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Trump Admin intervenes to protect xAI
Trump Admin intervenes to protect xAI
When corporations illegally pollute your community, you have a right to hold them accountable in court with a citizen suit. But Trump's Department of Justice argued that xAI should be allowed to br...
Are You Paying for AI Data Centers?
Are You Paying for AI Data Centers?
Even if you never use AI, you may be paying for AI data centers with your wallet and your health.​ Utility companies are spending billions of dollars on new gas plants just to meet that electricit...
Earthjustice Se Une a La Lucha Contra los Ilegales Centros de Detención de ICE
Earthjustice Se Une a La Lucha Contra los Ilegales Centros de Detención de ICE
¿Qué puede hacer una organización de derecho ambiental para detener los centros de detención de ICE y que son inhumanos? Más de lo que podrías imaginar. La administración Trump está adquiriendo a...
Earthjustice sues xAI for building illegal power plant
Earthjustice sues xAI for building illegal power plant
BREAKING: We're suing Elon Musk’s company, xAI, for building an illegal power plant in Mississippi to fuel its data center – with no air permits and little protection for the people living around i...
Earthjustice sues xAI for building illegal power plant
Earthjustice sues xAI for building illegal power plant
BREAKING: We're suing Elon Musk’s company, xAI, for building an illegal power plant in Mississippi to fuel its data center – with no air permits and little protection for the people living around i...
Attorney breaks down hidden cost of one click shopping
Attorney breaks down hidden cost of one click shopping
The community of Bloomington, California banded together to stop construction of a massive new warehouse – and won. Nearly 40% of the nation’s consumer goods pass through California’s Inland E...
Kaskida has the potential to spill up to 4.5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico
Kaskida has the potential to spill up to 4.5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico
By comparison, BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster lasted 87 days and spilled 4.9 million barrels of oil that polluted 1,300 miles of coastline in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas an...
Endangerment Finding Repealed
Endangerment Finding Repealed
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is repealing the "endangerment finding" — the scientific finding that mandates the government to protect the public against climate pollution. By doing so, t...
Two Attacks on Clean Air by the Trump Administration
Two Attacks on Clean Air by the Trump Administration
Attacks on clean air don’t just threaten the environment — they harm our health. From letting industrial facilities reclassify themselves as “minor polluters” to waiving clean air standards for cor...
Earthjustice Sues to Protect Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
Earthjustice Sues to Protect Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
We're suing the Trump administration over the president's illegal proclamation opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. This move violates Indigenous cul...
An environmental law expert breaks down the Trump admin.'s attacks on the Endangered Species Act
An environmental law expert breaks down the Trump admin.'s attacks on the Endangered Species Act
Drew Caputo, Earthjustice's VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans, explains it all in two minutes. Learn more: https://earthjustice.org/experts/drew-caputo/the-trump-administration-aims...
Earthjustice at the National Law Day of Action
Earthjustice at the National Law Day of Action
On May 1, 2025, Earthjustice attorneys joined the Law Day of Action, a series of nationwide demonstrations to protect our courts and protect our rights. The principles of judicial independence and ...
Last Chance to Stop Line 5 Oil Tunnel
Last Chance to Stop Line 5 Oil Tunnel
The Line 5 oil pipeline is putting at risk the Great Lakes — the world's largest surface freshwater system. Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund represent the Bay Mills Indian Communi...
Hope in the Courts
Hope in the Courts
More than 99% of federal cases are resolved in the lower courts — including the cases that determine critical outcomes for protecting clean air, clean water, and wildlife. Learn more about Earthju...
Choose Your Fight
Choose Your Fight
💨Clean air. 💧Clean water. 🏔️Wild places. At Earthjustice, we believe they’re worth fighting for. Learn more about our victories in court to save our planet, and find out how you can be a part of o
Who We Are
Who We Are
When we say we’ll sue, it’s not a threat; it’s a promise. Earthjustice goes to court to defend the future of our planet, and we have secured countless victories that help protect our wildlife, clea...
Legal Experts Explain the Harms of EPA's Deregulatory Agenda
Legal Experts Explain the Harms of EPA's Deregulatory Agenda
A huge array of environmental protections are on the chopping block. On March 12, 2025, the Trump administration’s EPA chief directed the agency to begin the process of gutting federal regulations ...
From Our Clients: Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's IRA Funding Freeze
From Our Clients: Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's IRA Funding Freeze
Earthjustice is suing the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for illegally freezing Inflation Reduction Act grant funding. We’re filing this lawsuit on behalf of grant reci...
Down Comes the Dam
Down Comes the Dam
In November, 2024, Pomeroy Dam, located on the Illinois River, was successfully demolished. The removal of the 270-foot wide concrete structure will allow salmon and steelhead to once again access ...