Library Search

Comisión Federal Reguladora de Energía permitió, contrario a la ley, la expansión del terminal de gas metano en la Bahía de San Juan en manos de NFEnergía, sin consultar a las comunidades locales y sin la revisión requerida.

FERC unlawfully allowed methane gas company NFEnergía to expand its terminal infrastructure in the San Juan Bay without consulting local communities and without the required review

15 years after one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, we’re suing the Trump administration for attempting to reopen protected areas of the Gulf coastline for oil and gas drilling.

La administración está recortando iniciativas destinadas a ayudar a comunidades racializadas y de bajos ingresos que enfrentan altas cargas de contaminación.

The administration is slashing initiatives meant to help communities of color and low-income communities facing high pollution burdens.

The Ninth Circuit reversed Guam District Court’s decision, which insulated the Air Force from accountability for violating its duty to consider environmental impacts, alternatives to blowing up hazardous waste explosives on Tarague Beach

Grupos toman medidas para detener la construcción de tanques de petróleo cerca de escuelas y comunidades agobiadas por la contaminación

Groups take action to halt oil tanks near schools and overburdened communities

Earthjustice, representing and co-counseling with Communities for a Better Environment, sued the City of Long Beach for approving a controversial crude oil storage project at the Port of Long Beach. The project — proposed by World Oil Terminals — includes the construction of two 25,000-barrel tanks, exacerbating environmental and health harms for environmental justice communities already overburdened by industrial pollution from the second busiest port in the United States.

On behalf of the Ironbound Community Corporation, Earthjustice submits the following comments on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s draft modification of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s (PVSC) Title V operating permit that would allow PVSC to operate a new methane gas-fired Standby Power Generating Facility at the PVSC facility located at 600 Wilson Avenue, Newark, Essex County, NJ 07105.

Governor Newsom’s veto delivered a blow to pollution accountability in the state

Open detonation releases toxic chemicals into environment and threatens human health

Senate Bill 674 is a critical step for public health and quality of life for fenceline communities

Senate Bill 674 is a critical step for public health and quality of life for fenceline communities

U.S. EPA and Guam EPA do not believe that the Andersen Air Force Base (AAFB) permit application submittal provided information that demonstrates that the open burning and open detonation units at AAFB will be addressed in a manner that will ensure protection of human health and the environment. U.S. EPA and Guam EPA are requiring AAFB to submit a revised permit renewal application that addresses the noted deficiencies.

Angela Johnson Meszaros, Managing Attorney, Community Partnerships Program: “We’ve been working with them eight years, and the community learns about it by reading the notice in the newspaper. Really? People are literally breathing hazardous materials and they are in their homes and yards and schools and bodies. And they just deserve better.”

Bill would help clean New Jersey’s air at a time of exploding warehouse and port pollution

Byron Chan, Attorney, Community Partnerships Program: “You’ll see a pattern of violating the law, paying a penalty, and then violating the law again.”