⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut

Chicago’s lead pipe crisis, mapped Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.

Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

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Must stream. Go Abbie! @abbiedillen.bsky.social @nytimes.com

What would the world look like if we preferenced people over the profits?

Businesses could still make money. And people could thrive instead of being poisoned. It is actually that simple.

We need to keep fighting for that world—people over profits.
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👇👇👇 Important read @abbiedillen.bsky.social @earthjustice.org #climateemergency #nofossilfuelinfrastructure #stopLine5

Federal Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To Be Shut Down Within 60 Days—No New Detainees The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.

The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.

So proud of my colleagues and this win @earthjustice.org #badasscolleagues

Per usual, @abbiedillen.bsky.social tells it like it is.

Nothing warrants keeping coal plants open when they were set to close. Customers will pay the price for this folly. We all pay the price of dirty air.

New CleanLaw podcast: MA Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Vernice Miller-Travis, and Hannah Perls discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal environmental justice programs and local efforts to protect public health and the environment.

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Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back.

On a tough day in Congress, loving this point of light! Messing up farmers is terrible for everyone, and going to court can still unlock solutions. Grateful to our courageous clients.

30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 days In the Trump White House, environmental justice is deemed "illegal" and polluters are invited to ask for exemptions from the law.

The Trump admin is targeting bedrock civil rights protections and walking away from environmental justice work. As Earthjustice Managing Attorney Debbie Chizewer told Grist, their message to communities across the country is loud and clear: “We’re not going to do this work anymore.”

Trump's first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoples In his first 100 days, President Trump cut millions from already-underfunded budgets for Indigenous climate, health and education programs.

President Trump’s first 100 days were a masterclass in environmental injustice:

-Freeze Tribal funding
-Silence communities
-Fast-track fossil fuel projects through sacred land

All under the guise of an “energy emergency”.

Protect the Great Lakes from a dangerous pipeline project Send a letter today and tell Governor Whitmer to stop the Line 5 tunnel project!

For 70+ years, the Line 5 pipeline has run through the Great Lakes, already spilling oil 33 times. Now, Enbridge wants to lock in another century of fossil fuel profits by drilling a tunnel under Lake Michigan. Urge Gov. Whitmer to reject the Line 5 tunnel project!

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Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted

The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA.
Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out
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EPA Civil Rights Work Stalls Under Trump as Communities Wait for Justice 13 civil rights complaints, including from communities impacted by poultry farm pollution, have been left in limbo.

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Sick. Sad. And note: “The people of Lowndes County exposed this issue to the American public. I pray that today’s action means that this administration will make sanitation a priority for all who are affected throughout rural America.”

—Catherine Coleman Flowers
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Who thought transporting oil across the Great Lakes was a good idea? Why double down on it by trying to build a massive and untested tunnel under the Great Lakes? #shutdownLine5

Biden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge says A federal judge has ruled that more than 109,000 square miles of Gulf Coast federal were unlawfully opened up for offshore drilling leases.

Offshore drilling poses serious risks to coastal communities & marine life. Thanks to our lawsuit, a federal court found a massive offshore oil sale in the Gulf of Mexico illegal. This win reinforces the power of environmental laws to keep people safe & protect our planet.

Looking for glimmers of light (reflecting off the Gulf of Mexico) (and that are not the oil slicks), here you go! @earthjustice.bsky.social

#badasscolleagues @earthjustice.bsky.social Glad we are standing with farmers and other organizations caught in crosshairs. Let’s go!

Trump EPA Kicks Off Formal Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding with Agency Partners | US EPA EPA News Release: Trump EPA Kicks Off Formal Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding with Agency Partners

Just because you aren’t surprised doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read this extraordinary artifact of March 2025. Will be of special interest to all of you practicing that cult “climate change religion.”

Trump stalls $1B push to electrify trucking at Port of LA The Biden administration program was aimed at cleaning up diesels that create the region’s deadliest air pollution. Now it’s all in doubt.

Last year, China added 82,277 heavy-duty electric trucks to its roads. The U.S. added 1,476. Ending investments in clean trucking hands China a major victory in its campaign to dominate the future of manufacturing.

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Congestion Pricing is a Big Win for Clean Air. We're Suing Trump to Keep It. The program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic.

BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration for attempting to end NYC’s incredibly successful congestion pricing program.​
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“New Yorkers need air we can breathe, a transit system that works for all of us, and a planet that’s safe for our children,” - Dror Ladin, Earthjustice Attorney

Farmers depend on climate data. They're suing the USDA for deleting it. Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.

Trump’s USDA is making farmers jobs harder—right at the start of planting season.

“Farmers are on the front lines of climate change. Purging climate change web pages doesn’t make climate change go away. It just makes it harder for farmers to adapt.” - Jeff Stein, Earthjustice Associate Attorney

An 'Extinction Committee' Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Attacks on Endangered Species President Trump is already trying to undermine the ESA by invoking a rarely used provision that empowers a committee to decide the fate of endangered species.

One of Trump’s orders empowers a committee of his own appointees to decide the fate of an endangered species, prioritizing the desires of special interests over wildlife that support vital ecosystems. This could greenlight projects that send vulnerable species into extinction. ejus.tc/3WGJSGK

Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.

Trump’s decision to promote even more fossil fuels during a time when our planet is warming at record speed, ignores science and harms public health. We won’t stand for that. ejus.tc/3EggpwV

‘I want to run away from here.’ Neighbors complain about pollution from St. Paul foundry. Northern Iron and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are still engaged in a legal fight over pollution levels. Neighbors say dust and soot from the facility continues.

“The thing to remember is that Northern Iron has been operating illegally for years now,” Lorentz said.

An important article out of St. Paul this morning:

2024: A Year in Earthjustice Together, we achieved extraordinary wins for the earth and its people. Thank you.

In 2024, Earthjustice lawyers represented 656 clients in the fight to defend wild places, hold polluters accountable, stop dangerous pipelines, protect communities, and so much more.

We represent our clients for free, and your support makes this possible.