A ceremonial signing at the White House in February honored decades of hard work and solidified partnerships to recover salmon while pointing to significant work that lays ahead.

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

Groups seek lower PFAS limits and shorter compliance schedules to help protect communities

The neurotoxic pesticide harms children and the environment. There are no safe uses for chlorpyrifos.

Learn about the major events, court rulings, and where we are now in this long-standing fight.

An international court ruled in favor of the people of La Oroya, Peru, finding that the government violated their right to a healthy environment.

Judge rejects requests by opponents to disapprove agreement

Conservation and environmental justice groups filed an administrative appeal challenging aspects of the Suncor refinery’s Clean Water Act discharge permit.

The landmark restoration agreement was announced in December and approved by the court earlier this month

The new recreation study joins three previously-funded studies on how to best replace energy, transportation and irrigation services now provided by the lower Snake River Dams

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs: “This is the most right-wing court we’ve seen in almost a century, and that’s emboldening conservative legal activists to swing for the fences with legal claims that would have been laughable just a few years ago. The legal landscape has shifted, and it’s profound.”

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The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency based on the State Department of Ecology failure to implement a 20 year-old water clean-up plan to address warm stream temperatures in the Lower Skagit River that cause ongoing harm to salmon.

Tribes call for dam removal and restoration of healthy salmon and orca populations during emotional two-day summit.

The Biden administration commits considerable federal resources to support the restoration of native fish populations and prepare for dam breaching

Bonnie Malloy, Attorney, Florida Office: “The trigger for (the state) to file an appeal hasn’t happened yet because the court hasn’t rendered a final judgment yet. This is something developers sought because they could get permits quicker than when they go through the (U.S. Army) Corps process, but there were several illegal shortcuts they took…

Court of Appeal lets stand lower court’s decision invalidating California’s approval of insecticide that causes colony collapse

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.