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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
Press Release May 14, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Republican Plans to Slash Environmental and Social Safety Net Programs

“While Republican billionaire supporters and polluting industries CEOs reap the benefits, everyday people are left with crumbs.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature April 29, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

A 300-foot crane slowly lifts a wind turbine rotor onto a tower north of Abilene, Texas. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)
Update May 15, 2025

We’re Joining the Legal Fight to Defend Clean and Critical Wind Energy From Trump

Wind power is a clean and affordable energy source for the nation — but the Trump administration has halted most wind development.

Smog covers the city of Los Angeles.
(Photo courtesy of Ben Amstutz)
Press Release April 30, 2025

House of Representatives Votes to Repeal States’ Clean Air Standards, Bucking the Law and Congressional Watchdog

Abuse of Congressional Review Act veers far outside norms of the law

Almost everyone in the U.S. has traces of PFAS in their body because the chemicals have contaminated the air, soil, and water — including the drinking water for approximately 200 million people nationwide. (Cavan Images)
Press Release May 14, 2025

EPA Announces Illegal Plan to Eliminate Restrictions for Toxic PFAS in Drinking Water

Community leaders defending drinking water protections in court denounce Trump administration’s capitulation to utility lobbyists and chemical companies at the expense of public health

Clockwise from top left: Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice) Controlled burn during BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard) Subway train on the 7 line in Queens, New York City. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images) An oil-coated feather on a Florida beach in 2010, following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. (Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley / U.S. Air Force)
feature May 12, 2025

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

A petroleum drill site operates in Alaska’s Western Arctic, near Lake Teshekpuk. (Kiliii Yüyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release May 5, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on House Natural Resources Committee Legislative Attack on Public Lands in Alaska

The House Natural Resources Committee’s budget reconciliation bill language includes an all-out attack on Alaska’s public lands, including maximum drilling, mining and logging

A haze of smog covers the Port of Houston. (James Dillard)
Press Release: Victory April 28, 2025

Army Corps revokes permit and agrees to full environmental review if project is to move forward near toxic San Jacinto Waste Pits

After lawsuit, agency revokes “Letter of Permission” shortcut, commits to proper environmental assessment of dredging and barge mooring risks

feature January 29, 2025

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature April 24, 2025

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

In the News: Inside Climate News April 29, 2025

Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakes’ Wetlands

Julie Goodwin, Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “We know that there is no national energy emergency.”

The Gallatin Range in Southwest Montana. (Jared Lloyd / Getty Images)
feature May 7, 2025

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Program Report

Earthjustice fights to protect imperiled species and the habitats that support their lives — and ours. Here are highlights of our work to defend our natural world over the past year, and a glimpse at what’s next.

Grizzly bear near Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)
Press Release December 11, 2024

‘Grizzly Bears Not Recovered’ Says Leading Biologist, 15 Regional & National Groups Petition for New Recovery Vision

Former U.S. Fish & Wildlife Grizzly Coordinator updates his own 30-year-old Recovery Plan

In the News: The Guardian April 4, 2025

New House Republican proposal seeks to exempt many toxic PFAS from review

Michael Youhana, Attorney, Northeast Office: “Even small releases or small bits of exposure to PFAS can cause devastating effects to the environment and human beings, and that’s why this doesn’t make sense.”

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature March 7, 2025

In Conversation: Not On Our Watch – Taking on the Trump Administration

Earthjustice’s plans during the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, and the actions we’re already taking to protect the health of frontline communities, wildlife, and our shared climate future.

The downtown Los Angeles skyline bathed in smog. (Daniel Stein / Getty Images)
Press Release April 4, 2025

Earthjustice Reacts to Senate Parliamentarian Reaffirming States’ Rights to Clean their Air

State waivers for stronger tailpipe standards are not subject to the Congressional Review Act

Once found nationwide, gray wolves were hunted, trapped, and poisoned for decades; by 1967 there were fewer than 1,000 wolves in one small part of the Midwest.
(Paul Carpenter / Getty Images)
Press Release December 21, 2024

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Recommends Denying Petition to Pause Wolf Reintroduction

Director Davis reiterates biological importance of reintroducing additional wolves to the state

In the News: Politico March 25, 2025

Tribes withdraw from US review of Michigan pipeline project

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “This would be unprecedented. The only time the corps’ emergency provisions have been used before have been for natural disasters.”