Recent Victories

See Earthjustice’s recent court wins — and find out why we’re more than just lawyers in a courtroom.

April 25, 2018 | Article

Grassroots Activists Just Proved Big Oil Can’t Buy Its Way Into America’s Hometowns

Thanks to a grassroots uprising and Earthjustice litigation, the city of Vancouver, Washington, has delivered a huge blow to the largest oil-by-rail project proposal in North America.

April 25, 2018 | Article

Court Rules Mega-Dairies Can’t Keep Spreading Mega Waste in Secret

The New York Supreme Court sided with environmental groups, telling the state to revise a permit that has allowed huge industrial dairies to spread tons of manure onto nearby land without adequate safeguards.

March 30, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Appeals Court Reaffirms Maui Clean Water Act Decision

9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejects Maui County’s petition for the full court to reconsider whether Maui County violated the Clean Water Act by injecting millions of gallons of treated sewage each day into wells that discharge into the Pacific Ocean

March 30, 2018 | Press Release: Victory