"The rabbit-like American pika got lucky this week." —Scientific American, story about Earthjustice victory

BREAKING NEWS...The Environmental Protection Agency says it will immediately start considering whether to regulate CO₂ from coal-fired power plants. This reversal of Bush-era policies is exactly what more than 19,000 Earthjustice supporters recently asked EPA to do.

Fixing A Broken Clean Water ActThe Clean Water Act has been turned inside out because of a one-word weakness the U.S. Supreme Court made into a giant loophole, says Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen. Only an act of Congress can repair it.

Colorado Faces Giant, Polluting MineThe biggest underground coal mine in Colorado history could boost the state's output of greenhouse gases by 3 percent—and that doesn't include the CO₂ emitted when the coal is burned.

Obama WatchJust after the election last November, Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen listed six actions the new administration should take to heal the environment. President Obama has acted on several of them. Here is an update.

David GuestThe EPA's change of heart on regulating CO₂ could clean up one of the last dirty coal-fired power plants in Florida.

Tiny Pika Wins Chance to SurviveScrambling for its existence in the face of global warming, a tiny bunny-like creature is finally getting attention from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An agreement, reached as a result of an Earthjustice lawsuit, makes the pika the first mammal in the continental U.S. to be considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

UN Urged to Curb "Black Carbon" The United Nations is being urged to take on the global warming issue of black carbon—emitted by the burning of diesel, coal and wood. New science shows that glacial melt can be dramatically slowed by simple, affordable technologies to reduce black carbon emissions. Earthjustice and the Australian Climate Justice Program are petitioning the UN World Heritage Committee to advance research and mitigation strategies to reduce black carbon emissions upwind of important arctic and mountain glaciers, effectively buying them some time until greenhouse gases can be reduced globally.

Kansas Coal Scheme is BackKansas legislators are determined to resurrect a 1,500 megawatt dinosaur of a power plant that their governor—supported by two-thirds of her constituents and by Earthjustice—vetoed three times last year. The Sunflower coal-fired power plant would belch 11 million tons of CO₂ each year, adding greatly to the planet's global warming burden.

Ruling Favors Natives Over BombsNative Hawaiians have won the right to be heard by the Army when it comes to clearing cultural sites in Makua of unexploded ordnance. A district court told the Army to "provide meaningful opportunities for the people of the Wai‘anae Coast to participate in identifying and prioritizing" cultural sites. This successful conclusion to Earthjustice legal action affects more than 100 Native Hawaiian sites.

Drilling Leases Threaten "Polar Bear Seas"They are on the Endangered Species List. Global warming affects them more than almost any other creature. And now, because of a last-minute Bush edict, the Arctic polar bears' homeland may be auctioned off for oil and gas development. Earthjustice is strongly urging citizens to join in a nationwide effort to save the "Polar Bear Seas" and the species that dwell within them.

It's Final—Utah Lease Sales CancelledThe controversial oil and gas lease sale of more than 100,000 acres of Utah wilderness has been cancelled by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

Coal Ash in ConversationOn February 10, Earthjustice attorney and former EPA lawyer Lisa Evans spoke about the danger of coal ash containment sites. She was in conversation with Ben Dunham, Earthjustice environmental health policy analyst, and campaign manager Jared Saylor. Hear their recorded conversation.