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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.

Diane Wilson gathers nurdles, or plastic pellets, in Seadrift, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2026. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Press Release March 19, 2026

Waterkeeper Moves to Intervene in Texas’ Lawsuit Over Dow Chemical’s Plastic Pollution

Local group hopes to join the suit to ensure environmental enforcement that would prevent plastic pollution from entering San Antonio Bay

document March 19, 2026

Petition for Intervention for SABEW

This is a petition for intervention into Texas’s state lawsuit against Dow, et al., for microplastics pollution from its Seadrift Plastics facility.

Clean Air Laredo Coalition and Rio Grande International Study Center rally in front of Midwest Sterilizer facility in Laredo, TX. The facility ranks among the most polluting facilities in the nation of ethylene oxide emissions. (RGISC)
Press Release March 16, 2026

EPA Yields to Industry in Air Pollution Rule for Chemical Manufacturing Plants

The final rule leaves communities around these facilities vulnerable to dangerous, cancer-causing air pollutants

Tanques de almacenamiento de petróleo en el puerto de Long Beach. (John Gannon para Earthjustice)
Press Release March 11, 2026

Corte Ordena a la Ciudad de Long Beach Suspender el Proyecto de Expansión de un Tanque de Almacenamiento de Petróleo

El análisis de impacto ambiental de la ciudad se consideró inadecuado, rechazó alternativas viables y ahora debe rehacerse

 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.

document March 9, 2026

CBE v. City of Long Beach: Final Ruling

Long Beach must halt the expansion of a polluting oil storage tank at its port, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled, citing an inadequate environmental review of a project expected to emit cancer-causing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide, benzene, and other toxic chemicals near schools. The court said the City’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis failed to accurately describe the project and improperly rejected a feasible alternative.

People rally outside of an EPA public hearing on coal ash in Chicago, Illinois in 2023 (Jamie Kelter Davis for Earthjustice)
Article March 5, 2026

People Are Furious About Coal Ash Deregulation

Folks nationwide feel the Trump administration’s EPA is abandoning its responsibility to protect communities, and they are speaking out.

(Tanaphong Toochinda / Unsplash)
feature February 24, 2026

The Toxic Substances Control Act, Explained

A basic primer on a key environmental health law

Environmental Protection Agency scientists sort samples for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the EPA Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
From the Experts February 19, 2026

They Got U.S. Cleaner Air and Water. Now This Administration Is Driving Them Away.

Closing EPA labs means dirtier air, unsafe water, and sicker communities.

document February 17, 2026

U.S. v EES Coke Ruling

A federal court ruled against DTE and EES Coke for violating the Clean Air Act by allowing a Zug Island facility to emit thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide that led to asthma and early death among residents. 

(Wesley Tingey / Unsplash)
feature February 13, 2026

La administración Trump y sus mentiras sobre MAHA

Lo que está en el reporte, lo que la comisión MAHA recomienda — y lo que la administración Trump está haciendo realmente

In the News: The Guardian February 10, 2026

Republican House bill guts laws protecting U.S. consumers from toxic chemicals

Daniel Savery, Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “Industry has said it has a ‘historic opportunity’ to revise TSCA, or gut it, as we believe it to be. It’ll be interesting to see what shade of lipstick they’re going to put on this pig to sell it to their constituents, who are rightly concerned about the…

Kuskokwim River, in southwest Alaska. The Donlin mine's massive industrial operation will destroy thousands of acres of wetlands and streams and cause permanently elevated levels of dangerous metals in local water.
(Peter Griffith / NASA)
Press Release January 28, 2026

Federal Agencies Launch Court-Ordered Environmental Study for the Donlin Gold Mine in Alaska

Thanks to last year’s victory in a challenge brought by Southwest Alaska Tribes, the agencies had to supplement the mine’s environmental study to examine the risks of a larger tailings spill

document January 27, 2026

Resumen Ejecutivo: Reporte Glades

Un centro de detención para migrantes y un aire irrespirable en pleno corazón de la industria azucarera de la Florida

Press Release January 27, 2026

Another Florida Detention Center Plagued with Toxic Chemicals and Unbreathable Air, According to Report

New research documents widespread environmental and human rights concerns at Glades County Detention Center

Press Release January 27, 2026

Otro Centro de Detención de Florida Plagado de Productos Químicos Tóxicos y Aire Irrespirable, Según Informe

Una nueva investigación documenta preocupaciones generales respecto al medio ambiente y derechos humanos en el Centro de Detención del Condado de Glades

(Wesley Tingey / Unsplash)
feature January 16, 2026

The Trump Administration’s MAHA Lies

On PFAS, pesticides, food additives, and more — what the MAHA commission said in their report, what the MAHA commission recommends and what the Trump administration is actually doing