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A Community Takes a Data Center Colossus to Court

The NAACP and Earthjustice are suing Elon Musk’s company xAI over air pollution from an unpermitted power plant in Southaven, Mississippi.

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Rev. Robert Tipton Jr., the branch president of the DeSoto County NAACP, is opposed to the methane gas turbines operating in his Southaven, Mississippi community to power a nearby xAI data center in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)

On the Endangerment Finding

The scientific finding mandates the government to protect the public against climate pollution. Related legal analysis.

Breaking Down the Trump Administration’s Attacks on the Endangered Species Act

Drew Caputo explains it all in two minutes. Related article.

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.

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.

Recent Explainers

A chart showing that since 2016, 79% of oil leases have been in deep and ultra-deepwaters. As depth increases, the chance of incidents rises exponentially.

Why BP’s Kaskida Project Is a Recipe for (Yet Another) Disaster

The offshore oil drilling project would push into riskier, deeper waters than the infamous Deepwater Horizon rig

Data Centers under construction with a gas-fired power plant visible in the background

What You Need to Know About AI Data Centers

Here’s what to know about proposals for enormous new data centers, and what Earthjustice is doing to control their pollution, climate impacts, and your energy bill.

An upward view of the U.S. Supreme Court building near the top of the front steps.

The Law That Can Stop Trump’s Environmental Agenda is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Strictly speaking, it’s not even an environmental law. We call it our not-so-secret secret weapon.

A group of people stand behind a speaker at a podium. Some hold signs including a large one that says "Philly deserves safe, clean + affordable energy!" and "Here 4 climate justice"

Why Are Electricity Bills Going Up?

Electricity rates are set to skyrocket, fueled by the Trump administration’s war on cheaper clean energy and push for expensive fossil fuels.

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Why the EPA’s Endangerment Finding Matters

The EPA said greenhouse gases are a risk to public health. Scientists and the courts have affirmed it. Now, Trump’s EPA wants to pretend that climate change isn't a problem.

Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island at the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

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

100% Clean Energy

Earthjustice is using the power of the law to accelerate the shift from dirty to clean energy. More stories.

A large building is under construction with homes visible behind it.

How We Rallied a Big Coalition to Stop a Shady Data Center Bill

Three people wearing white outfits, the middle one being Bad Bunny, stand and sit on top of utility poles with electrical equipment. The two people on the sides have their fists raised as sparks shoot from below them. The background is a crowd of people in a football stadium.

Why Was Bad Bunny Singing on Top of a Broken Utility Pole at the Super Bowl?

The United States Postal Service Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, shown in this concept image, can be built with either a gasoline or electric drivetrain.

Electric Postal Service Vehicles Deliver Holiday Cheer and Clean Air

How Maryland is Taking Climate Action into Its Own Hands — While Cutting Energy Bills

Justice-centered Movement

Earthjustice partners with communities around the country to fight for a safe, just, and healthy environment. More stories.

A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida.

We’re Fighting to Protect the Everglades from Florida’s Illegal Detention Center

$Two semi-trucks sit next to industrial tanks at a fracking pad as large orange flames and vapors shoot up behind them.$

Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights

Charlene Alden stands outside her home in Lame Deer, Montana.

A Tribe Takes on Coal

From left: Walter Jim, Chair of the Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC), Ray Watson, an ONC Council Member, and William Igkurak, Council President of the Native Village of Kwigillingok, presented at the 2025 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon, on the threat of the Donlin Gold mine to their Kuskokwim River communities.

Mining Makes No Sense to the Southwest Alaska Tribes Challenging the Donlin Gold Mine

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.

A polar bear walks across the ice in the Beaufort Sea, near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Why We’re Fighting Trump on Multiple Fronts to Protect the Arctic

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Powering the AI Race: Ready, Set, Coal?

A woman wearing a hat, sweatshirt and black pants stands in ankle-deep water with the ocean behind her, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.

Trump’s Ocean Drilling Sale Risks Another Disaster for Gulf Communities — We’re Suing

How Hawai‘i’s Youth Advocates are Fighting for Hawai‘i’s Future

Biodiversity

Earthjustice protects imperiled species and the ecosystems that support their lives — and ours. More stories.

A Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale – one of the world’s rarest whales– in the western Gulf of Mexico, observed by aerial survey in 2024.

As a kid, he came face to face with one of the rarest whales in the world — he just didn’t know it yet

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Trump’s Latest Attack on Endangered Species Act Threatens Biodiversity

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, May 19, 2020.

Defending the Grizzly Bear

A brightly colored orange and black monarch butterfly alights on a plant with small white flowers.

The Monarch Has Been Proposed for the Endangered Species List. It Still Needs Better Protections From Pesticides.

Safeguard Lands & Waters

Earthjustice believes that humans have a moral and practical duty to defend wilderness from exploitation and destruction. More stories.

A man wearing jeans and a sweatshirt holds a coffee mug in his hand and looks up at the large green trees that surround him.

What the Tongass Needs is Time to Heal, Not More Logging

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The Little-Known Law Congress is Abusing to Sell Out Our Public Lands

An octopus with its legs curled up on a sandy and rocky sea floor.

Deep Sea Mining, Explained

A group of people stand on the bank of a large body of water facing away from the camera, with a large bridge visible on the left of the frame. The shirt on the person on the right reads "NO LINE 5 OIL TUNNEL"

An Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes

Clean Air & Water

Earthjustice is strengthening protections for the air we breathe and the water we drink, and holding polluters accountable when they violate those protections. More stories.

Diane Wilson stands in a grassy, tree-filled landscape, with a solemn expression and her hair lightly glowing from the sun's rays. She's wearing a thick, black pea coat with double buttons down the front. Her hands are snugly inside the coat's pockets.

The Bay She Loves Is Choked with Microplastics. She’s Taking the Polluter to Court.

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We Beat Trump on Congestion Pricing. Here’s Why It’s a Win for New York.

A man in a white tank top leans into a spray of water while holding his head.

Climate Change Is Hurting Her Patients. Trump’s Latest Move Will Make It Worse.

Suburban houses in the foreground are next to an expanse of large, white warehouses that stretch into the distance. The horizon is hazy with mountains in the distance.

Four Years in, Southern California’s First-in-the-Nation Approach to Clean up Warehouse Pollution is a Beacon

Remove Toxic Products

Earthjustice works to ensure that all people have safe workplaces and neighborhoods, have access to safe drinking water and food, and live in homes that are free of hazardous chemicals. More stories.