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March 28, 2017 | Article

Executive Order Takes Aim at Climate Safeguards

In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth’s climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan.

March 22, 2017 | Article

Trump’s Torrent of Extremism Distracts from Major Issues like Lead Poisoning

While the president whips up Category 4 tweetstorms, serious issues like the ongoing lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, and other cities remain unaddressed.

March 13, 2017 | Artículo

Bridges of Love Should Trump Walls of Fear

Our border communities need funding for schools, job training and environmental clean-up, not a divisive wall.

March 13, 2017 | Article

5 Ways EPA Budget Cuts Affect You

Earthjustice Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities Lisa Garcia, a former EPA senior advisor, tells us what we can expect if the Trump administration guts the EPA’s budget.

March 9, 2017 | Article

Congress Unleashes Attacks on Americans’ Right to Have Their Day in Court

Proposed legislation protects corporations and government agencies run amok, while closing the courtroom door to everyday people.

March 3, 2017 | Article

The Everglades Under Fire

Florida is taking advantage of the new political environment to try and weasel out of its legal commitment to clean up Everglades National Park.

March 2, 2017 | Article

5 Reasons Congress Shouldn’t Mess with the Endangered Species Act

Gutting this landmark conservation law, which has saved 99 percent of the species it protects, is a terrible idea.

February 22, 2017 | Article

Trump’s Actions on Race and the Environment Speak Much Louder than Recent Anti-Bigotry Claims

President Trump's environmental justice track record bodes ill for black, brown and native communities.

February 22, 2017 | Article

The War on Wolves Act Threatens More than Just Wolves

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate would strip protections from wolves in four states—and take away citizens’ ability to challenge that decision.