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A pod of southern resident orcas in Boundary Pass, north of San Juan Island, WA.
(Howard Garrett / Orca Network)
Press Release: Victory April 1, 2026

Hearing Examiner Rejects Permit That Allowed a Major Expansion of a Whatcom County Liquefied Petroleum Gas Terminal 

The county must conduct an independent capacity analysis of the terminal expansion and redo its environmental analysis

Signal Hill, an affluent suburb of Long Beach, features dozens of active oil wells and derricks around the town many in commercial parking lots and residential areas only feet from homes.  (Tara Pixley for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 31, 2026

California Oil and Gas Health Protection Law Survives First-Round Trump Administration Attack

Buffer zones between drilling sites, communities to remain in effect during legal battle

The critically endangered Florida panther is just one of the species
that depends on the Everglades. (David Shindle for the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission)
Press Release: Victory March 27, 2026

Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act

The shift to state-of-the-art appliances in homes, such as induction stoves, offers major clean air benefits, upgrades in energy efficiency, and climate protections. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 26, 2026

Court Upholds Montgomery County’s All-Electric Building Code

Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings

Oil storage tanks at the Port of Long Beach. (John Gannon for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Court Orders City of Long Beach Pause Oil Storage Tank Expansion Project

City’s environmental impact analysis ruled inadequate, rejected feasible alternatives, and now must be redone

Press Release: Victory March 11, 2026

Illinois EPA Denies NRG’s Inadequate “Preliminary” Closure Proposal and Monitoring Plan for Toxic Coal Ash at Lincoln Stone Quarry

Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE), Earthjustice, Prairie River Network, and Sierra Club celebrate the decision to ensure better monitoring and clean-up of coal ash at the highly-polluted quarry

An inside wall unit to a heat pump system in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory March 4, 2026

Michigan State Regulators Approve Win for Michigan Families: New Agreements Between Utilities and Advocates Will Lower Energy Bills and Invest in Home Improvements

Consumers Energy and DTE Energy agree to expand energy efficiency initiatives for low-income households

Un tren del metro de la línea 7 en Queens. El programa de tarifas por congestión de la ciudad de Nueva York está recaudando millones para mejoras en el transporte público y reduciendo significativamente el tráfico. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 3, 2026

Intento de la Administración Trump por Eliminar la Tarifa de Congestión es Ilegal, Determina Corte Federal

Tras su primer aniversario, el programa de Tarifa de Congestión ha limpiado el aire, mejorado la seguridad en las calles, impulsado la economía local y aportado millones para mejoras en el transporte público

A subway train on the 7 line in Queens. New York City's congestion pricing program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory March 3, 2026

Federal Court Rules That Trump Administration’s Attempt to End Congestion Pricing Is Unlawful

After 1-year anniversary, the Congestion Pricing program has cleaned the air, made streets safer, boosted local economy, and added millions for public transportation improvements

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

Attorney John Petoskey and activist Theresa Landrum on a tour of hazardous industrial sites in the Detroit Metro area encompassing Southwest Detroit, Delray, and River Rouge, for Earthjustice staff. (Brittany Greeson for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory February 17, 2026

SW Detroiters Celebrate $100M Penalty, Clean Air Wins in EES Coke Ruling

DTE and EES Coke were ordered to invest $20 million in community projects

A driver charges his electric vehicle at a charging station in Redondo Beach, California. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory January 23, 2026

Judge Protects Billions for Reliable EV Charging, Cleaner Air, and Lower Driving Costs Across the Country

States and nonprofit groups win lawsuit protecting $5 billion federal EV charging program

Lazzlo Jenkins, a member of Agroecology Commons, cuts flowers at the organization's demonstration farm in El Sobrante, California. An Earthjustice lawsuit helped restore grant funding for the organization. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Article: Victory December 12, 2025

5 of Our Top Legal Wins From 2025

The onslaught of environmental attacks from polluting industries and their allies in the Trump administration is not slowing down – but neither is the pace of our litigation.

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are more similar to massive industrial factories than they are to actual farms. (Shutterstock)
From the Experts: Victory November 20, 2025

The End of a Marketing Mirage: In Settlement of Greenwashing Lawsuit, Tyson Agrees to Stop Making Climate Claims

Given the enormous emissions associated with industrial meat production, beef produced in this manner can never be a “climate-smart choice.” Climate-smart beef is plainly an oxymoron.

Regina Fred touches one of her window-mounted heat pumps in her apartment in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)
Press Release: Victory November 20, 2025

California To Launch Window Heat Pump and 120 Volt Induction Programs

California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances

Press Release: Victory November 17, 2025

Tyson Foods Agrees to Stop Making ‘Net-zero’ and ‘Climate-smart Beef’ Claims

Lawsuit alleged Tyson Foods falsely claimed it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketed its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”

A satellite view of southern Louisiana. The proposed 112 MW Bayou Power Station would have included six methane gas units loaded on a barge, moored in a highly vulnerable area already suffering significant wetland losses. (MODIS Land Rapid Response Team / NASA GSFC)
Press Release: Victory November 13, 2025

Proposal for Floating Methane Gas Power Plant Defeated in Louisiana

Residents concerned about hurricanes and the methane gas barge celebrate Entergy’s retreat