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July 19, 2020 | In the News: Columbus Dispatch

Partner’s Pullout Latest Blow to Viability of Chemical-Plant Project in Ohio

Megan Hunter, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “Daelim’s pullout is further evidence that the project is no longer viable, and that petrochemical development is not going to provide the [Ohio] Valley with real, lasting economic opportunity.”

July 19, 2020 | In the News: Associate Press

States Set Goals to Jump-Start Transition to Electric Trucks

Paul Cort, Staff Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: “This memorandum of understanding magnifies what California did in adopting its regulation. It tells manufacturers that they not only have to produce these trucks for California but also for these other states.”

July 17, 2020 | Article

In the Heartland, Human Waste Floods Homes

Centreville community members are pushing for solutions to this environmental injustice.

July 17, 2020 | Feature

6 Places Where the National Environmental Policy Act Made The Difference

One of the first lawsuits under the National Environmental Policy Act was brought — and won — by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club in 1971.

July 16, 2020 | Press Release

Trump’s EPA Sued Over Understating Risks of Deadly Chemical

Groups challenge faulty methylene chloride risk evaluation in first of its kind lawsuit

July 16, 2020 | Press Release

Agencia Ambiental de Trump Es Demandada Por Subestimar Riesgos de Químico Letal

Grupos impugnan evaluación de riesgo del cloruro de metileno defectuoso en una primera demanda de este tipo

July 15, 2020 | Press Release

House Legislation Protects Clean Water for Communities

New water resources bill invests in resiliency, access for millions nationwide

July 15, 2020 | Feature

The Trump Administration Wants to Undo the People’s Environmental Law

The National Environmental Policy Act helps communities protect themselves from dangerous, rushed or poorly planned federal projects. Join us in standing up to defend it.

July 15, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Guts National Environmental Policy Act

Final Council on Environmental Quality regulations to trigger legal challenges

July 15, 2020 | Article

Young People Don’t Need a Degree to Fight for Their Future

Youth climate activist Mishka Banuri describes how she pushed past her fears of imposter syndrome to join the climate fight and calls on young people everywhere to demand bold solutions to the climate crisis.

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