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A stunning array of corals and sponges on Retriever Seamount. This high diversity and density was characteristic of what scientists saw during a deep-sea expedition. (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research / Deep Connections 2019)
From the Experts August 6, 2026

Breaking Down Deep-Sea Mining Regulatory Authority

Understanding the U.S. and international laws that regulate deep-sea mining.
document August 6, 2026

Motion: Preliminary Relief USDA Grants Terms and Conditions

Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND and Earthjustice filed a request on behalf of five nonprofit organizations for preliminary relief in their new case in the U.S. District Court for the…
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

EPA Must Re-Evaluate Clean Air Requirements in California’s San Joaquin Valley

The Environmental Protection Agency failed to hold the state accountable to protect public health from polluted air
document August 6, 2026

Committee for a Better Arvin v EPA Opinion 08-05-2026

The panel remanded without vacatur in a case challenging a final rule issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency concerning air quality in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
document August 6, 2026

Committee for a Better Arvin, et al. v EPA No. 24-7270 April 2025

Petitioners Committee for a Better Arvin, et al. challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval of pollution controls known as "contingency measures," which the Clean Air Act requires for areas…
"The people of the Mariana Islands will fight to protect our homes and our way of life as hard as we must and for as long as we must," said Jerome Kaipat Aldan, mayor of the Northern Islands.
(Pågan Island, ca. 1970. Courtesy of Cinta Kaipat)
Press Release: Victory August 6, 2026

U.S. Navy Scales Back Destructive Live-Fire Training in Northern Mariana Islands

Robust public input and disclosures hold the Navy to limited training on only one island
Summer tomato harvest at Harlem Grown, an Earthjustice partner and New York City-based community organization working to increase access to and knowledge of healthful food.
(Sorangel Arlyn Liriano / Earthjustice)
From the Experts August 6, 2026

New York’s Opportunity to Lead on Values-Based Food Procurement

Let Cities Buy the Food They Value - It’s Time for Good Food NY to Become Law
Fish around staghorn coral colonies in the Florida Keys. (Fish and Wildlife Research Institute / Flickr)
Press Release August 6, 2026

Conservationists challenge dredging project near Port Everglades over Endangered Species Act violations

Groups file lawsuit to protect imperiled Florida corals
Press Release August 5, 2026

Nonprofits Move for Court Stay of New USDA Rules Preventing Crucial Work To Support Farms and Hunger Relief

Plaintiffs and other grantees cannot effectively do that work while subject to the unlawful terms and conditions, we are asking the Court to put these rules on hold while the…
document August 5, 2026

Ft Lauderdale Dredging — Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Plaintiffs seek court order to halt dredging at Port Everglades Inlet Sand Bypass Project in Ft Lauderdale, due to flawed biological opinions by the National Marine Fisheries Service which underestimated…
From the Experts August 5, 2026

E15: Consumers and Planet Pay; Big Ag Benefits

Nothing about the case for year-round E15 adds up. It raises costs at the pump and in the grocery aisle, it requires millions of additional acres of land that make…
Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

Mapping Soot and Smog Pollution in the United States

How is the air where you live?
Soot air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

What’s the state of soot pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of soot pollution in the air. Soot causes death and serious health harms.
Smog air pollution by county. <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/soot-smog-air-map-united-states-county">See full map.</a> (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature August 5, 2026

What’s the state of smog pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.
In the News: ProPublica August 4, 2026

The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “I think for the five-year review to be meaningful, you need to do testing.”
The R.S. Nelson coal fired-power plant in 2004, in Westlake, La. (Jamie Gates / AP Photo / American Press)
Press Release August 4, 2026

Trump Administration’s Plan to Put Louisiana in Charge of Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Threatens Sources of Drinking Water

Testing at all Louisiana coal plants found groundwater contamination above federal safe drinking water standards
document August 4, 2026

Comments Opposing Louisiana Primacy of Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

Earthjustice, the Alliance for Affordable Energy Louisiana, and the Sierra Club filed these comments opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to let the state of Louisiana run its own Coal…
In the News: Montana Free Press August 4, 2026

Proposed tar sands pipeline in eastern Montana hits stumbling block

Lars Phillips, Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “It is unfortunate that it took two Montanans standing up to big oil to force DEQ to require Bridger to comply with Montana law.”