Attorney Janette Brimmer explains how polluter-friendly states are helping Trump attack the Clean Water Rule.

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

Today, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund filed suit in federal district court on behalf of the Hïhïwai Stream Restoration Coalition and the Center for Biological Diversity to force the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to carry out mandatory duties under the federal Clean Water Act needed to clean up Hawai’i’s polluted waters. Despite Hawai’i’s image…

The Trump administration seeks to strip the Clean Water Act’s protections from an overwhelming number of our waterways. We're fighting back.

The Supreme Court kept the Clean Water Act intact, dealing a major loss to the Trump administration and its pro-polluter agenda. The court's decision solidifies the Clean Water Act’s place as one of the nation’s most effective environmental laws.

The administration is attempting to undo the landmark 1972 Clean Water Act. Read on to learn why you should be concerned.

A decision is likely in early 2023.

Read reports and analysis from Earthjustice and our partners, which document the growing public health threat from coal ash, the hazardous waste that remains after coal is burned.

Recent court decisions affirm that federal agencies can’t deny protections to our nation’s waters without scientific support or input from the public.

Urge the Department of Health to set the lowest possible notification levels for 23 PFAS chemicals

Earthjustice attorneys and our client and partner in litigation, Prairie River Network discuss cleaning up coal ash contaminating groundwater in Illinois and across America.

Coalition urges continued action to address emerging contaminants

Proposed ‘deferral’ system cuts public notification requirements from every three months to once a year; Deferral system could leave New Yorkers drinking toxic water for longer

Obama administration finalizes long-awaited Clean Water Act protections

In 2003, the Washington State legislature passed the Municipal Water Law, which promoted irresponsible sprawl development beyond wise use of our water resources and ultimately at the expense of junior water rights holders and stream flows for fish. The law redefined “municipal water supplier” to include any private developer with connections for 15 or more…

Bush administration moves to undercut established clean water protections

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency that 55 percent of U.S. streams and rivers are in “poor” condition, according to its most recent national rivers and streams assessment.

Leaked document shows administration is considering eliminating federal Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands