Earthjustice: Coral reefs are dying to tell you

Coral reefs are flashing warning signs telling us that climate change is happening now and with frightening effects.

Does the Great Barrier Reef have to die? No—and Australia is legally responsible to save it from death by fossil fuels. READ MORE WE’RE PROTECTING OUR OCEANS—HELP US WIN! Vital ocean ecosystems are under threat. Earthjustice attorneys are fighting back in court but we need your help. Make a tax-deductible gift today! DONATE NOW Making way for renewable energy in the heart of coal country Meet the man who’s charting a greener course for coal country. READ MORE The EPA wants to delay cleaning up our air The result is likely to be unnecessary asthma attacks and deaths. READ MORE Lead continues to poison our most vulnerable communities So why does this administration want to de-fund and de-fang the agencies that can stop the problem? READ MORE We’d really rather not have to sue Secretary of Energy Rick Perry But if his department continues blocking commonsense climate- and cost-saving rules, we will. READ MORE What stinks on factory farms? Now we’ll know, thanks to a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court mandating that livestock facilities report their toxic emissions. READ MORE +6 more stories recommended for you »

“We do environmental impact statements for dog parks. We do EISs for restoration activities and drinking water plants. The idea that we will be routing a 30-inch pipeline carrying almost 600,000 barrels a day of crude oil underneath a waterway that serves 17 million people, without an EIS, is completely nuts. That’s not a technical legal term—that’s just a statement of fact.” — Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman, lead counsel to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, sat down for a discussion about the historic legal case to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and what lies ahead. READ MORE

HOW YOU CAN HELP Core environmental protections are under attack As Congress sprints to pass government spending legislation for the rest of the current fiscal year, damaging “riders”—policy provisions inserted into must-pass spending bills—are rearing their ugly heads. Tell your legislators to oppose ALL controversial riders in government spending legislation. TAKE ACTION Get lead out of our drinking water Lead is a potent neurotoxic chemical for which there is NO safe level of human exposure. The EPA is updating its “fixtures rule,” which governs the amount of lead that manufacturers can use in pipes, faucets and various products that you’re likely to have in your home—and it’s taking public comments through May 17. SHARE