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Cleaning Up Coal Ash For Good Coal Ash Report Summary and Policy Recommendations

Letter directed to Secretary Haaland, Director Lefton, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Annatoyn

With their Build Back Better agenda, President Biden and Vice President Harris laid out a transformative blueprint to tackle climate change, address environmental justice, and reduce air pollution – all while investing in infrastructure and creating jobs. A key part of this agenda includes electrifying medium and heavy-duty transportation. We looked more closely into the impact of spending $2.5 billion on upgraded school buses. Our analysis shows that the shift to electric school buses has enormous benefits, significantly reducing a wide range of pollutants where it matters most.

The Pipeline Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA), which is responsible for overseeing pipeline safety, fined DAPL and put the company on notice for a list of violations ranging from neglecting safety repairs on release valves, to failing to properly analyze the volume and impact of an oil spill in densely populated, or “high-consequence,” areas.

A PHMSA enforcement action drew an immediate response from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which submitted a court filing to alert a federal judge to the recent developments.

Centreville Citizens for Change CWA Lawsuit against Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District

New laws propose substantial risks to federally protected Lynx, Grizzly Bears

A letter from elected officials to Secretary Haaland expressing concern about ConocoPhillips’ Willow Master Development Plan.

The Draft SIP represents an important opportunity for DEC to take meaningful steps toward attainment of the 2008 ozone NAAQS. We commend DEC for recently adopting regulations to reduce NOx emissions from important point sources like peaker plants and solid waste incinerators, but significant work remains to reduce NOx emissions from the transportation sector.

Groups file injunction request for stop-gap measure to aid struggling salmon, steelhead

D.C. Circuit Court Decision: Earthjustice and clients Sierra Club, Healthy Gulf, and National Wildlife Federation filed a challenge with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alleging that it illegally approved expanded volume production of largely corn and soy based biofuels despite evidence that such production destroys habitat, degrades water quality, and increases harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are fueling the climate crisis.

Earthjustice, along with Hispanic Federation, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, GreenLatinos, and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, joined the growing calls for the closure of the migrant child detention center located at the Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, Texas, due to flagrant environmental contamination in the area. In a letter submitted to federal agencies, groups expressed alarm by the growing number of reports of dangerous and unsafe conditions for children at Fort Bliss and other emergency intake shelters. They also asked for the closure of this detention center. This comes as recent news reports have detailed horrifying conditions at Fort Bliss, including contractors ill-equipped to care for children, severe emotional distress, and inhumane treatment.

Remand comes back a victory in the Supreme Court landmark water case

Coalition Sues Hawai‘i Land Board to Halt Reopening of Aquarium Pet Trade

Line 3 Brief in Opposition to DOJ Cross Motion

The Center for Progressive Reform, Earthjustice, and the Union of Concerned Scientists issued a joint call for reform in the new policy brief, released one day before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency holds a virtual public listening session on preventing industrial chemical disasters in which the agency has requested information on climate risks and resilience.

For July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

A group of Cully community members and Portland-based organizations sent a letter to the operator of the Owens-Brockway glass plant expressing disappointment in its choice to challenge a recent regulatory action for cleaner air.