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Press Releases

Dark gray clouds of steam emerge from the top of a smokestack at night, lit by red lights on the smokestack with a dark blue sky in the background.
September 14, 2026

Trump EPA Shirks Legal Obligation to Act on Climate Pollution from Power Plants

Fossil-fueled power plants are the largest industrial source of carbon pollution in the U.S.

Bison and calf in Yellowstone National Park's Lamar Valley.
September 14, 2026

State of Montana Moves to Drop Yellowstone Bison Suit Ahead of NPS Analysis

Fort Peck Tribes, conservation groups urge NPS to defend bison conservation progress

Red knots, ruddy turnstones, dunlin and semipalmated sandpipers coming through the Delaware Bay near Fortescue, New Jersey, on May 23, 2022.
September 14, 2026

On “Day Zero” for American Wildlife, Groups Across U.S. Denounce Trump’s Attack on Endangered Species’ Habitat

Bipartisan Members of Congress & former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Directors under Republican and Democrats have also denounced ESA “harm” rule

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June 16, 2026

The New York Times

D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center

Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement, Earthjustice

“It’s remarkable for the United States to intervene on behalf of a polluter in a case like this. Ordinarily, they would intervene to enforce the law.”

February 17, 2026

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court may block thousands of lawsuits over Roundup weed killer

Patti Goldman, Attorney, Northwest Office

“When people use pesticides in their fields or on their lawns, they don’t expect to get cancer. Yet this happens, and when it does, state court lawsuits provide the only real path to accountability.”

January 14, 2026

Slate

It’s Responsible for One of the Worst Oil Disasters Ever. It’s Counting On Trump to Let It Do It Again.

Sam Sankar, SVP of Programs

“The first Trump administration saw oil companies as its ‘partners.’ The second Trump administration treats them as its ‘customers.’”