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Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney for Earthjustice’s Sustainable Food & Farming Program, speaks about the U.S. farm bill and agricultural emissions

Brettny Hardy, Attorney, Oceans Program: “No matter how you look at it, there’s a really dire need to accelerate this shift to clean energy. The things the industry is doing now is not going to help that transition.”

Court rules against Pennsylvania coal plant operators

Two years after the parties reached a settlement agreement, lights at the luxury resort continue to harm Hawaiian petrel chicks migrating out to sea

A coalition of conservation groups filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and the Center for Biological Diversity.

With more than a dozen major environmental rules recently finalized, here’s what the administration should do as soon as possible to secure a lasting impact.

“Senator Stabenow’s call for a bipartisan process is exactly what we need, and the Senate should quickly work together on advancing a Farm Bill that addresses the modern challenges we face.”

Final updates to National Environmental Policy Act ensure that communities will not be sacrificed as clean energy infrastructure ramps up.

“This week’s votes are the anti-Earth week nobody asked for.”

The new rule will cut permitting time in half for major transmission projects while maintaining strong environmental standards.

Charisa Gowen-Takahashi is an associate attorney with the Northwest regional office.

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “The rule allows more than 50 percent of current methylene chloride production and use to continue, subject only to workplace exposure limits that EPA lacks the resources to enforce and that do nothing for the communities where methylene chloride is released.”

Byron Chan, Attorney, Community Partnerships Program: “You’ll see a pattern of violating the law, paying a penalty, and then violating the law again.”

A new bill to remove ESA protections needed for wolves and grizzly bears has been proposed.

El acefato ha sido vinculado a bajo coeficiente intelectual, trastornos de atención y autismo

Acephate has been linked to low IQ, attention deficit disorders, and autism 

Michael Mayer is a senior attorney in the Northwest regional office.

We don’t have time for reckless bills that continue to give handouts to polluting industries at the expense of people, our environment, and our planet.