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

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July 13, 2020 | Video

#NoDAPL Unprecedented Victory for Standing Rock Sioux Tribe After Four-year Legal Battle

The courts have ruled: the Trump administration must conduct a full environmental review of the risks the Dakota Access Pipeline poses to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Now, we need your voice to stop the pipeline for good.

August 7, 2020 | Article

Is the Water All Right?

Reality-checking President Trump’s remarks on repealed water pollution rule

August 7, 2020 | From the Experts

After This Year, We All Deserve to Breathe a Little Easier

COVID-19 is an environmental justice problem. Electric vehicles can be part of the solution.

August 5, 2020 | Feature

Alaska’s Bristol Bay & The Pebble Mine

An open-pit mine threatens one of the last places on Earth where wild salmon still thrive. Add your voice to protect Bristol Bay, one of our world's surviving great ecosystems.

August 3, 2020 | Article

Something in the Air: Public Backlash to Broken Promises in a Polluted City

Energy company PSEG promised jobs and local investments to the residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut, to get their new gas-fired power plant built. Seven years later, none of that has happened. The residents — and the city — are done waiting.

August 1, 2020 | Feature

Meet the Community Gardeners of New York City

Earthjustice’s Sustainable Food & Farming Program team is partnering with NYCCGC to establish the legal protections that community gardens deserve.

July 31, 2020 | Explainer

Why restoration of the lower Snake River is necessary to save wild salmon

It’s time for the four dams on the Lower Snake River to go and for our salmon to come home — to a free-flowing and healthy Snake River.

July 31, 2020 | Explainer

How Can We Save Endangered Salmon and Orcas?

Are wild salmon really in danger of extinction? You have questions. We've got answers.

July 31, 2020 | Article

For Orcas and Salmon, This Dam Plan Is a Disaster

Leaders in the Pacific Northwest must step up where federal agencies have failed.

July 27, 2020 | Explainer

What You Need To Know About Chlorpyrifos

For half a century, U.S. staple foods such as corn, wheat, apples and citrus have been sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a dangerous pesticide that can damage the developing brains of children, causing reduced IQ and attention deficit disorders.

July 22, 2020 | Video

Protect the People’s Environmental Law

The National Environmental Policy Act, often referred to as the people's environmental law, is under attack from the Trump administration.

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