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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 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 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 20, 2020 | Feature

Coal mining on our public lands poses serious costs that we can no longer afford.

Our public lands belong to all Americans. And our legal system remains an important backstop against the abuses of power we’ve witnessed over the past two years.

July 17, 2020 | Feature

6 Places Where the National Environmental Policy Act Made The Difference

One of the first lawsuits under the National Environmental Policy Act was brought — and won — by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club in 1971.

July 15, 2020 | Feature

Trump Wants to Undo the People’s Environmental Law

The National Environmental Policy Act helps communities protect themselves from dangerous, rushed or poorly planned federal projects. Join us in standing up to defend it.

July 14, 2020 | Feature

Report: The Myth of “Renewable Natural Gas” for Building Decarbonization

A new report highlights the gas industry’s deceptive efforts to keep our homes and buildings tethered to gas combustion.

July 8, 2020 | Feature

“A Lens Into Their Lives”: The Grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The iconic grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem still exist because of the Endangered Species Act. But the law that has helped the bears survive is itself now in danger. Legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shares his photos and observations of matriarch Grizzly 399.

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