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April 19, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Court Orders EPA To Decide Whether To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide From Food

Ninth Circuit forces agency to stop stalling; chlorpyrifos is linked to neurodevelopmental damage unsafe to farmworkers

April 19, 2019 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Court Orders EPA To Decide Whether To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide From Food

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals orders the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to decide by mid-July whether to ban chlorpyrifos, the organophosphate pesticide linked to neurodevelopmental damage in children.

April 16, 2019 | Blog Post

Montanans Fight to Keep a Mining Executive from Polluting Again

Tired of dealing with mining messes, state regulators are heeding citizen calls to crack down on serial polluters.

April 15, 2019 | Press Release

Groups Sue Trump’s EPA for Coke Oven Cancer Pollution

Coke oven facilities that produce carcinogens put millions in surrounding communities at risk

April 11, 2019 | Press Release

Trump EPA Targets Washington State Clean Water Standards

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency memo reveals plan to return to weaker standards

April 9, 2019 | In the News: Courthouse News

EPA Carve-Out for Recycling Called Out as Hazardous

Khushi Desai, Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office, Earthjustice: “These wastes are toxic and can poison people and the environment. They can even spontaneously combust simply when exposed to the air.”

April 5, 2019 | Press Release

Communities Affected by Oil Refineries Applaud Measure to Regulate Toxic Hydrogen Cyanide Emissions

Rep. Diana DeGette’s bill would finally set standards, require monitoring, and enforce limits on dangerous pollutant

March 28, 2019 | Press Release

Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide

Legislation endorsed by Earthjustice, leading national environmental law organization fighting chlorpyrifos in the courts

March 21, 2019 | Video

Inside the Case: The Fight to Ban Chlorpyrifos

On the eve of the Mar. 26 hearing in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Earthjustice attorney Patti Goldman breaks down Earthjustice's case seeking a ban on chlorpyrifos nationwide.

March 15, 2019 | Press Release

Trump’s Methylene Chloride Rule Leaves Workers Exposed To Deadly Chemical

EPA abandons proposed ban on commercial uses of paint-stripping chemical linked to dozens of workers’ deaths

Take on Toxics

Court Orders EPA To Decide Whether To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide From Food

Legal Document: Court Orders EPA To Decide Whether To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide From Food

Montanans Fight to Keep a Mining Executive from Polluting Again

Groups Sue Trump’s EPA for Coke Oven Cancer Pollution

Trump EPA Targets Washington State Clean Water Standards

EPA Carve-Out for Recycling Called Out as Hazardous

Communities Affected by Oil Refineries Applaud Measure to Regulate Toxic Hydrogen Cyanide Emissions

Sen. Udall, Senate Leaders Introduce Bill to Ban Chlorpyrifos Nationwide

Inside the Case: The Fight to Ban Chlorpyrifos

Trump’s Methylene Chloride Rule Leaves Workers Exposed To Deadly Chemical

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