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Where We Go from Here on States’ Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks Progress

Republican Senators won a temporary delay in our shift to zero-emissions using an unlawful maneuver, but states should be emboldened to quickly shape new tools to clean their air.

Rallying for electric school buses outside the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters. (Hannah Benet for Earthjustice)

Down Comes The Dam

Pomeroy Dam, on the Illinois River in Oregon, was successfully demolished — bringing back wild salmon runs. Earthjustice attorney Janette Brimmer reports from the scene.

First Environmental Lawsuit vs. New Trump Administration

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans at Earthjustice, explains the legal challenge. Related article.

Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Courts

Here’s why we remain confident that the courts are a place where we can mount an effective defense of the environment. Related article.

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

This is what the U.S. used to look like.

The Trump administration is trying to bring back an era when cities choked on smog and rivers caught on fire. Earthjustice is fighting to keep our toxic history in the past.

We Will Not Just Watch Our Government Get Dismantled

The Trump administration’s gutting of federal agencies will wreak havoc on laws that protect everyone's health and the environment.

Congress’s Big, Bad Budget Bill is a Dream for Polluters and Billionaires

Republicans are including substantive policy changes in a process that is strictly intended for federal fiscal policy.

Not On Our Watch: Taking on the Trump Administration

“Just because it’s been said, doesn’t mean it’s legal or that it’s going to happen.” An analysis of initial actions from the second Trump administration and the actions we’re taking.

10 Ways We’ll Fight the Trump Administration to Protect Our Environment

From committing government to climate action to removing toxic lead from our lives, Earthjustice will defend everyone’s right to a healthy environment.

End Fossil Fuels

Earthjustice works alongside communities impacted by coal, oil, and gas and uses the power of the law to loosen the fossil fuel industry’s destructive grip on our world. More stories.