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The Washington Legislature convened for 60 days this year, compared to 105 days on odd-numbered years. This year’s fast and furious session included several challenges but also notable successes, namely progress on key environmental legislation and two significant budget victories. As Earthjustice’s state policy representative for Washington, I worked predominantly on three bills – one…

Si la Corte falla a favor de la industria química, pacientes con cáncer y trabajadores agrícolas podrían perder su único recurso para obtener una compensación cuando los pesticidas tóxicos les provoquen enfermedades

If the Court sides with the chemical industry, cancer patients and farmworkers could lose their only path to compensation when toxic pesticides make them sick

The case is one of thousands brought by people who got non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after applying Monsanto’s Roundup. Two FIFRA regulations will likely loom large at argument.

16 years after the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history, we are going to court to stop another risky BP project.

Today’s lease sale notice sets into motion this administration’s radical agenda to industrialize the Refuge to benefit oil companies – not the American people

The offshore oil drilling project would push into riskier, deeper waters than the infamous Deepwater Horizon rig.

BP’s “Kaskida” proposal fell dramatically short of legal and regulatory requirements

BP’s “Kaskida” proposal fell dramatically short of legal and regulatory requirements

The government greenlit BP’s proposal for a new ultra-deepwater drilling project in the Gulf, despite significant red flags.

EPA’s new proposed coal ash rule would permit widespread contamination from toxic chemicals in coal ash.

Christie Hicks, Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “I don’t think that there’s anyone who would say, ‘yes, I would like to pay more for my electricity so that I can subsidize some of the wealthiest companies in the world.’”

Federal agencies must halt construction or renovation of warehouse for pendency of litigation

Petition identifies multiple, serious problems with new information and analysis in final rule

Earthjustice weighs legal options to stop Chilean-owned Twin Metals mine

Congress voted to remove protections from mining in the watershed of the treasured Boundary Waters wilderness.

How lawmakers are clearing the way for mining and fossil fuel development across the western U.S. and Alaska.

Nonprofits filed a petition for reconsideration on the faulty science EPA used to justify its repeal of the endangerment finding.