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

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Andy Borowitz | Trump Picks El Chapo to Run DEA 
 
Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker 
Borowitz writes: "Just days after picking Betsy DeVos to run the Department of Education, President-elect Donald Trump has tapped another wealthy outsider by naming Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán to head the Drug Enforcement Administration." 
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Trump Abandons Campaign Promise to Penalize Outsourcing, Offers Tax Breaks Instead 
Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress 
Covert writes: "Trump's recent enticements stand in striking contrast to the harsh rhetoric he used on the campaign trail." 
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Shailene Woodley From Standing Rock: 'Thanksgiving Was Founded on a Massacre' 
Darien Cavanaugh, Inquisitr 
Cavanaugh writes: "Shailene Woodley, star of the hit Divergent film trilogy, has become one of the most prominent faces of the ongoing Standing Rock protests." 
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Dylann Roof to Defend Himself at Charleston Church Shooting Trial 
Oliver Laughland, Guardian UK 
Laughland writes: "Dylann Roof, 22, can potentially cross-examine survivors and victims' relatives." 
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Flint Mayor Pushes Congress for Emergency Aid Deal 
Devin Henry, The Hill 
Henry writes: "The mayor of Flint, Mich., and a group supporting residents of the city are making a final push for emergency aid funding before Congress adjourns for the year." 
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Thousands of Cubans Flock to Honor Fidel Castro in Havana 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "Thousands of Cubans are flocking to Havana's Revolution Square Monday to pay final respects to revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro, who passed away Friday night at the age of 90." 
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Great Barrier Reef Suffered Worst Bleaching on Record in 2016 
Hywel Griffith, BBC News 
Griffith writes: "Higher water temperatures in 2016 caused the worst destruction of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a study has found." 
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