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Maria Lopez-Nuñez at her community garden in the Ironbound section of Newark. (Brian W. Fraser)
Article March 14, 2025

Trump Guts Environmental Justice Policies, but the Fight for Justice Continues

The administration is slashing initiatives meant to help communities of color and low-income communities facing high pollution burdens.

The United Nations recently adopted an oceans goal for the first time to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
(Rich Carey/Shutterstock)
From the Experts March 14, 2025

Protecting Our Oceans Protects Human Rights

Earthjustice presents to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the important relationship between the ocean and human rights.

document March 14, 2025

UN Human Rights Council Submission Offshore Oil Gas

We respectfully submit the following brief in the name of the Earthjustice International Program in response to the call for inputs on oceans and human rights in preparation of a thematic report to be presented to the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

document March 14, 2025

UN Human Rights Council Submission Overfishing

We respectfully submit the following brief in the name of the Earthjustice Oceans Program in response to the call for inputs on oceans and human rights in preparation of a thematic report to be presented to the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

La familia Uqualla de la Tribu Havasupai junto al congresista estadounidense Raúl Grijalva al borde del Gran Cañón. Earthjustice expresa su más sentido pésame tras el fallecimiento del representante por el estado de Arizona. (Foto cortesía de Grand Canyon Trust).
Press Release March 13, 2025

Declaración de Earthjustice Tras el Fallecimiento del Rep. Raúl Grijalva

“Es evidente que ha dejado una huella indeleble en su querida Arizona, en el movimiento ambientalista, en nuestro planeta y en nuestros corazones”.

The Uqualla family of the Havasupai Tribe stand with U.S. Congressman Raul Grijalva at the edge of the Grand Canyon
(Photo courtesy Grand Canyon Trust)
Press Release March 13, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on the Passing of Rep. Grijalva

“It is clear he has left an undeniable mark on his beloved Arizona, the environmental movement, our planet, and our hearts.”

Former U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin has been picked to lead the EPA by President-elect Donald Trump. (Matt Rourke / AP)
Update March 13, 2025

New EPA Chief Launches 31-Point Attack on Our Health and Environment

Here’s what the plans mean for air, water, climate, and more.

document March 13, 2025

EPA Letter to Protect Health and Safety

Groups send letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

Laura Beth Resnick owns and runs Butterbee Farm in White Hall, Maryland. Resnick was approved for a grant through the Inflation Reduction Act that would have reimbursed half the cost of her solar panels, which was later withdrawn. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)
Article March 13, 2025

We’re Suing Trump for Abandoning Federal Funding Promises

The Trump administration is reneging on the federal government’s funding promises, leading to lost compensation to workers, hiring freezes, and halted construction projects.

Press Release March 13, 2025

Agricultores y Organizaciones Sin Fines de Lucro Demandan a Administración Trump Por Congelar los Fondos de Subvenciones del IRA

Retener fondos prometidos desperdicia dinero ya gastado en proyectos sin completar y perjudica a los trabajadores alrededor del país.

Cultivate KC Executive Director Brien Darby at the nonprofit’s Juniper Gardens Training Farm in Kansas City, Kansas. Cultivate KC was awarded grants to expand their ability to connect farmers with available farmland in the Kansas City area. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release March 13, 2025

Farmers, Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration for Freezing IRA Grant Funds

Withholding promised funds wastes money already spent on projects left unfinished and hurts working people across the country

document March 13, 2025

Butterbee Farm v USDA Complaint

Earthjustice sued the Trump administration on behalf of nonprofits and small farmers for unlawfully withholding grant funds appropriated by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature March 13, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

Leigh Bolding, center, cries with her daughter Kayla Cromer, right, as she holds her grandchildren at an evacuation shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Extreme weather fueled by climate change threatens communities across the United States.
(Gerald Herbert / AP)
Press Release March 12, 2025

Trump EPA Moves to Gut Health and Safety Regulations

Earthjustice to defend against attacks on clean air, water, and healthy communities

In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, salmon are caught, prepared by hand, and preserved to feed families throughout the year. (Rachel Ruston / Northern Center)
Press Release March 12, 2025

Court Rules that Federal Fishery Managers Can Continue to Rely on Outdated Study to Manage the Trawling Industry

Alaska tribal organizations express disappointment over the ruling, which allows fisheries managers to use older studies resulting in poor fisheries decisions favoring commercial trawling over subsistence harvests

Laura Beth Resnick es propietaria y administradora de la granja Butterbee en White Hall, Maryland. Resnick recibió una subvención a través de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación que le habría reembolsado la mitad del costo de sus paneles solares, la cual le fue retirada posteriormente. (Alyssa Schukar para Earthjustice)]
Article March 12, 2025

Ella Confió en la Promesa del Gobierno De Ayudar a Los Agricultores. Hasta Que Intervino Trump.

La administración Trump está incumpliendo las promesas de financiación del gobierno federal, lo que ha provocado pérdidas de compensaciones a los trabajadores, congelamientos de contrataciones y una pausa en proyectos de construcción.

Press Release March 12, 2025

Trump’s EPA Takes Aim at Clean Water Protections

Waterways across the U.S. poised to lose even more protections from pollution and reckless development

Press Release March 12, 2025

Earthjustice Statement: New York State One-House Budgets SFY2025-26

NYS Senate’s and Assembly’s Budget Bills Offer Opportunities for Climate and Environmental Leadership