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Diane Wilson, executive director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, surveys the water and land in Seadrift, Texas, for areas where plastic pellets, also known as "nurdles," might be found. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)

Article March 19, 2026

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

Earthjustice is representing Diane Wilson as she joins a legal challenge to a massive plastics facility owned by Dow and Union Carbide.

Nurdles, in particular, resemble fish eggs and are mistaken for food by marine wildlife. A dead fish with plastic pellets in its mouth, washed ashore near the Wellawatte neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Saman Abesiriwardana / Pacific Press via Alamy)

feature March 19, 2026

Where Do Microplastics Come From and Why Are They Polluting Our Waters?

Microplastics can now be found just about everywhere in the environment, including – most alarming – in our own bodies.

A fisherman holds his hand dsiplaying a clump of oil from the ruptured BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig on June 9 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off of Grand Terre Island, Louisiana. (Benjamin Lowy / Getty Images)

From the Experts March 11, 2026

A New Era of Offshore Drilling Quietly Threatens the Health of Gulf Communities

BP's “Kaskida” project, which the Trump administration just approved, could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon.

Sharon Lavigne of RISE St. James is an Earthjustice client and partner in a case against the “Sunshine Project” — a plant proposed by the Formosa Petrochemical Corporation. (Alejandro Dávila Fragoso / Earthjustice)

Press Release February 5, 2026

Groups Sue Over Formosa Plastics’ Permit Extensions

Suit challenges the fourth extension of air permit based on an outdated analysis

document February 5, 2026

Formosa PSD Permit Extension Petition for Judicial Review

Petition to ask the Court to reverse LDEQ’s decision and vacate the extension for the PSD Permit. If Formosa Plastics wishes to pursue its project, it must instead apply for…

Clockwise, from top-left: (David Shindle for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), (Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA), (David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice), (Edwin Remsberg / Getty Images), (Gerald Herbert / AP), (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice), (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / US Coast Guard), (Matteo Colombo / Getty Images)

feature November 4, 2025

Earthjustice Program Report: Fall 2025

Together with our clients, we’re wielding the power of the law across 700 legal matters to protect people and our planet. With deep gratitude, we are pleased to share highlights…

A family salvages belongings from the rubble of their home after it collapsed during Hurricane Melissa's passage through Cuba on Oct. 29, 2025. (Yamil Lage / AFP)

Article October 29, 2025

Climate Change Is Making Hurricanes More Intense

Here's what Earthjustice is doing about it.

This map is a subset that shows where the more than 500 exemption facilities are located throughout the country, whether they (or a representative) have requested or been granted a pollution exemption, and more. Map developed by Environmental Defense Fund and Environmental Integrity Project.

Press Release October 22, 2025

Community, Health, and Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Trump Administration’s Toxic Air Pollution Exemptions

Lawsuit challenges unprecedented presidential carve-out that lets 50 chemical plants spew cancer-causing pollutants for two more years

A sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area in July 2025. (Julio Cortez / AP)

Article July 28, 2025

Climate Change Is Driving Extreme Rainfall and Flooding

Here's what Earthjustice is doing about it.

A petrochemical facility in Norco, Louisiana. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)

Press Release July 18, 2025

Trump Halts Clean Air Laws For Most of the Country

Proclamations let chemical companies, coal power plants, and other major polluters dodge clean air standards in at least 30 states and U.S. territories