Ohio agency opens Ohio public lands for oil and gas development without proper consideration and opportunity for hearing

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

Highlights of how Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies office has leveraged the power of partnership and the law to defend communities, sacred lands and wildlife, and clean air and water.

As the Endangered Species Act celebrates its 50th anniversary, here’s how we’re using this powerful legal tool to protect imperiled animals.

Citing new technical analysis from University of Nevada, Earthjustice sent comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), urging it to exercise precaution when setting bait harvest quotas based on model that does not accurately represent the impacts of a horseshoe crab bait harvest in Delaware Bay. Relying on the result of the model’s intrinsic flaws to justify management decisions would further imperil the rufa red knot, a shorebird listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Ocean advocates to host educational event on August 5th at Hawai‘i Wildlife Discovery Center

The Port of Oakland wants to widen its basins, bringing more megaships — and more pollution — to an already overburdened community.

The undersigned groups and individuals submit these comments on EPA’s Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution. Part I of these comments describes many of the harms caused by plastics — to climate change, human health, and biodiversity; Part II describes the strengths and shortcomings in the Draft Strategy; and Part III outlines additional measures EPA must include in its final strategy in order to truly address the array of harms and cumulative impacts caused by plastics during manufacture, use, disposal or recycling, as well as during the production of the petrochemical feedstocks that are the building blocks of virtually all plastics.

What to expect at EPA’s virtual and in-person hearings on the Legacy CCR Surface Impoundment Rule

Public comment period for proposed rulemakings on how Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service protect species and habitats

More than 150,000 people called on Biden Administration to fully restore the Endangered Species Act

Comments from 21 organizations on proposed rulemaking for how the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages federal land

Fish and Wildlife Service’s biological opinion failed to consider full impacts of road development and use

Public comment period concludes today for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

By law, before government regulations are adopted or changed, agencies must ask the public — you — to weigh in.

Comments on Oakland Harbor Turning Basins Widening Navigation Study; Revised Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment

Get hired: A guide to Earthjustice’s job application process and tips for success.

The plant’s air permit application was denied after community members fought back, with help from Earthjustice.