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Map of D-1 lands in Alaska (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
From the Experts: Victory August 30, 2024

Protecting 28 Million Acres of Public Lands in Alaska is a Big Victory!

Earthjustice joins Alaska’s Tribes and conservation groups in applauding the Department of Interior’s decision – and the thorough study and public process that informed it

Emissions from a stack at the Mitchell Power Plant, a coal powered plant, in Moundsville, West Virginia. (Lauren Petracca for Earthjustice)
Article August 30, 2024

What Project 2025 Would Do to the Environment – and How We Will Respond

The policy playbook from the Heritage Foundation would strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.

document August 30, 2024

Bad River Band Comments on USACE’s Line 5 Environmental Assessment

Comments submitted by Earthjustice on behalf of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa requesting a more thorough review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the impacts of Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute project.

Press Release August 30, 2024

Over 150k Public Comments Oppose Federal Permits for Line 5 Pipeline

Enbridge seeks federal and state approval to extend its trespassing pipeline

document August 29, 2024

Earthjustice Project 2025 Analysis

High-level observations and illustrative examples based on Earthjustice’s review of the chapters of Project 2025 that are most relevant to our work and the broader environmental and legal space.

Under the Clean Air Act, EPA has an obligation to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a number of common air pollutants including ground-level ozone.
(Louis Vest / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release August 29, 2024

Advocates Notify EPA of Intent to Sue Over Federal Operating Permit for Valero Houston Refinery

Local groups ask the EPA to take over to require monitoring of emissions to protect public health.

An aquarium collector takes fish from a reef in Hawai`i. (Brooke Everett)
Press Release August 28, 2024

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Fails to Protect Coastal Reef Fish

Court opens door to fish collection permits for West Hawai‘i, subject to Land Board approval

document August 28, 2024

Valero Houston Refinery: Notice of Intent Letter

Letter to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding notice of intent to sue under the Clean Air Act over failure to take over the main Title V Permit for Valero’s Houston refinery.

Press Release August 28, 2024

Agrochemical Giant, AMVAC, Announces Voluntary Suspension of Registration for its DPCA Products

Weeks after EPA’s emergency suspension, American Vanguard will no longer produce or distribute products containing the harmful pesticide.

A young gray wolf.
(Paul Carpenter / Getty Images)
Press Release August 28, 2024

Idaho Wolf-Trapping Brochure Misleads Public About Judge’s Binding Order

Idaho Fish and Game brochure distributed to sport shops ignores grizzly bear protections

Map of D-1 lands in Alaska (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Press Release: Victory August 27, 2024

The Department of the Interior Finalizes Protections for 28 Million Acres of Public Lands in Alaska

Earthjustice joins Tribes in applauding the safeguarding of Alaska’s federally-managed lands critical for food security and the protection of intact ecosystems

A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Press Release August 27, 2024

Government Appeals Grizzly Protections in Flathead, Plaintiffs to Defend Win

Earthjustice will go to court to defend its victory limiting road building in grizzly habitat

staff August 26, 2024

Melanie Hart

Melanie Hart is the Senior Vice President of Community, Justice, and Impact at Earthjustice.

The Puyallup River, with Mount Tahoma (Rainier) in the background. (David Seibold / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Update August 23, 2024

In a Win for Endangered Salmon, Court Orders Puyallup River Dam Removal

Electron Dam has been harming Chinook salmon, steelhead, and trout for nearly 100 years. With part of the dam gone, the river will flow naturally for the first time in almost a century.

The welcome sign to St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, and a pipeline marker, are covered in red dust from the nearby Atlantic Alumina facility. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 23, 2024

Louisiana Federal Court Permanently Stops Title VI Protections Statewide

Ruling blocks federal safeguards against environmental injustice in Louisiana

document August 22, 2024

Hualapai v. Haaland Temporary Restraining Order

A federal district court judge has granted a temporary restraining order sought by Earthjustice on behalf of the Hualapai Tribe to freeze a lithium drilling operation that is endangering their lands, including a sacred medicinal spring called Ha’Kamwe’.

The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. (Randy Edwards / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release August 22, 2024

EPA Updates Guidance on Title VI Civil Rights Safeguards

Earthjustice welcomes EPA’s new Title VI guidance

Press Release August 22, 2024

Earthjustice Appoints Abre’ Conner and Rashad Morris to Board of Trustees

Both leaders bring decades of invaluable insight to Earthjustice’s Board