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Press Release January 15, 2025

Earthjustice Applauds Proposed Rule to Improve Safety of CO2 Pipelines

CO2 pipelines pose significant safety hazards to communities and the environment

Lee Zeldin (Matt Rourke / AP). Russell Vought. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc., via Getty Images) Chris Wright (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0). Doug Burgum (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images).
feature January 13, 2025

The Presidential Transition & The Environment

Learn about key nominees in the Trump administration’s second term, and the powers they will have.

A lone wolf howls across hills and valleys in the upper Midwest. (Jerry & Barb Jividen / Getty Images)
Press Release January 8, 2025

Colorado Rejects Livestock Industry Attempt to Stop Wolf Reintroduction

Livestock groups’ concerns and requested management changes were already addressed

Black cooking utensils sitting on counter in a home kitchen. (LifestyleVisuals / Getty Images)
Update December 12, 2024

Yes, Your Black Plastic Utensils May Be Harmful. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.

Black plastic items may contain a deadly flame retardant. We’re suing the government to keep it out of our homes.

An onshore wind power facility near Tarfaya, Morocco. Earthjustice is expanding collaboration across Africa to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
(siemens.com/press)
feature December 2, 2024

Earthjustice Alrededor del Mundo

Earthjustice colabora con organizaciones y comunidades alrededor del mundo para establecer, fortalecer y hacer cumplir protecciones legales para el medio ambiente y la salud pública.

Press Release December 18, 2024

Advocates Demand Stronger Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards from U.S. Safety Commission

Standards fail to protect against harmful carbon monoxide exposure until levels reach a critical danger point

The Phillips 66 refinery in Rodeo, California. (Michael Macor / San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Press Release December 18, 2024

Environmental Justice Group Sues California Agency Over Flawed Low Carbon Fuel Standard Changes

The changes would waste billions on polluting fuels over the next decade while harming refinery communities and dirtying California’s air

document December 18, 2024

Low Carbon Fuel Standard Petition

This Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive Relief challenges the decision of the California Air Resources Board to approve amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard that lock in decades of subsidies for polluting fuels without the required analysis and mitigation of their wide-ranging environmental harms.

An outside unit to a heat pump system outside a home. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)
From the Experts January 9, 2025

Pilot Project Encouraging Building Electrification Proves Popular in Washington State, Saving Customers Money While Helping Meet Climate Goals

Results from the pilot show strong customer interest in shifting away from fossils fuels toward electrification.

A tug boat pulls a large container ship at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California.
(Nicolo Sertorio / Getty Images)
Press Release January 8, 2025

EPA Approves Partial Waiver for the Commercial Harbor Craft Standard, Clearing the Air for Millions of Californians

New standard will clean up air in portside communities and drive new clean energy technology

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

document December 17, 2024

Petition to Promulgate a Consumer Product Safety Standard for Carbon Monoxide Alarms

The current voluntary standards for CO alarms are insufficient to safeguard public health. A significant flaw in these standards is that alarms are not triggered until carbon monoxide levels become life-threatening, leaving people vulnerable to lower concentrations of the gas that can still cause serious and permanent harm, including increased risks of cardiovascular harm, stroke, and developmental harm.

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

feature October 11, 2024

Specific Types of Hydrogen Hub Projects That Could Impact Your Community

Each Hydrogen Hub will include a wide range of projects. Potential harms and benefits from specific projects will vary significantly.

A gray wolf howls in the woods of the the upper Midwest. (Jerry & Barb Jividen / Getty Images)
Press Release December 18, 2024

On Anniversary of Reintroduction, Colorado Urged to Proceed with 2025 Wolf Releases

Conservation groups ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to reject livestock industry petition

Press Release November 22, 2024

Lawsuit Challenges Faulty Environmental Analysis for California’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Community and environmental groups sue Kern County for approving oil company’s plan that will keep the state hooked on fossil fuels, threatening community health and climate goals

The U.S. EPA’s flag flies outside the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C. (Aidan Wakely Mulroney / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release December 12, 2024

Coalition Sues EPA Over Weak Regulation of Toxic Flame Retardant Found in Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils

DecaBDE, linked to cancer and harm to children’s brain development, threatens Indigenous and frontline communities due to inadequate EPA regulations

Data centers being built in Leesburg, Virginia, next to the Potomac Energy Center, a gas power plant. (Gerville / Getty Images)
From the Experts December 20, 2024

Managing the Growing Energy Demands of Datacenters and Crypto Mining

How states, utilities, and regulators can address digital energy demands to strengthen the grid.