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Residents of La Oroya, Peru, hold a sign that reads "Doe Run, it is enough of environmental crimes" during a march through the streets of Lima demanding medical assistance and a halt to the pollution generated by mining in Peru. (Fotoholica Press / LightRocket via Getty Images)
Article March 28, 2024

Historic Court Decision Puts Big Polluters on Notice in Latin America

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

A smelter in La Oroya, Peru has polluted the small Andean city for generations. (Mitchell Gilbert for AIDA)
Press Release: Victory March 22, 2024

Inter-American Court Ruling on La Oroya Case Sets Key Precedent for the Protection of a Healthy Environment

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

(Mitchell Gilbert para AIDA)
Press Release: Victory March 22, 2024

Fallo de la Corte IDH en Caso de La Oroya Sienta Precedente Clave para la Protección del Ambiente Sano

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

The Tongass is America’s largest national forest.
(Brian Logan / U.S. Forest Service)
Press Release January 30, 2024

Alaska Native Tribes, Southeast Alaska Businesses and Forest Advocates Defend Tongass National Forest’s Roadless Rule

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

A reef and island off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.
 (Cesar Morales / Getty Images)
Press Release August 2, 2023

Mexican environmental authority violates Mexico’s highest court and international obligations when reissuing a permit for a port expansion that threatens the Veracruz Reef System

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

A reef and island off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.
 (Cesar Morales / Getty Images)
Press Release August 2, 2023

Autoridad Ambiental Mexicana Vulnera Obligaciones Internacionales con Nuevo Permiso para Ampliación Portuaria que Amenaza al Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano

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

Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of southeast Alaska. (USGS)
Press Release January 30, 2024

Alaska Native Tribes Press B.C. for Rights Amid Reckless Gold Rush

Tlingit Tribes originating along the Unuk River want a say in risky mining proposals

staff December 12, 2023

Bridgett McCoy

As an associate attorney with the Fossil Fuels Program, Bridgett supports the teams’ efforts to stop oil and gas buildout along the Louisiana and Gulf coasts.

An outside unit to a heat pump system outside a home in Juneau, Alaska. (Michael Penn for Earthjustice)
Article November 21, 2023

A Cold Alaska City Has Become a Heat Pump Hub

The ‘electrify everything’ movement is taking off in Juneau, Alaska.

Press Release: Victory February 9, 2022

Mexican Supreme Court Orders Protection of Reefs and Wetlands in Veracruz

Mexico’s highest court halts a major port expansion project, ruling in favor of community and environmental defenders of the reefs on the Veracruz coast

Press Release: Victory January 25, 2023

U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest

The National Roadless Rule was rolled back for America’s last great rainforest by the Trump administration, threatening millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands

“Protect” spelled out by activists in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
(Camila Roy/Sectral Q)
Article July 17, 2015

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: The Sacred Place Where Life Begins

Learn more about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge straight from the women of the Gwich’in tribe in Alaska through Miho Aida’s film “The Sacred Place Where Life Begins: Gwich’in Women Speak.”

Tiburón ballena, Cabo Pulmo.
(Carlos Aguilera)
Press Release September 22, 2014

Organización Trinacional Pide Investigar a México por la Autorización de Mega Resorts que Amenazan Ecosistemas, Especies y Comunidades en el Golfo de California

El Secretariado de la Comisión para la Cooperación Ambiental (CCA) recomendó una investigación a fondo sobre el incumplimiento de la legislación ambiental mexicana en la entrega de permisos a tres proyectos turísticos planeados en una zona vital para ecosistemas vulnerables, especies en peligro y comunidades locales

document August 28, 2006

AIDA Colombia Report executive summary (English)

An english summary of AIDA's report on US aerial spraying in Colombia and alternative development strategies.

Press Release December 23, 2020

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Decision to Gut Tongass National Forest Protections

Time is running out to curb carbon emissions, but Tongass logging will only make climate change worse

Press Release September 6, 2023

Estado de Utah Es Demandado Por No Proteger El Gran Lago Salado

El humedal más grande del oeste estadounidense enfrenta un colapso ecológico debido al abandono estatal

feature January 25, 2023

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

Thanks to collective advocacy, 9 million acres of Tongass National Forest are no longer threatened by new clear-cut logging.

document August 28, 2006

AIDA Colombia Report (Spanish)

Examines the impacts of US aerial spraying in Colombia and alternative development strategies.