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Organophosphates are acutely toxic and associated with neurodevelopmental harms in children
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Press Release September 20, 2023

Voices Across the U.S. Demand Ban on Brain-Harming Pesticide by Any Means Necessary

Advocates praise bill introduction in Congress and urge EPA for a full ban

UN Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg speaks onstage during The Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit In Partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies on September 19, 2023 in New York City. (Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Press Release September 20, 2023

Michael R. Bloomberg Doubles Down with Additional $500M to Help End Fossil Fuels and Usher in a New Era of Clean Energy in the United States

Beyond Carbon campaign will continue to work towards shuttering all remaining U.S. coal plants, quadrupling the amount of clean energy on the grid, and halving gas use by 2030

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Article September 20, 2023

Joining Forces to Fight the Climate Crisis and Move Beyond Carbon

Earthjustice and Beyond Carbon partner to accelerate the clean energy transition and advance environmental justice.

Press Release September 19, 2023

Earthjustice statement on California’s lawsuit to recover the costs of climate change from the worst fossil fuel industry polluters

On September 15, the state of California filed a major lawsuit aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for lying about climate change.

Article September 19, 2023

Carbon Capture: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s False Climate Solution

A massive buildout of carbon capture facilities is not the way to avert the climate crisis.

staff September 18, 2023

Auburn Bell

Based in Washington, D.C., Auburn is a Legislative Representative with the Earthjustice Policy and Legislation team.

Document September 18, 2023

Earthjustice Deadline Lawsuit for EPA Missing Polyether Polyol Air Toxics Deadlines

This lawsuit explains clients reasons for suing the Environmental Protection Agency for missing its statutory deadline to review its polyether polyols air toxic rule.

Document September 18, 2023

Earthjustice Clients’ Complaint for EPA Missing TSCA Review Deadlines

This complaint details the clients reasons for suing EPA for missing its risk review of 22 toxic chemicals.

Press Release September 18, 2023

Health and Environmental Justice Advocates Sue EPA to Force Action on Overdue Toxic Chemical Reviews

EPA missed its deadlines to evaluate twenty-two toxic chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Press Release September 18, 2023

Environmental Groups Sue EPA to Limit Cancerous Air Pollution from Chemical Manufacturing Plants

Plants manufacturing polyether polyols release the carcinogen ethylene oxide and are concentrated in Texas, West Virginia, and Louisiana

Press Release September 15, 2023

Kentucky Utility Regulators Move to Protect Kentucky Power Customers from Footing the Bill for a Cryptomining Company

Earthjustice represents public interest groups in Kentucky

A wind turbine at the Twin Groves Wind Farm outside of Bloomington, Illinois. The government agency FERC has the power to accelerate the adoption of wind power and other forms of clean energy. (Peter Juvinall / NREL)
Article September 15, 2023

What You Need to Know About One of the Most Important Agencies Overseeing the U.S. Energy System

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays a critical role in the U.S. clean energy transition.

Document September 14, 2023

LSRD Coalition Letter Sept 2024

Lower Snake River Dam Coalition letter urging Congress and the Administration work with Tribal Nations, stakeholders, and the Northwest to implement a comprehensive solution to restore salmon in the Columbia and Snake Rivers, provide justice for Tribes, and ensure a successful transition to a strong and robust future.

Press Release September 14, 2023

Earthjustice Applauds EPA’s Move to Recognize State and Tribal Authority Under Clean Water Act

EPA’s final rule corrects a Trump era rollback and brings clarity to state and Tribal authority to protect water quality

Park visitors walk along a section of Great Salt Lake that used to be underwater at Great Salt Lake State Park on August 02, 2021, near Magna, Utah. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Article September 13, 2023

We’re Suing to Save the Great Salt Lake From Going to Dust

If the lake continues to shrink, 2.5 million people could wind up breathing in toxic dust from the newly exposed lakebed.

What open-pit gold mining looks like: Barrick Goldstrike Mines' Betze-Post Pit near Carlin, Nev., is one of the largest gold mines in the world. The open pit is so large that it is visible from space. (Adella Harding / Elko Daily Free Press via AP)
Press Release September 12, 2023

Biden Administration Working Group Recommendations Offer First Step to Protect Communities, Environment from Destructive Mining

Administration, Congress should strengthen regulations, reform outdated mining laws

Oil shale development in Colorado's Piceance Basin. (Ecoflight)
Press Release September 12, 2023

Enefit American Oil Abandons Lease to Mine Oil Shale in Utah’s Uinta Basin

Settlement cuts off oil shale giant’s planned mine and processing facility from water supply

Bitdeer’s cryptomining facility in Rockdale, Texas. (© Aaron M. Sprecher / Greenpeace)
feature September 12, 2023

Cryptocurrency Mining in Texas

The rapid growth of cryptomining threatens to strain Texas’s grid and raise electricity rates for Texans.