This Weed Killer Is Linked to Parkinson’s. Why Isn’t It Banned Yet?
Paraquat is a deadly herbicide that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease in farmworkers and agricultural communities. It’s already been banned in more than 50 countries. But in the U.S., paraquat is...
View ArticleThese Women Environmental Leaders Are Fighting For Their Communities
Across the globe, women and girls are disproportionately impacted by climate change. As primary caregivers and providers of food and other necessities, they’re more likely to need to relocate when...
View ArticleThe Country’s Deadliest Chemical Plants are Now Required to Prepare for...
For years, Pam Nixon lived in a part of West Virginia known as “Chemical Valley” — an area surrounding the state’s capital, Charleston, that has historically been home to one of the largest...
View ArticleThis Toxic Metal is Still Contaminating Our Drinking Water. Is Change Coming?
Queen Zakia Shabazz remembers the day she found out her 18-month-old son had lead poisoning. It was 1996, and Shabazz was at the pediatrician’s office in Richmond, Virginia. During a routine exam, the...
View ArticleThe Great Lakes Are Under Threat. A New Film Tells the Story of the Fight to...
A new documentary film opening March 15 tells the story of a battle raging over the largest surface freshwater system in the world. “Bad River” chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band of Lake...
View Article3 Amazing Mammals Earthjustice Is Fighting For
Scientists warn that nearly 40% of all species could be facing extinction by 2100. The good news is, we have a powerful legal tool to fight this biodiversity crisis. For more than 50 years, the...
View ArticleThe Toxic Chemicals Hiding in Our Homes, and How We Can Reduce Them
Our world is awash in chemicals. While many have improved our lives, a lax regulatory system, coupled with chemical industry greed and malfeasance, means that many other chemicals are harming our...
View ArticleThe clean energy transition is happening. But Big Oil isn’t budging.
The fossil fuel industry is no longer feeling the need to pretend it cares about meeting its climate commitments. Take, for example, ExxonMobil’s 2022 commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by...
View ArticleHistoric Court Decision Puts Big Polluters on Notice in Latin America
A small mountain community in the Peruvian Andes has won a victory that could echo across Latin America. In a historic ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has charged the Peruvian...
View ArticleHow Gulf of Mexico Residents Are Pushing Back on the Oil and Gas Industry
Oil and gas companies are targeting the Gulf of Mexico to build a new generation of polluting infrastructure and carbon emissions. If successful, these facilities would lock us into decades of fossil...
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