthington, MO. (Kathryn Gamble for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 21, 2024

No Clean Electricity Tax Credits for Dirty Manure Biogas

Earthjustice and partners urge the Treasury Department to prohibit electricity producers that use biogas from animal manure from receiving Clean Electricity Tax Credits.

(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Article August 20, 2024

Two Years Ago, We Passed the Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever. Here’s What It Has Achieved.

We’re celebrating a booming clean economy, lower energy costs, a path forward to reducing harmful pollution, and more than 334,000 new clean energy jobs so far.

Press Release August 6, 2024

Farmworkers Back Environmental Protection Agency’s Suspension of Toxic Herbicide

Exposure to DCPA, or Dacthal, is linked to serious health risks in pregnant farmworkers and developing babies

From the Experts August 5, 2024

Growing crops for fuel is not a climate solution. Sustainable agricultural practices aren’t going to change that.

Earthjustice and partners urge USDA to consider the full climate impact of crop-based biofuels when evaluating the potential benefits of using sustainable growing practices for biofuel production

A Circle Line ferry sails past the Williamsburg Bridge as the Manhattan skyline is shrouded in smoke from Canada wildfires on June 6, 2023 in New York City. New York City is bathed in a blanket of unhealthy air as smoke from Canadian wildfires seeps across much of the eastern U.S. and Great Lakes areas. (NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx via AP)
Press Release June 11, 2024

Earthjustice Statement: New York State Legislative Session Ends, Falling Short on Climate, Energy Affordability, and Health

Governor blows up congestion pricing; Assembly fails to pass NY HEAT, Packaging Reduction, and more

A farmworker harvests strawberries in Salinas, California. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 11, 2024

Earthjustice Blasts Senate Republican’s Partisan Farm Bill Proposal, Urges Cooperation with Senator Stabenow

Senator Boozman’s proposal fails to address the realities farmers across the country face amid a changing climate

document May 22, 2024

Coalition Letter Opposing House Farm Bill

Organizations express opposition to the 2024 Farm Bill. Objections center around changes to the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act contained within Title VIII: Forestry.

A farm near Clarinda in southwest Iowa, where sustainable farming practices are used.
(Brad Zweerink for Earthjustice)
From the Experts May 22, 2024

House Farm Bill Squanders Environmental Opportunities

With provisions to rollback climate-smart agriculture provisions, weaken environmental laws, and offer handouts to polluting industries, the House Farm Bill is the culmination of a toxic partisan process.