Experts describe cancer-causing pollutants caused by treatment for agricultural runoff

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

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

A decision is likely in early 2023.

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

Coalition urges continued action to address emerging contaminants

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

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

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

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.

Obama administration finalizes long-awaited Clean Water Act protections

Change would protect Grand Lake’s water quality from further degradation

Decision affects pending EPA rule that proposes allowing “pollution pumping” nationwide

746 coal ash units in 43 states and Puerto Rico have reported information in compliance with federal coal ash safeguards since 2015. Here’s what the data said.

World Water Day reminds us of our most valuable resource of all: clean water.

Bush administration moves to undercut established clean water protections