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A statement by Earthjustice explaining the evolutionary origin of 'coywolves' as a hybrid of eastern gray wolves and western coyotes resulting from human-driven habitat loss, while warning that proposed budget riders may remove endangered species protections for gray wolves in several US states.

Earthjustice issued a statement criticizing the U.S. Senate's passage of S.J. Res. 24, a resolution under the Congressional Review Act intended to disapprove and repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.

Earthjustice issued a statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule to update air pollution performance standards for new residential wood heaters, a move prompted by a legal challenge filed by Earthjustice on behalf of several health and environmental organizations.

Earthjustice responds to the Obama Administration's goal to reduce oil and gas methane waste by 40-45% below 2012 levels by 2025, arguing that the plan is insufficient because it lacks standards for existing equipment, which Earthjustice claims is the primary source of the pollution.

Earthjustice and the Center for Food Safety are representing a coalition of residents and farmers in a legal effort to defend a Maui County ballot initiative that prohibits the growth, testing, or cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops until their safety is proven through environmental and public health studies.

Trip Van Noppen, President of Earthjustice, issued a statement supporting President Obama's November 20, 2014, immigration announcement, arguing that reducing the threat of deportation allows immigrants to better exercise their right to a healthy environment and participate in democratic decision-making without fear of retaliation.

Earthjustice urges the EPA to strengthen the proposed Clean Power Plan by increasing pollution reduction targets to 35-40% below 2005 levels by 2020, correcting baselines that ignore existing coal plant retirements (noting 68 gigawatts have already retired or announced intent to do so versus the EPA's 49 gigawatt assumption), and implementing rigorous monitoring and enforcement requirements, including citizen suit provisions.

Earthjustice, representing Sierra Club and ForestEthics, filed a legal petition and subsequent lawsuit in 2014 to compel the U.S. Department of Transportation to ban DOT-111 rail cars for shipping flammable Bakken crude oil due to their tendency to puncture and explode.

This case study by Earthjustice details a legal effort to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update air pollution standards for oil refineries. The effort resulted in a September 2015 rule establishing national fenceline monitoring for benzene and tightening controls on flaring and other emissions to protect vulnerable low-income communities and people of color.

Earthjustice issued a statement responding to the release of the Third National Climate Assessment, emphasizing the urgent need for carbon pollution safeguards and the transition to clean energy despite opposition from the fossil-fuel industry.

Earthjustice is representing a coalition of health and environmental organizations in a legal challenge against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to implement rulemaking that would require pesticide manufacturers to disclose 'inert' ingredients.

A statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen responding to President Obama's State of the Union Address, praising the focus on climate change while urging a shift from an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to one prioritizing clean energy.

This case study by Earthjustice describes the efforts to oppose oil and gas development in the Badger-Two Medicine region of the Lewis and Clark National Forest, highlighting the area's ecological importance and its status as sacred land to the Blackfeet Tribe.

Earthjustice and the Gas Free Seneca coalition are opposing gas storage projects proposed by subsidiaries of Inergy Midstream on the shores of Seneca Lake in western New York, citing risks to the local tourism economy, ecology, and drinking water for over 100,000 people.

Earthjustice expresses support for the nomination of Gina McCarthy as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), citing her experience as a pragmatist and her history of working on climate change and public health issues.

Earthjustice issued a statement regarding EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's announcement that she will step down from her position in January 2013, praising her regulatory achievements despite opposition from industrial polluters and Congress.

A case study by Earthjustice regarding the closure of the Reid Gardner coal plant in Nevada following litigation brought by the Moapa Band of Paiutes to reduce air pollution and haze in the southwest U.S.

Earthjustice criticizes the GOP-controlled House for targeting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and supporting legislation (S. 1751) that would prevent the EPA from establishing disposal standards for coal ash, despite scientific evidence of its toxicity.

Earthjustice is challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service and fishery management councils in court over the failure to protect river herring and shad populations, which have crashed by over 90% since 1985 due to industrial overfishing and a lack of federal regulation under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

Earthjustice filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the EPA to reveal the secret ingredients of oil dispersants used during the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, challenging the use of "confidential business information" to hide safety data.