Earthjustice partners with organizations and communities around the world to establish, strengthen, and enforce legal protections for the environment and public health.

Las diferencias de tratamiento por parte de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de Mendoza ocurrieron en el marco de una demanda acerca de la autorización del fracking o fractura hidráulica para explotar petróleo y gas de la formación Vaca Muerta en la provincia argentina.

The Mendoza Supreme Court’s differential treatment between the oil industry and civil society groups occurred in a lawsuit over the authorization of fracking from the Vaca Muerta formation in the Argentinian province

El proyecto de ampliación del puerto de Veracruz amenaza el ecosistema, que alberga la mayor biodiversidad de especies arrecifales del oeste del Golfo de México.

A port expansion project threatens the reef that hosts the greatest biodiversity of reef species in the western Gulf of Mexico

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The Court found Peru responsible for violating the rights of residents of La Oroya, who have been exposed to unsafe levels of toxic contamination for generations

Canada’s decision effectively silences Tribes as slew of gold and copper mines upriver in British Columbia threaten ecological hotspot

An international court ruled in favor of the people of La Oroya, Peru, finding that the government violated their right to a healthy environment.

El tribunal estableció la responsabilidad del estado peruano en la violación de derechos de residentes de La Oroya, afectados por décadas de contaminación tóxica

Environmental group accuses Tyson of capitalizing on consumers’ interest in purchasing climate-friendly foods by falsely claiming it will be net-zero by 2050 and marketing its industrial beef products as “climate-smart”

In a legal brief, AIDA and Earthjustice argue the Secretary of the Environment failed to properly evaluate the environmental impact of the project to the reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as required by Mexico’s highest court

Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies

En un escrito legal, AIDA y Earthjustice evidenciaron cómo la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente no reevaluó adecuadamente el impacto ambiental del proyecto en los arrecifes, declarados Patrimonio de la Humanidad, de acuerdo con los términos dispuestos por la Suprema Corte

The National Roadless Rule, now reinstated on the Tongass National Forest, safeguards vast tracts of old-growth forest that serve as important carbon sinks.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights set an important precedent for state oversight of industrial pollution.

La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos estableció un precedente importante para la fiscalización de la contaminación industrial por parte de los Estados.

New and diminished engagement with U.S. Tribes violates Provincial law