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A Cook Inlet beluga calf swims with three larger beluga whales. (Paul Wade / NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
Press Release February 26, 2026

Traditional Tribal Nation, Community and Environmental Groups Notify Interior Department of Intent to Challenge Upcoming Offshore Oil-and-Gas Sale in Cook Inlet, Alaska

Trump administration plans to hold sale in violation of Endangered Species Act, putting extremely vulnerable Cook Inlet beluga whales at risk

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Tarpley / BLM)
Press Release February 26, 2026

Senator Lee Formally Begins Process to Fast-Track Destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho. Salmon will have greater access to spawning grounds in Idaho if the lower Snake River dams are removed.
(Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon / iLCP)
Press Release: Victory February 25, 2026

Court Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

Federal defendants ordered to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead

document February 25, 2026

Columbia-Snake: Preliminary Injunction Request Court Order and Opinion

A federal court in Oregon ordered federal agencies to change operations of the Columbia Basin hydropower system in critical ways to help improve salmon survival.

Press Release February 25, 2026

Consumer Groups Alarmed as Louisiana PSC Declines to Take Up Probe Into Meta Risky Financing Deal

Meta’s complex financing deal for its largest data center could leave everyday Louisianans paying for three huge new methane gas plants

View of Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake. (Nick Pedersen / Getty Images)
Press Release February 25, 2026

Groups Seek to Halt Recently-Passed Utah Laws from Derailing Great Salt Lake Lawsuit

Motion filed for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction over unconstitutional application of H.B. 392 and S.J.R 5

document February 25, 2026

Motion for TRO and PI: Great Salt Lake

Conservation and community groups filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the transfer of a landmark public trust suit to protect the Great Salt Lake to a new three judge panel.

In the News: Grist February 24, 2026

The Supreme Court hears a Line 5 oil pipeline case with high stakes for treaty rights

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “This case is really about Michigan’s ability to protect the Great Lakes from an outdated Canadian oil pipeline that’s threatening to rupture.”

(Tanaphong Toochinda / Unsplash)
feature February 24, 2026

The Toxic Substances Control Act, Explained

A basic primer on a key environmental health law

(Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
page February 23, 2026

From the Experts

Analysis and commentary from Earthjustice attorneys, policy experts, and more

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
(NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
feature February 23, 2026

What You Should Know About The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

An abuse of executive power seeks to roll back prohibitions on commercial fishing

Power plants are the biggest sources of water pollution in the country. Power plant water discharges are filled with toxic pollution such as mercury, arsenic, lead, and selenium.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Photo)
Update February 20, 2026

Trump Is Trying Again to Gut Pollution Rules for Power Plants. We’re Fighting Back.

The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, lifesaving regulations that drastically reduce toxic chemical emissions from the nation’s dirtiest power plants.

The coal fired power plant looms over the town of Colstrip, Mont. Montana’s Colstrip power plant is the largest emitter of toxic particulate matter of any plant in the country’s aging coal fleet. (Louise Johns for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 20, 2026

EPA Dismantles Protections for Mercury and Air Toxics From Power Plants

Advocates warn of more toxic pollution, asthma attacks, and premature deaths, especially in communities living near coal plants.

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle. (Jaida Grey Eagle for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 20, 2026

Bad River Band Asks Wisconsin Court to Review Line 5 Permit Decision

The Tribe filed a petition for judicial review to halt Enbridge’s planned pipeline

document February 20, 2026

Bad River Band Petition for Judicial Review Line 5 WDNR Permit

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed a petition for judicial review with Wisconsin’s Iron County Circuit Court to challenge Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy’s decision upholding a key permit for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute project.

Electric appliances give a more comfortable quality of life in homes, with induction stoves offering quicker and more precise cooking. (Maskot / Getty Images)
Press Release February 19, 2026

Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation to Electrify California Homes

The Home Energy Choice Act gives Californians the option to electrify their homes with money that would otherwise be spent on old gas service lines

document February 19, 2026

Tribal Comments on Proposed CWA Section 401 Regulations

Thirteen Tribal Nations submitted comments to the government opposing the EPA’s proposed rule interpreting Section 401 of the Clean Water Act to undercut tribes’ and states’ authority to protect their own water quality.

Environmental Protection Agency scientists sort samples for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the EPA Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
From the Experts February 19, 2026

They Got U.S. Cleaner Air and Water. Now This Administration Is Driving Them Away.

Closing EPA labs means dirtier air, unsafe water, and sicker communities.