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Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) represent the Nez Perce Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Bay Mills Indian Community, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in this case.

Here’s why we remain confident that the courts are a place where we can mount an effective defense of the environment.

By prioritizing loyalty above actual qualifications, Trump is signaling disinterest in the mission of the EPA and an intention to weaken the agency.

Earthjustice, on behalf of Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls (CAAN) files this second set of Comments on the Updated Environmental Assessment of Saratoga Biochar Solutions LLC (SBS).

To adapt to and withstand the challenges of climate change, we must respect Indigenous knowledge and protect Tribal rights. Here’s where this administration stood.

State Department of Health holds public hearing on Lahaina Clean Water Act permit

No Excuse to Keep Dumping PFAS “Forever Chemicals” into Our Waterways

County will apply for Clean Water Act Permit to manage discharges from Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant

Seven Tribal nations seek to fend off attack by 12 states

Earthjustice petition for review of wastewater treatment standards for coal-fired power plants (ELGs) filed May 30, 2024. Earthjustice is challenging the 2034 retirement loophole and weaker standards for what the Environmental Protection Agency is calling “unmanaged” leachate, leachate that has already leaked out of coal ash ponds and landfills and contaminated groundwater.

Puget Soundkeeper appeals West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant’s discharge permit because the permit fails to comply with state and federal law

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “If Florida wants the program back, it has to comply with federal law. In the meantime, the Corps is more than capable of handling Florida’s 404 permits, as it has for more than 40 years.”

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “If [Florida officials] want the program back, they need to fix their mistakes, not dig into them.”

A coalition of 15 conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Trustees for Alaska filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision that protects Bristol Bay from harmful mines, like the proposed Pebble Mine, under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act.

Earthjustice and NRDC join with Trustees for Alaska on behalf of 15 groups to defend Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine

The United States has at least 290 million acres of wetlands, and at least 200 million miles of life-giving streams.

An opinion piece by Alisa Coe, Deputy Managing Attorney, Florida Office, Earthjustice

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office: “The bottom line is that the [Army Corps of Engineers] is open for business and the only thing standing in the way of 404 permitting now is Florida’s refusal to transfer applications.”