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document April 26, 2021

Comments of Public Interest Organizations – FERC Petition for Rulemaking to Amend USofA Treatment of Industry Association Dues

Earthjustice, Sierra Club, Clean Air Council, Friends of the Earth, POWER Interfaith, and Southern Environmental Law Center file comments re: the Petition for Rulemaking requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amend the Uniform System of Accounts to move industry association dues from Account 930.2 to Account 426.

document April 23, 2021

60-Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Violations of the Clean Water Act

On behalf of Centreville Citizens for Change, we hereby notify Commonfields of Cahokia Public Water District (“Commonfields”) that Centreville Citizens for Change intends to commence a civil action under Section 505 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1365 for violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq.

document April 22, 2021

Michigan Court Orders Re-Consideration of Back 40 Mine Permit

A Circuit Court judge in Michigan ordered an Administrative Law Judge to re-consider a decision granting a mining permit for Aquila Resources’ Back 40 Mine, and to enlarge the record with additional evidence concerning groundwater impacts of the mine.

document April 21, 2021

Youth Climate Movement Letter to 2021 Climate Summit Leaders

A letter from youths to heads of state and government at the Leaders Summit on Climate on the climate crisis

document April 19, 2021

Motion to Intervene: Diverse Coalition of 21 Moves to Defend Biden Administration’s Oil, Gas Leasing Pause

Motion backs the Biden administration’s legality in pausing federal onshore, offshore leasing

document April 15, 2021

Rock Creek Mine 131 Opinion and ORDER

Rock Creek Mine 131 opinion and order.

document April 15, 2021

Report: Warehouses, Pollution, and Social Disparities in Southern California

An analytical view of the logistics industry’s impacts on environmental justice communities across Southern California

document April 14, 2021

Yazoo Pumps Complaint Against Corps

A coalition of conservation organizations represented by Earthjustice filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ rushed approval of a massive drainage project in Mississippi’s South Delta, commonly known as the Yazoo Pumps, in the closing days of the Trump administration.

document April 13, 2021

ORDER: Ninth Circuit Court Confirms Obama-Era Protections for Arctic, Atlantic Oceans

Court agrees with motions to end appeal of Alaska District Court win upholding Obama-era protections

document April 12, 2021

111 Scientists ask Biden Administration to Protect the Tongass as a Climate Measure

Old-growth trees in the Tongass National Forest serve as an excellent buffer against climate change. 111 scientists called on the Biden administration to include strong protections for these forests as a climate measure.

document April 8, 2021

Letter on Powhatan Salt Company Permit Applications

Letter on Powhatan Salt Company Permit Applications

document April 8, 2021

Ensuring Safe Disposal of Coal Ash Act

Rep. Cohen's coal ash bill, introduced April 8, 2021

document April 6, 2021

Petition to Require Sea Turtle Excluders

April 6 2021 petition to require sea turtle excluder devices on vessels

document April 6, 2021

50 organizations urge Biden to protect Tongass and carbon-rich forests

50 organizations called on President Joe Biden to include long-term protections for the Tongass National Forest and other mature, carbon-dense forests as part of his administration's international climate commitments.

document April 6, 2021

Letter from Environmental Leaders Urging Biden Administration to Curb Power Plant Pollution

Letter from Environmental Leaders Urging Biden Administration to Curb Power Plant Pollution

document March 29, 2021

The Australian Climate Crisis and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

This report updates Earthjustice and Environmental Justice Australia’s 2020 report, "The Australian Climate Crisis – How Australia is Fueling the Destruction of the Great Barrier Reef and Other Climate-Vulnerable Australian World Heritage Properties"

document March 26, 2021

Senator Smith USDA Letter in Support of Finishing Boundary Waters Study

Sen. Smith urges U.S. Forest Service to study harmful mining impacts in cherished wilderness area

document March 25, 2021

Lawsuit Challenges EPA Approval of the Use of Medically Important Antibiotic as a Pesticide on Citrus Crops

A coalition of public interest groups, including farmworker, health justice and conservation organizations, sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today for approving widespread spraying of streptomycin, a medically important antibiotic, on citrus trees to prevent or treat citrus greening disease or citrus canker.