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

SPP failed for a second time to accurately accredit its generating resources, continues to discriminate against cleaner resources

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.”

Pō‘ai Wai Ola and Nā Kia‘i Kai raised concerns about the energy project’s impact on the Waimea River

An important step towards justice for a historically Black neighborhood

Erin Gaines, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program: “The inner harbor desalination plant, which would be located in the Hillcrest, is just the latest example of this long-standing pattern of discrimination.”

Letter to city officials on a complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act against the City of Corpus Christi, Texas for the proposed development of a desalination plant in a historically Black neighborhood being referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).

Petitioners-Plaintiffs City of Auburn, Town of Owasco, and Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Inc., for their verified petition for judgment pursuant to Article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules and their complaint seeking a declaratory judgment pursuant to section 3001 of the CPLR, by their attorneys, Earthjustice.

Signal Peak failing to comply with permit requirements to reclaim lands affected by subsidence

Negative impacts on crops, business, environment, and consumer rights cited

Separate challenge to Black Butte Copper Mine’s water rights could still prevent mining

As carbon capture booms, communities in Louisiana are worried it will prolong the use of dirty fossil fuel plants.

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The Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) filed suit against U.S. tire manufacturers over the use of the chemical 6PPD in rubber tires because of its devastating impacts on Endangered Species Act (ESA)-protected salmon and steelhead.

Wyoming sale was one of the largest oil and gas lease sales held on public lands

The battle over fresh water resources on the Hawaiian Islands is as old as the colonialist mindset that fuels it.

The groups reached a settlement with the County of Kauaʻi and Department of Health after filing a lawsuit in 2022 to enforce the Clean Water Act, capping a series of suits to protect West Kaua‘i coastal waters

Indicates permanent injunction likely