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- Lead Wheel Weights Are the Deadly Car Accessory We Don’t Need or WantEarthjustice sued the EPA for failing to ban lead wheel weights, small metal bars that help balance tires but shed toxic lead into our air, water, and soil. The post Lead Wheel Weights Are the Deadly Car Accessory We Don’t Need or Want appeared first on Earthjustice.
- A Rare Whale Is Safe From Oil and Gas Drilling — for NowA judge overturned the Biden administration’s reckless lease sale in Cook Inlet, citing threats to the rare beluga whale. The post A Rare Whale Is Safe From Oil and Gas Drilling — for Now appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Summer Is Overheating. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.Burning fossil fuels is making summer more prone to extreme weather events. Here’s how we’re tackling the climate crisis. The post Summer Is Overheating. Here’s What We’re Doing About It. appeared first on Earthjustice.
- The Solution to a Faster Clean Energy Transition? More Power Lines.We know that a 100% clean energy requires more electricity transmission lines. Now, the federal government has taken sweeping action to modernize and build out the grid. The post The Solution to a Faster Clean Energy Transition? More Power Lines. appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Mainers Send a Message to Mining Industry: “Don’t Come for Katahdin”State regulator rejects a mining proposal from an inexperienced company that would have threatened an area of pristine water important to local tribes. The post Mainers Send a Message to Mining Industry: “Don’t Come for Katahdin” appeared first on Earthjustice.
- New Victory Will Bring Clearer Views and Cleaner Air to National ParksThe government is acting on plans to reduce haze pollution from burning fossil fuels near national parks in 32 states. The post New Victory Will Bring Clearer Views and Cleaner Air to National Parks appeared first on Earthjustice.
- The Great Lakes Are Under ThreatThe Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Now, the company behind it is proposing a dangerous reroute project. The post The Great Lakes Are Under Threat appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Supreme Court Eliminates Longstanding Legal Principle in Ruling About Fisheries ManagementWhat you need to know about Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, and how the Court’s ruling jeopardizes the government’s ability to regulate The post Supreme Court Eliminates Longstanding Legal Principle in Ruling About Fisheries Management appeared first on Earthjustice.
- What You Need to Know About Oil and Gas ExportsStopping the oil and gas export boom is critical to meet U.S. climate goals. The post What You Need to Know About Oil and Gas Exports appeared first on Earthjustice.
- We’re Suing to Save the Great Salt Lake From Going to DustMillions of people could wind up breathing in toxic dust from newly exposed lakebed. The post We’re Suing to Save the Great Salt Lake From Going to Dust appeared first on Earthjustice.
- How This Faith Group Took on a Fight for Climate Justice and Stopped Energy Bills From SkyrocketingWith legal support from Earthjustice, a faith-based group in Philadelphia took the fight for clean, cheaper energy to the public utility commission and won. The post How This Faith Group Took on a Fight for Climate Justice and Stopped Energy Bills From Skyrocketing appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Michigan’s Residents Win Relief in One of State’s Most Polluted RegionsEarthjustice advocacy at Michigan’s public service commission is shutting down dirty fossil fuel energy and making the state a clean energy leader. The post Michigan’s Residents Win Relief in One of State’s Most Polluted Regions appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Klamath River Dam Removal Is a Victory for TribesAfter a century of ecological collapse, steelhead and salmon in the Klamath River now have a fighting chance at a full recovery. The post Klamath River Dam Removal Is a Victory for Tribes appeared first on Earthjustice.
- Spring on Alaska’s Unuk River Represents a Fight for Our Way of LifeMining pollution threatens the sovereign rights of the Tsimshian in Southeast Alaska. Assistant Executive Director of the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission Lee Wagner tells what that means for her community. The post Spring on Alaska’s Unuk River Represents a Fight for Our Way of Life appeared first on Earthjustice.
- A Landmark Victory for Peace in Hawai’i’s Sacred Makua ValleyThe U.S. Army is formally ending live-fire training in Mākua Valley – a critical step towards restoring peace to a spiritual refuge ravaged by a century of militarization. The post A Landmark Victory for Peace in Hawai’i’s Sacred Makua Valley appeared first on Earthjustice.
- When the Supreme Court Gutted Clean Water Protections, Local Champions Stepped UpA year after Sackett v. EPA, here’s how advocates are fighting state by state to restore safeguards against pollution and habitat destruction. The post When the Supreme Court Gutted Clean Water Protections, Local Champions Stepped Up appeared first on Earthjustice.