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Grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park. (Jackie Skaggs / National Park Service)
Press Release September 10, 2024

Idaho, Montana & National Groups Put Feds on Notice on Bitterroot Road Building

Earthjustice will go to court to protect critical connective ecosystem for grizzly bears

document September 10, 2024

60-Day Notice: Bitterroot Road Building

Earthjustice filed notice that it will challenge federal agencies’ plans to allow increased road building in the Bitterroot National Forest that would cause harm to grizzly bears and bull trout.

Governor JB Pritzker signs into law critical legislation providing safeguards against the risks and harms of carbon capture and sequestration. (City of Decatur)
From the Experts: Victory September 13, 2024

We passed a law in Illinois to protect communities from CCS. Here’s the view from the negotiation table.

While there were certainly difficult compromises, the protections secured by Illinois advocates are a significant victory.

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”

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 August 28, 2024

Valero Houston Refinery: Notice of Intent Letter

Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding notice of intent to sue under the Clean Air Act over failure to take over the main Title V Permit for Valero’s Houston refinery.

Vast warehouses bump up against homes in Southern California. (David McNew / The New York Times)
Press Release September 11, 2024

EPA Approves Southern California’s Policy Cleaning Up Pollution from Mega-Warehouses

EPA’s approval lights the path for air agencies looking to electrify dirty goods movement operations nationwide

Under the Clean Air Act, EPA has an obligation to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a number of common air pollutants including ground-level ozone.
(Louis Vest / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release August 29, 2024

Advocates Notify EPA of Intent to Sue Over Federal Operating Permit for Valero Houston Refinery

Local groups ask the EPA to take over to require monitoring of emissions to protect public health.

Press Release September 5, 2024

Groups Go to Court to Protect Arizona’s Pinto Creek and Endangered Species

Pinto Valley Mine’s excessive groundwater pumping puts vulnerable species at risk

The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. (Randy Edwards / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release August 22, 2024

EPA Updates Guidance on Title VI Civil Rights Safeguards

Earthjustice welcomes EPA’s new Title VI guidance

A horseshoe crab in the Delaware Bay near Fortescue, N.J. (Aristide Economopoulos for Earthjustice)
From the Experts July 29, 2024

A Pathway to End the Medical Harvest of Horseshoe Crabs

The biomedical industry harvests massive quantities of horseshoe crabs every year, threatening a number of migratory birds that rely on the crabs as a food source. But synthetic alternatives are becoming available.

Pygmy rabbits are found in parts of Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Colorado, California, and Oregon.  (Serhano / Getty Images)
Press Release August 15, 2024

Lawsuit Launched to Protect World’s Smallest Rabbit in Eight Western States

Government has failed to take steps to protect the pygmy rabbit

Aerial view of the smelting complex in the city of La Oroya, Peru in 2022. La Oroya is one of the most polluted localities on the planet. (Ernesto Benavides / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts: Victory June 20, 2024

La Oroya v. Peru: Historic Precedent on Human Rights and the Environment

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights set an important precedent for state oversight of industrial pollution.

Press Release September 10, 2024

Environmentalists Seek Legal Intervention to Defend Denver’s Strong Energy Codes

Codes could reduce building sector emissions that contribute to poor air quality and climate change

The Suncor refinery in North Denver. (Martin do Nascimento / Earthjustice)
Press Release June 5, 2024

Groups Submit Notice of Intent to Sue Suncor Over Repeated Clean Air Act Violations

Suncor has reported over 1,000 emissions exceedances or violations since 2019

document June 13, 2024

Notice of Appeal: Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility

This is an appeal of the Final Determination and Order of Approval for Notice of Construction Application 23NOC1606, issued by the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency on May 14, 2024, permitting Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy to construct and operate an industrial-scale, export-focused wood pellet manufacturing facility at 411 Moon Island Road in Hoquiam, Washington.

Press Release June 12, 2024

Groups Send Notice of Intent to Sue Over Pinto Valley Mine Excessive Groundwater Pumping

Pumping would harm endangered species, reduce flows to Roosevelt Lake

document June 5, 2024

Suncor: Notice of Intent

Environmental justice and conservation groups submitted a 60-day notice of intent to sue Suncor Energy for repeated violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s Commerce City, CO, refinery.