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EPA announces that cleaning up coal ash will be a top priority for enforcement
EPA acknowledges widespread noncompliance from coal-fired power plant owners.
Read MoreSage Against the Machine
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.
Read MoreIn Response to Petition, EPA Announces New Federal Advisory Committee on Industrial Animal Factory Pollution
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
Read MoreWhere a Logging Camp Once Stood, a Center for Healing Takes Root
In Kake, Alaska, protecting a temperate rainforest means protecting a way of life.
Read MoreCourt Dismisses Utah Suits, Upholds Presidential Authority to Establish National Monuments
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments remain safe
Read MoreNorthern 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.
Read MoreSurprises 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.”
Read MoreFeeling the Ripples of Pesticide Lake During Farmworker Awareness Week
It's Farmworker Awareness week, and we are proudly premiering the short film "Pesticide Lake."
Read MoreMountain Heroes, Supported by Celebrities and the Public, Join Earthjustice Campaign To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, John Slattery, Wendell Berry, Leilani Munter, and more join Appalachian heroes and American public in standing up for mountains, communities, and water
Read MorePhotos: Protecting Lives & Lungs From Smog
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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