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Despite Pledges on Tribal Relations and Climate, Biden Declines to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Critics of the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines urge President Joe Biden to "Build Back Fossil Free" at the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2021. The protest included a 200-foot-long black snake, representing the threats the projects pose to Indigenous communities. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

As Biden Ramps Up Detention Capacity, Group Warns Contaminated Military Bases 'Are No Place' for Kids

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Migrant children rest inside a pod at the Customs and Border Patrol detention center in Donna, Texas on March 30, 2021. (Photo: Dario Lopez-Mills/Pool via Getty Images)

"Immigrant children under the care of the federal government should not be in cages, let alone toxic sites in military bases," an Earthjustice attorney said.

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A 'Green New Dud'? Progressives Warn House Climate Bill 'Fails to Grasp the Fundamental Truth' of Planetary Crisis

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

$"A real transition to a clean energy future can and must begin with a halt to new fracking—first on federal lands, and everywhere else soon after," says Food & Water Action executive director Wenonah Hauter. (Photo: michael_swan/flickr/cc)$

"Democrats should be making a big, bold push on climate—and the CLEAN Future...

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After Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Operating Illegally, Dems Demand Biden It Shut Down

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A protester holds a sign in front of the White House during a demonstration against the Dakota Access Pipeline on March 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"You can continue to show your administration values the environment and the...

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Conservationists File Lawsuits to Stop 'Death Sentence to Wolves' Ordered by Trump

The unsigned article of impeachment is pictured before a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 2021. (Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

McConnell Urged to 'Finish the Job' and Reconvene Senate to Put Twice-Impeached Trump on Trial

Activists attend a news conference on Republican sponsored legislation that would open the Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling outside the U.S. Capitol.

'Biggest Threat Yet' to Arctic Refuge as Trump Readies Last-Minute Lease Sale

A humpback whale uses its tail to launch itself out of the water and then lands back on the surface with a splash in Frederick Sound at Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. (Photo: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over 'Outrageous Assault' on Tongass National Forest Protections

President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly tapped Michael Regan, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, to be EPA Administrator.

Michael Regan, the NC Official Reportedly Tapped to Be Biden's EPA Head, Urged to 'Genuinely Address Environmental Injustice'

Polar bears stand on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean. (Photo: Lev Fedoseyev/TASS via Getty Images)

In 'Huge Victory for Polar Bears and Our Climate,' Court Rejects Trump Approval of Offshore Drilling Project in Arctic

The pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to the Gwich'in people, who call it "Iizhik Gwats'an Gwandaii Goodlit," or, "the sacred place where life begins."

Trump Administration Rushes to Auction Off Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Rights Before Biden Inauguration

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'A Major Victory': Federal Court Smacks Down FDA Approval of 'Frankenfish'

House Democrats on Tuesday introduced the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/">arbyreed</a>/flickr/cc)</p>

Advocates Welcome 'Inspiring' Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act as 'Exactly What America Needs Right Now'

Groups to Sue Trump's Fish & Wildlife Service After Officials Refuse Protections for Endangered Wolverines

The Environmental Protection Agency is ignoring scientific evidence of the harm of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos—including from its own researchers—and delaying a decision on the chemical's use. (Photo: Getty Images)

Rejecting Scientific Evidence of Harm to Children's Brains, Trump EPA OKs Continued Use of Chlorpyrifos

Coal ash contaminated water, which is colorized from the heavy metals, runs from the coal ash pond D via the toe drain to the nearby creek and finally into the Potomac River in Dumfries, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. (Photo: Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

'Another Toxic Giveaway': Trump EPA Blasted for Rollback of Coal Plant Wastewater Rules

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Ninth Circuit Court Confirms Obama-Era Protections for Arctic, Atlantic Oceans

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Despite Promises to Listen to Tribes and Fight Climate Change, Biden Administration Allows Oil to Continue Flowing Through Dakota Access Pipeline

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50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments

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First 500 Unaccompanied Minors Sent to Toxic Military Base Fort Bliss

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White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Brings Frontline Communities into Decision-Making

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Earthjustice Applauds Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill

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Jessica A. Knoblauch

Fireflies’ Glow Could Soon Be Extinguished by Human Actions

Irene Gutierrez

Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

Nicole D’Alessandro

Fight Continues Over Moratorium of GMO Crops on Hawaii’s Big Island

Jeff Biggers

Should Sierra Club Endorse Coal Rush/Fracking Gov. Quinn—Or Call Out Environmental Disaster?

Jim Goodman

'Sound Science' Deception

Jeff Biggers

Will Illinois Coal Rush Spread West Virginia Disasters?

Andrea Brower

The Difference Between a Farmer and a Global Chemical Corporation

Greg Grandin

The Two Faces of Empire

Raviya Ismail

Farmworker Mother To EPA: We Deserve Protections

Andrea Brower

Chemical Corporations Tremble at Kauai's Unwavering Determination