Sage Against the Machine

A Greater Sage-Grouse male gathers on his lek to perform a spring courtship ritual to attract hens in Carbon County, Wyoming.

Saving the greater sage-grouse was one of the largest conservation efforts in U.S. history. When the Trump administration tried to sacrifice it to oil and gas, the bird’s champions flew to its rescue.

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In Response to Petition, EPA Announces New Federal Advisory Committee on Industrial Animal Factory Pollution

An industrial hog facility in North Carolina.

EPA’s announcement responds in part to a rulemaking petition submitted in October 2022 by a nationwide coalition of over 50 citizens’ groups and community advocacy, environmental justice, and environmental advocacy organizations, in partnership with Earthjustice

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Northern Rockies

Highlights of how Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies office has leveraged the power of partnership and the law to defend communities, sacred lands and wildlife, and clean air and water.

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Surprises Arise at Clean Air Public Forum

“This morning’s testimony was so moving, I wish I’d had tissues with me,” said one speaker. “It never occurred to me that I would need them at an EPA public hearing.”

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Photos: Protecting Lives & Lungs From Smog

Oscar Garcia and Kimberly Garcia of Reno, NV, testified at an EPA public hearing on ozone standards. They were among the many who asked the EPA to create a new, stronger ozone standard that limits ozone to at least 60 parts per billion, the most protectiv

The EPA is under court order to take action to limit the amount of smog allowed into the air. Listening sessions were conducted across the country on the proposed ozone standards. These are stories from the hearing held in Sacramento, CA.

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