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Air Pollution Sickens, But It Also Unites
The Clean Air Ambassadors who arrived yesterday in Washington, D.C. have some amazing stories to tell, and I spent the better part of yesterday hearing them. Alexandra Allred from Midlothian, TX described a day she spent outside with her son Tommy—a day when he didn’t suffer his usual respiratory issues and could play carefree, like…
Read MoreBreaking Down Toxic PFAS
What PFAS are, why they’re harmful, and what we can do to protect ourselves from them
Read MoreA Fossil Fuel Company Tried to Put a Dirty Gas Plant on a Beautiful Coastline. It Failed.
Earthjustice’s work in state energy proceedings like California is driving the state, and the nation’s, clean energy transition.
Read MoreGas Stoves Are a Public Health Hazard. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.
In partnership with communities across the U.S., we’re advocating for higher energy efficiency standards and leveling the playing field for renewable energy.
Read MoreTrump Administration opens half of national forest land for logging
Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney of Earthjustice’s Northwest Office, speaks with Soundside about the Trump administration’s actions on federal forest management
Read MoreThe Mercury & Air Toxics Standards
When companies burn coal in the U.S., significant amounts of mercury spew into our air. Now, that mercury is controlled, thanks to a federal rule that Earthjustice and our clients fought for, defended, and successfully expanded.
Read More“In the Belly of the Beast”: A Conversation with Port Arthur Community Action Network’s John Beard, Jr.
A lifelong Port Arthur resident takes the fight for clean air and water directly to polluting industries.
Read MoreThis Weed Killer Is Linked to Parkinson’s. Why Isn’t It Banned Yet?
Paraquat damages farmworkers’ respiratory system, their kidneys, and their eyes. Help us urge the EPA to ban it.
Read MoreSouth Africa’s Youth Take on Coal and the Climate Crisis
A new lawsuit seeks to prevent the expansion of coal generation in South Africa.
Read MoreCancer Alley Rises Up
An overburdened community unites against Big Oil’s next big play.
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