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Ozawa Bineshi Albert, with Casey Camp-Horinek (right).

Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice

November 26, 2019 | Feature

Water Bandits: How one company almost got away with draining the Mojave Desert

Thankfully, the arm of the law is longer today than it was a century ago.

December 5, 2019 | Feature

Insider Briefing: 2019 - The Year in Review

President Abigail Dillen looks back at the work Earthjustice has done over the past year, the strides we’ve made and the impact our work has had on driving the transition to clean energy — while simultaneously battling the Trump administration’s efforts to overreach and impede our progress.

December 3, 2019 | Article

Daughter of Murdered Environmental Activist Carries on Her Mother's Work in Honduras

In an interview with Earthjustice, Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres discusses the work she has inherited and the role the U.S. plays in Honduras' security woes.

November 25, 2019 | Article

This Thanksgiving, Remember that Hands Grow Your Food

The people who grow our food deserve the same health protections that you and I enjoy. This Thanksgiving, you can take action to help them.

November 22, 2019 | Explainer

The Trump Administration’s Hazy Plans to Weaken Car Pollution Standards Won’t Work. Here’s Why.

Earthjustice attorney Paul Cort explains why Trump’s EPA chief is careening way outside his lane in trying to undo a key provision of the 1970 landmark Clean Air Act.

November 21, 2019 | Feature

Stopping Toxic Cages

An unprecedented collection of government documents regarding Fort Bliss sheds light on the process that the Trump administration follows to create migrant detention centers and its disregard to human rights and public health.

November 18, 2019 | Feature

Toxic Taps

The military is running away from its legacy of PFAS-contaminated water.

November 15, 2019 | Article

Tribes Halt Major Copper Mine on Ancestral Lands in Arizona

A company tried to bend the rules to dig a mile-wide pit in sacred lands, until the Tribes blocked the plan in court.

November 14, 2019 | Explainer

The Clean Water Case of the Century

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui. The fate of the nation’s clean water hangs in the balance.

November 11, 2019 | From the Experts

SDG&E Wants More Money From Customers Who Don’t Buy Much Electricity. A Lot More.

San Diego Gas & Electric's proposal to charge households a minimum of $38.40 a month would hurt rooftop solar and disproportionately burden low-income customers.

November 5, 2019 | Article

9 Justices, 30 Minutes: Our Lawyer’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court

Earthjustice attorney David Henkin heads to the Supreme Court to protect everyone’s right to clean water.

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Water Bandits: How one company almost got away with draining the Mojave Desert

Insider Briefing: 2019 - The Year in Review

Daughter of Murdered Environmental Activist Carries on Her Mother's Work in Honduras

This Thanksgiving, Remember that Hands Grow Your Food

The Trump Administration’s Hazy Plans to Weaken Car Pollution Standards Won’t Work. Here’s Why.

Stopping Toxic Cages

Toxic Taps

Tribes Halt Major Copper Mine on Ancestral Lands in Arizona

The Clean Water Case of the Century

SDG&E Wants More Money From Customers Who Don’t Buy Much Electricity. A Lot More.

9 Justices, 30 Minutes: Our Lawyer’s Big Moment at the Supreme Court

Double Your Impact!

We’re in the business of building a better future for our planet. Join us today and double your impact!

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