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Appeals Ct. ruling affirming district court ruling on turtle excluder devices

Appeals Ct. ruling affirming district court ruling on turtle excluder devices
Members of the LA County Electric Bus and Truck Coalition during LA Metro’s tour and presentation about their bus electrification process at the El Monte Station in El Monte, California, on August. 21, 2026. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)
From the Experts September 1, 2026

Protected: LA Hid Its Smog the Last Time It Hosted the Olympics. We Have a Better Game Plan This Time

LA can become a heavyweight in modern transit as it makes more electric bus progress
Chloe Waterman & Molly Armus, <a href="https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Factory-Farm-Gas-Brief_final.pdf"><i>Biogas or Bull****? The Deceptive Promise of Manure Biogas as a Methane Solution</i></a> (2024).
From the Experts September 1, 2026

Moving Beyond Harmful Bioenergy, Together

The Truth and Common Misconceptions about Biomass, Biogas, and Biofuel Energy
There are only seven species of sea turtles in the world, and all sea turtles found in U.S. waters are protected by the Endangered Species Act. (sdbower / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 1, 2026

U.S. Appeals Court Rules to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets

Court rejects Louisiana Shrimp Association attempt to exempt shrimp boats from using Turtle Excluder Devices
Press Release September 1, 2026

Groups Demand FAA Reject Rule Waiving Environmental Requirements for Commercial Rocket Launches

The proposed rule would undermine 13 environmental laws protecting wildlife, water, and public health
In the News: Bloomberg Law August 31, 2026

Trump’s EPA on a Mission to Ease Air Rules by 2028: Explained

Patricia McKenna, Managing Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “No one is saying we don’t want companies to do well and manufacturing, but you can do it responsibly without putting people’s health at risk.”
Big Bend National Park in Texas. (National Park Service)
Press Release August 31, 2026

Organizaciones Apoyan el Litigio Que Detendría la Destrucción del Medioambiente Por La Frontera en el Parque Nacional Big Bend

Organizaciones ambientales impugnan la decisión de la Administración de Trump de dispensar a reglas que protegen la vida silvestre, hábitat, y tierras públicas
document August 31, 2026

FAA Comments: Commercial Space Launch

DarkSky International, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and American Bird Conservancy offer the following comments regarding Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions, 91 Fed.…
In the News: The Guardian August 30, 2026

Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Lakendra Barajas, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “There’s a lot of underestimation of the risk, and they’re ignoring different exposure pathways … and we’re definitely seeing them cite industry sources.”
Lau'ipala (yellow tang fish) swim in a coral reef off the island of Lānaʻi, Hawaii. Reefs are essential to biodiversity, with 25% of all marine species found in, on, or near
them. Healthy reefs also facilitate subsistence and commercial fishing, and they protect people from storm surges and floods, absorbing up to 97% of a shorebound wave’s energy. Around a billion people benefit from reefs. (M Swiet Productions / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

Hawai‘i Land Board Rejects Move To Reopen Commercial Aquarium Fish Collection

Decision marks a turning point in the long-running effort to protect Hawai‘i’s native reef fish from commercial capture and sale
In the News: Wyoming Public Radio August 28, 2026

More time for public comment on feds’ plan to rescind Roadless Rule

Aaron Bloom, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “We are asking for public hearings throughout the country in accessible locations, so that the public that’s impacted by this rule can show up and have their voices heard.”
In the News: KHON August 28, 2026

Land Board considers new rules for Aquarium fish collection

Mahesh Cleveland, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office “About half of them die within the first year of captivity, and in the wild they can live up to 40 years. So it’s really about keeping Hawaii’s fish on Hawaii’s reef for Hawaii’s people.”
In the News: KITV August 28, 2026

BLNR rejects proposal to resume commercial aquarium fish collection in West Hawaii

Mahesh Cleveland, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “This decision recognizes the will of Hawaiʻi’s people. Again and again, communities have turned out at public meetings to oppose this trade.”
A family cooks on an induction stove. (Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

California Legislature Passes the Home Energy Choice Act

AB 2313 will give Californians the freedom and funds for non-polluting appliances with money that would otherwise be spent replacing gas service lines
Elevated view of freight cars with coal in Nebraska, North Platte. (Joseph Sohm-Visions of America / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Environmental Review of Large Coal Projects in California

AB 40 awaits Governor Newsom’s signature in order to become law
Farmers work at Providence Farm Collective in Orchard Park, New York. Providence Farm Collective, a plaintiff in the USDA grant termination lawsuit, helps both new and established farmers grow food for the surrounding community. (Photo courtesy of Providence Farm Collective)
Update: Victory August 28, 2026

Victory: Court Restores Grants That Trump’s Agriculture Department Yanked From Farmers and Community Groups

Earthjustice's clients will use these grants to work toward a healthier nation and a fairer food system
Revillagigedo Island in Alaska.
(Photo courtesy of Anita Gould)
Press Release August 27, 2026

Lawsuit Aims to Halt Massive Old-Growth Logging Project in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Forest Service’s old-growth logging plan will harm subsistence use and jeopardize wildlife, drain taxpayer dollars
document August 27, 2026

South Revilla Complaint: Tongass National Forest

A Southeast Alaska Tribe and two conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a 15-year, large-scale old-growth logging project in the Tongass National Forest on…