In our connected world, each of our goals are deeply intertwined.<\/strong><\/p>\n We expose the true costs of the main driver of climate change and public health ills by enforcing pollution control requirements, blocking new fossil fuel infrastructure, and more.<\/p>\n We are cultivating a zero carbon emissions, pollution-free electricity grid by phasing out fossil-fuel power generation, eliminating barriers to renewable energy, and more.<\/p>\n We clean up the air we breathe and the water we drink, by enforcing science-driven laws, compelling agencies to regulate the cumulative impacts of pollution, and more.<\/p>\n We support our partners in their pursuit of intersectional justice by enforcing emission control requirements from industrial facilities, and more.<\/p>\n We enforce chemical regulations to limit exposure to toxic chemicals, litigate to force public disclosure of health and safety information, and more.<\/p>\n We make our nation’s food system safer and cleaner by enforcing laws to support climate-friendly and sustainable agriculture, challenging the worst abuses of industrial agriculture, and more.<\/p>\n We reduce and prevent unsustainable development and resource extraction, support Tribal sovereignty and stewardship of lands and water, and more.<\/p>\n We are confronting the major drivers of the decline in nature and protecting imperiled species and the ecosystems that support their lives — and ours.<\/p>\n When we say we’ll sue, it’s not a threat. It’s a promise – a promise that until we achieve a better future for all, our pursuit for justice will never rest.<\/strong><\/p>\n More than 220 Earthjustice attorneys are litigating hundreds of cases to enforce and defend environmental protections. (See\u00a0what we accomplished in 2025<\/a>, our recent Program Report<\/a>, and a\u00a0summary of Earthjustice’s Strategic Plan<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Some of our cases are fought for decades. A rare few succeed in just days. Most are in between. Still many others never go to court, achieving on-the-ground change through strategic legal and administrative advocacy.<\/p>\n We work exclusively in partnership<\/a>, because we believe we are stronger together.<\/strong><\/p>\n Our clients<\/a>, in court and administrative proceedings, include hundreds of public-interest and community organizations.<\/p>\n We represent all our clients for free. Through our work, we seek to broaden the environmental movement by elevating voices and bringing together allies who support each others’ intersectional goals.<\/p>\n Examples of how we work:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Greater Yellowstone Region is the grizzly’s last stronghold in the lower 48. Warming temperatures have led to alarming die-offs of the region’s whitebark pine trees, whose highly nutritious seeds allow grizzlies to survive the harsh winters.<\/p>\n Problem emerges.<\/strong> U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service moves to “delist” Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the Endangered Species Act in 2007, claiming the grizzlies no longer need protection.<\/p>\n Earthjustice files legal challenge, documenting the decline of the whitebark pine and demonstrating importance of the food source, using government’s own studies<\/strong><\/p>\n Courts agree with Earthjustice’s argument that FWS is ignoring its own science and strikes down the attempt to strip protections from Yellowstone’s grizzlies<\/p>\n In 2017, in defiance of the best available science and amid a rise in grizzly deaths, FWS again strips Yellowstone’s grizzlies of protections<\/strong><\/p>\n Grizzlies can now be trophy hunted in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming for the first time in 40 years<\/p>\n Earthjustice challenges FWS’ decision on behalf of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and conservation groups<\/p>\n Trophy hunts in Wyoming and Idaho will begin on Sept. 1, 2018<\/p>\n Less than 48 hours before the beginning of the scheduled hunts, Earthjustice argues in federal district court to overturn the grizzly delisting<\/p>\n Immediately after the court hearing, Earthjustice requests temporary restraining order to stop the hunts<\/p>\n Later that afternoon and just hours before the hunts begin, the court grants request to temporarily halt the hunts, saving the grizzlies<\/strong><\/p>\n District court later rules FWS’ decision violates the law. 9th Circuit rejects FWS’ appeal.<\/p>\n Federal protections are restored to Yellowstone’s iconic grizzly bears<\/p>\n Earthjustice is working on multiple fronts to sustain the earth’s biodiversity, protecting imperiled species and the ecosystems that support their lives and our own<\/strong><\/p>\n Problem emerges.<\/strong> Industry seeks to turn the Pacific Northwest into a massive hub shipping coal overseas and crude oil to the West Coast. The buildout would come at a tremendous cost to air and water quality, our health, and the climate<\/p>\n \t By 2012, six coal export terminals<\/strong> are proposed in Washington and Oregon<\/p>\n \t A growing number of oil transport projects are also proposed<\/strong><\/p>\n \t Alongside an unprecedented coalition mobilizing Tribes, local officials, community groups, and more, Earthjustice challenges each coal terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n \t On behalf of the Quinault Indian Nation, Earthjustice challenges attempts to turn Grays Harbor<\/strong> into an industrial oil transport zone<\/p>\n \t In litigation against the Millennium coal terminal<\/strong>, Earthjustice’s lawyers uncover a memo among 40,000 pages of documents, detailing secret plans to increase coal shipping twelve-fold<\/p>\n \t Public outrage leads the terminal developer to withdraw its application<\/p>\n \t Litigation up to the state Supreme Court defeats the Grays Harbor oil terminal<\/p>\n \t A series of victories against the Millennium terminal will lead to its eventual abandonment<\/p>\n \t Meanwhile, the fight against the Tesoro-Savage oil terminal<\/strong> has begun<\/p>\n \t In close partnership with advocacy groups building a formidable coalition, Earthjustice heads the legal strategy<\/p>\n \t After a five-week trial, a state agency unanimously recommends denial of Tesoro-Savage, an extraordinarily rare action<\/p>\n \t The permit for the Port of Morrow coal terminal<\/strong> is denied, due to potential harm to Tribal fisheries<\/p>\n \t Gateway Pacific coal terminal<\/strong> near Bellingham is also defeated<\/p>\n \t Legal challenges and community opposition defeat a crude oil-by-rail project in Anacortes<\/strong><\/p>\n \t During an 11-year legal campaign, every coal export terminal proposal is abandoned, withdrawn, or defeated<\/p>\n \t Tesoro-Savage terminates its lease. The West Coast’s largest proposed oil terminal is no more.<\/p>\n \t Earthjustice’s litigation prevents new fossil fuel infrastructure from locking us into continued dependence<\/strong><\/p>\n In the 1960s, U.S. companies adapt Nazi chemical weapons to create the pesticide chlorpyrifos<\/p>\n Problem emerges.<\/strong> Chlorpyrifos is widely used in U.S. agriculture, despite growing evidence that it permanently harms children.<\/p>\n In 2007, on behalf of United Farm Workers and farmworker advocates, Earthjustice files the first of six lawsuits seeking a ban on chlorpyrifos<\/strong><\/p>\n Pesticide Action Network and NRDC also petition EPA to ban chlorpyrifos<\/p>\n EPA delays action for years, while acknowledging chlorpyrifos causes learning disabilities and lifelong harms<\/p>\n EPA reveals drinking water in the U.S. is likely contaminated with unsafe levels of chlorpyrifos<\/p>\n 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on Earthjustice’s lawsuit, ordering EPA to act on the ban petition<\/p>\n EPA issues 2016 health assessment concluding that all food exposure to chlorpyrifos exceeds safe levels<\/p>\n EPA proposes to end food uses of chlorpyrifos, but delays final action<\/strong><\/p>\n 5.6 million pounds of chlorpyrifos are sprayed on 48 food commodities in the U.S. in 2017<\/p>\n Trump administration takes office and refuses to finalize chlorpyrifos ban<\/p>\n Chlorpyrifos continues to be widely used<\/p>\n On behalf of health, labor and civil rights groups, Earthjustice challenges EPA’s refusal<\/strong><\/p>\n 9th Circuit rules in our clients’ favor again, ordering EPA to make a decision<\/p>\n EPA declines to ban chlorpyrifos, claiming more study is needed<\/p>\n Earthjustice and our clients take EPA back to court<\/p>\n 9th Circuit issues scathing opinion ordering EPA to take final action to protect children from chlorpyrifos<\/strong><\/p>\n Our clients and allies press the Biden administration for a full ban on chlorpyrifos<\/p>\n Facing the court-ordered deadline, EPA issues a final rule in 2021 banning chlorpyrifos use on food<\/p>\n Alongside our clients and partners, Earthjustice works to end use of the most dangerous pesticides, including the entire class of organophosphate pesticides<\/strong><\/p>\n\t See more cases<\/a> and what we have\u00a0achieved<\/a>.<\/p>\n Across the United States and in many countries<\/a>, our\u00a0programs and regional offices focus on distinct dockets of regional, national, and international\u00a0scope.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t With deep roots in key regions, our lawyers are closely connected to the people we serve and the places we protect<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Alaska<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n California<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Florida<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Gulf<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Mid-Pacific<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Midwest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t Northeast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Northern Rockies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Northwest<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Rocky Mountain<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Washington, D.C.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\t Focused on many of the pressing challenges of our time and advancing the right to a healthy environment for all<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t Biodiversity Defense<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Clean Energy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Community Partnerships<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Fossil Fuels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n International<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Litigation & Advocacy Partnerships<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Oceans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Policy & Legislation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Oceans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Strategic Legal Advocacy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Sustainable Food & Farming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nEnd the extraction and burning of fossil fuels<\/a><\/h3>\n
Power everything with 100% clean energy<\/a><\/h3>\n
Secure clean air and water as rights for all<\/a><\/h3>\n
Build a justice-centered environmental movement<\/a><\/h3>\n
Remove toxic chemicals and products from our daily lives<\/a><\/h3>\n
Farm sustainably for healthy lives, lands, climate<\/a><\/h3>\n
Safeguard lands and waters<\/a><\/h3>\n
Protect species biodiversity<\/a><\/h3>\n
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