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July 10, 2020 | Article

Environmental Leaders in Michigan Fight to Improve Air Quality in Their Community

The DOJ objects to an agreement to provide millions of dollars in public health benefits to local communities.

July 8, 2020 | Article

Grizzlies ‘Saved His Life’ and Now He Fights To Save Theirs

Naturalist and author Doug Peacock talks about why we need to “fight like hell” to save the endangered and iconic Yellowstone grizzlies.

July 6, 2020 | From the Experts

Southern California Can’t Afford an Air District That Lets Polluters Poison Black and Brown Communities

Our state leadership must ensure that working families in the communities that are most affected by pollution are prioritized over the interests of polluters.

July 2, 2020 | From the Experts

Five Takeaways From the House Select Committee’s Climate Crisis Action Plan

The roadmap includes bold policies that Earthjustice and our partners have championed.

July 2, 2020 | From the Experts

An Attempt to Silence Environmental Activism in South Africa

This mining company's defamation suit is a classic example of a strategic lawsuit against public participation.

June 30, 2020 | Article

Why Queer Liberation Is an Environmental Justice Issue

Once we stop seeing these fights for humanity as separate, we open ourselves up to the possibility of learning from each other in deeper ways.

June 24, 2020 | From the Experts

With the Great Barrier Reef on the Brink, Australia’s Climate Policy is Adrift at Sea

The World Heritage Committee should encourage Australia to take meaningful action to protect this ocean treasure.

June 23, 2020 | Article

Leaking and Looming, Legacy Coal Ash Ponds Spew Poisons. Is There One Near You?

Despite a court order, Trump's EPA is dragging its feet on regulating this toxic threat.

June 19, 2020 | Article

La Justicia Ambiental No Sobrepasa La Justicia Racial

Este 19 de junio nos preguntamos qué podemos aportar al movimiento transformador de Las Vidas Negras Importan – y comenzamos a obtener respuestas

June 18, 2020 | Article

Environmental Justice Does Not Transcend Racial Justice

This Juneteenth, we are asking — and beginning to answer — what we can contribute to the transformative Black Lives Matter movement.

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