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A commercial jet takes off from Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. (Gregory Adams / Getty Images)
Article September 10, 2026

Airplane Turbulence May Worsen Thanks to Trump

Pilots depend on climate data from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to fly. The government wants to dismantle it.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research facility in Boulder, Colorado. (Brennan Linsley / AP)
Press Release September 10, 2026

National Science Foundation and White House Sued for Refusing to Release Government Records

Lawsuit calls for more transparency around the decision to dismantle critical research center that supports our nation’s public safety, economic prosperity, national defense, and understanding of climate change
document September 10, 2026

NCAR FOIA Lawsuit

Union of Concerned Scientists, represented by Earthjustice, and Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Management and Budget…
Press Release: Victory September 10, 2026

Colorado PUC Strengthens Black Hills Clean Heat Plan, Requires Beneficial Electrification Offerings for Customers

Decision ensures customers of one of CO's largest gas-only utilities have access to the same opportunities to electrify their homes
The Three Fires Confederacy Bridge Walk For Water in Mackinaw City, Michigan, on Monday, September 7, 2026. 

Photo by Sarah Rice for Earthjustice
Press Release September 10, 2026

Michigan Tribes Ask Judge to Toss Line 5 Tunnel Permits

New administrative challenge targets a set of permits granted by Michigan’s EGLE
document September 10, 2026

Petition Challenging EGLE Joint Permits for Line 5 Tunnel

Four Tribal Nations in Michigan have petitioned state regulators for a contested case to challenge a pair of permits that authorize Canadian company Enbridge to build its proposed Line 5…
Press Release: Victory September 9, 2026

Community Voices Drive Major Win for Health Equity and Pollution Prevention in Seattle’s Duwamish River Valley

Advocacy and litigation by the Duwamish River Community Coalition and Front and Centered, plus heavy metals testing requested by the community, resulted in a victory reinstating a cap on tire…
Press Release September 9, 2026

Colorado Department of Transportation Finalizes Misguided Plan to Widen I-270

Community-supported alternatives to widening are rejected
In the News: Native News Online September 9, 2026

Michigan’s Governor Pulls Back on Line 5 Tunnel Permits

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “Enbridge’s tunnel project would have jeopardized the country’s largest supply of freshwater and endangered tribal lifeways in order to serve a Canadian pipeline company’s profits. Governor Whitmer did the right and lawful thing by ordering a new review of these permits.”
In the News: Inside Climate News September 9, 2026

NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’

Andrea Treece, Attorney, Oceans Program: “If you asked AI to come up with a plan to hollow out marine ecosystems and impoverish coastal communities, it would look a lot like the one NOAA just put out. The agency is taking a sharp turn away from science.”
document September 9, 2026

Ash Grove Tire Burning: Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss Appeal

DRCC and Front & Centered, represented by Earthjustice, voluntarily dismissed their appeal of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Final Notice of Construction Permit issuance to Ash Grove's cement facility…
An octopus on the seafloor at Physalia Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-sea mining would threaten the rich ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
From the Experts September 9, 2026

Why We Don’t Need to Mine the Deep Sea

As tech changes, better solutions are emerging
The Three Fires Confederacy Bridge Walk For Water in Mackinaw City, Michigan, on Monday, September 7, 2026. 

Photo by Sarah Rice for Earthjustice
Press Release: Victory September 9, 2026

Michigan’s Governor Pulls Back on Line 5 Tunnel Permits

State regulators will revisit Enbridge’s proposal in light of Michigan Supreme Court ruling
document September 9, 2026

Black Hills Clean Heat Plan Decision

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a portfolio of Clean Heat Plan programs to help Black Hills Colorado Gas customers heat their homes more efficiently, comfortably, and affordably while…
A school of rays swimming in the Northern Mariana Islands. (Charlie Jung / Getty Images)
Press Release September 8, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Mariana Islands Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale

Groups seek protection for imperiled species from destructive deep-sea mining activities
document September 8, 2026

Deep Sea Mining Mariana Islands Complaint

Plaintiffs Our Common Wealth 670, PåganWatch, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, and Center for Biological Diversity hereby complain of the actions of Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and Secretary of Commerce…
Press Release September 8, 2026

Conservation Groups Challenge Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Big Game Migration Corridors

Lease sales in Colorado and Wyoming threaten sensitive public land resources and habitat
document September 8, 2026

Complaint – Oil and Gas Lease Sale CO and WY

Conservation groups filed suit over the Trump administration’s approval of two large oil and gas lease sales in Colorado and Wyoming, which threaten big game migration corridors and pristine, wilderness-quality…