Earthjustice

We fight for clean air and water in every community; for a safe, stable climate for our children; and for a just, equitable society that benefits us all. We look forward to working with the Biden administration to uphold these values.

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a massive crude oil pipeline stretching from N. Dakota to Illinois. It moves 600,000 barrels of crude oil a day within hailing distance of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. The Tribe’s fight to stop the pipeline isn’t over. https://ejus.tc/3oKCCHw

Oil and gas activities on the Coastal Plain is a direct attack on our ways of life and to our human rights. - Bernadette Demientieff, executive director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee https://ejus.tc/3ozxFRx

We fight to ensure our tribal and Indigenous clients’ natural and cultural resources are protected for future generations.

Coal ash creates issues of environmental injustice, where harm falls disproportionately on our nation’s most vulnerable communities. We continue to work alongside impacted communities and are fighting in court against EPA’s rollback. https://ejus.tc/3gaySd8

The Gulf Coast is home to roughly half of the nation’s oil and gas refineries. Due to discriminatory patterns of government regulation, these facilities are typically situated in low-income areas, causing particular harm to communities of color. https://ejus.tc/33Iwnv3

Federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers are the key reason that all remaining Snake River salmon populations are trending toward extinction. https://ejus.tc/3hL4BlW

We have been fighting to stop fossil fuel companies from blasting seismic air guns in crucial underwater habitat for one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. https://ejus.tc/3m9an37

Humans are not isolated from our environment, and what happens to other creatures affects us too. The Endangered Species Act is one of the most effective environmental laws ever enacted because it’s a commitment to protect wildlife facing extinction. https://ejus.tc/3fsNd5c

We just sued the Trump administration for rolling back clean water protections. The rollback will let dirty coal plants dump 100s of thousands of pounds of additional pollutants each year. These plants are the #1 source of toxic water pollution. http://ejus.tc/38c8Q8C1

The United States has officially withdrawn from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement does not represent the will of the people of the United States. You can help. https://ejus.tc/38fJMxG

According to one senior CDC official, the presence and concentration of PFAS in U.S. drinking water presents one of the most seminal public health challenges for the next decades. https://ejus.tc/32BePkp

In these uncertain times, one thing is clear: the climate crisis is here. No matter who wins this election, we must continue to push for progress to move toward a 100% pollution-free, clean energy economy. - Erika Rosenthal, Earthjustice staff attorney https://ejus.tc/34WiXwb

VICTORY: Court blocks genetically engineered salmon for commercialization in the U.S. These salmon present a threat to the highly-endangered wild Atlantic salmon. https://ejus.tc/2Jyhzrm

Without a strong democracy, there is no way to fight for a healthy, livable planet. Resolving this election crisis will allow us to return to the critical work of protecting our planet and its people. https://ejus.tc/327dZLo