County of Hawai‘i must obtain a Clean Water Act permit for sewage discharges into the Pacific Ocean from Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant

Michigan regulators weigh final arguments on oil pipeline project

Two final briefs submitted on behalf of the Bay Mills Indian Community to the Michigan Public Service Commission, wrapping up nearly three years of litigation in a contested case over the proposed Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

“Transition minerals will help power our shift to clean energy, but current mining laws and regulations fail to protect the communities, sacred sites, and water resources most impacted by mining practices.”

Earthjustice’s attorneys and policy experts rated the administration’s progress.

The pipeline is a few yards from exposure to the Bad River, risking a leak that could spread oil into the Great Lakes.

A motion for emergency injunction filed by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa shows the Line 5 oil pipeline — operating in trespass of the Band — is only a few feet away from imminent catastrophe in Wisconsin’s Bad River and must be shut down and purged.

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “We are extremely alarmed to see the shrinking distance between Line 5, which is operating in trespass of the Bad River Band, and the raging river current. If government officials don’t use their power to shut down Line 5, this disaster will be on their hands.”

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney of the Midwest Regional Office, Earthjustice: “This 70-year-old pipeline is operating a full 20 years past its design lifetime. Line 5 threatens Tribal Nations and violates the State of Michigan’s shutdown order. It’s time to retire Line 5. Every day that oil flows through the pipeline is another day we risk…

The Northwest Salmon Restoration Campaign celebrates progress on the largest river restoration in history

Building a strong foundation for the work ahead to address environmental racism

If our leaders were serious about tackling climate change and protecting the Great Lakes, shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would be a layup.

Twelve First Nations and Tribes sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Eby calling on the governments of Canada and British Columbia to act to protect their recognized traditional territories from legacy, operational, and proposed mining in British Columbia.

The Bay Mills Indian Community is fighting efforts to extend the life of a dangerous oil pipeline that runs through its tribal territory and one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems.

Lawsuit takes aim at outdated studies and seeks to reexamine groundfish catch limits due to sweeping ecosystem changes

The massive proposed open-pit gold mine and its toxic chemicals threaten salmon, human health, and the Tribes’ traditional ways of life

Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue in Federal Court to Halt the Donlin Gold Mine

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “It needs to be redone or completely thrown away.”