Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 29/05/2026Communities deserve safe drinking water, and that starts with strong protections. At least 45% of the tap water in the U.S. is contaminated with PFAS, the forever chemicals tied to cancer and cardiovascular disease. But the EPA is rolling back key protections against PFAS in our drinking water. 11417
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 18/04/2026Many states have passed laws requiring universal lead screening — but not Nebraska. So in Omaha, where factories deposited 400 million pounds of the toxic metal, most kids haven’t been tested.propublica.orgOmaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead.For more than a century, a smelter and other factories spewed 400 million pounds of lead dust across the city’s east side. Faced with similar concerns, 13 states passed laws requiring all kids to get ... 16401190
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The community of Bloomington, California, banded together to stop construction of a massive new warehouse — and won. earthjustice.org/video/hidden...earthjustice.orgAttorney breaks down hidden cost of one-click shoppingThe community of Bloomington, California banded together to stop construction of a massive new warehouse — and won. 021
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 23/02/2026One of America’s most visited wilderness areas is facing a full-on assault by the mining industry’s allies in Congress. Demand that your Senators oppose toxic mining in the Boundary Waters' watershed.earthjustice.orgStop Congress from selling out the Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mineCorporate polluters are taking aim at one of North America’s most treasured landscapes. 15334
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 02/02/2026Over the past several months, Congress has abused the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to strip protections from millions of acres of America’s public lands. Most recently, the House voted to reopen the door to toxic mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters.earthjustice.orgThe Little-Known Law Congress is Abusing to Sell Out Our Public LandsHow lawmakers are clearing the way for mining and fossil fuel development across the western U.S. and Alaska. 44931
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Congestion Pricing works. 021
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialRight To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 01/12/2025"This is a pathway for people to electrify and avoid costly upgrades" - Rebecca Barker, senior associate attorney @earthjustice.org 01610
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialNU Water @nuwater.bsky.social · 23/10/2025⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut 011
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialGrist @grist.org · 12/10/2025Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all. Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk. grist.org/accountabili... #Health #Pipes #Lead #Chicago #Illinoisgrist.orgChicago’s lead pipe crisis, mappedHere's what the data reveals about who's most at risk. 14421
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Must stream. Go Abbie! @abbiedillen.bsky.social @nytimes.com 010
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 13/09/2025What would the world look like if we preferenced people over the profits? Businesses could still make money. And people could thrive instead of being poisoned. It is actually that simple. We need to keep fighting for that world—people over profits. @earthjustice.org 000
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 13/09/2025👇👇👇 Important read @abbiedillen.bsky.social @earthjustice.org #climateemergency #nofossilfuelinfrastructure #stopLine5 031
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialForbes @forbes.com · 22/08/2025The ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws.forbes.comFederal Judge Orders ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ To Be Shut Down Within 60 Days—No New DetaineesThe ruling sided with environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, who had filed a suit alleging that the facility built in the Florida Everglades violated federal environmental laws. 344104332696
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 07/08/2025So proud of my colleagues and this win @earthjustice.org #badasscolleagues 010
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Per usual, @abbiedillen.bsky.social tells it like it is. 000
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Nothing warrants keeping coal plants open when they were set to close. Customers will pay the price for this folly. We all pay the price of dirty air. 010
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEnvironmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School @harvardeelp.bsky.social · 14/05/2025New CleanLaw podcast: MA Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, Vernice Miller-Travis, and Hannah Perls discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle federal environmental justice programs and local efforts to protect public health and the environment. eelp.law.harvard.edu/the-future-o... 052
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialAbbie Dillen @abbiedillen.bsky.social · 13/05/2025On a tough day in Congress, loving this point of light! Messing up farmers is terrible for everyone, and going to court can still unlock solutions. Grateful to our courageous clients.nytimes.comFarmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. 011934
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 05/05/2025The Trump admin is targeting bedrock civil rights protections and walking away from environmental justice work. As Earthjustice Managing Attorney Debbie Chizewer told Grist, their message to communities across the country is loud and clear: “We’re not going to do this work anymore.”grist.org30 years of environmental justice, dismantled in 100 daysIn the Trump White House, environmental justice is deemed "illegal" and polluters are invited to ask for exemptions from the law. 04217
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 02/05/2025President Trump’s first 100 days were a masterclass in environmental injustice: -Freeze Tribal funding -Silence communities -Fast-track fossil fuel projects through sacred land All under the guise of an “energy emergency”.grist.orgTrump's first 100 days shredded millions in funding for Indigenous peoplesIn his first 100 days, President Trump cut millions from already-underfunded budgets for Indigenous climate, health and education programs. 14312
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 29/04/2025For 70+ years, the Line 5 pipeline has run through the Great Lakes, already spilling oil 33 times. Now, Enbridge wants to lock in another century of fossil fuel profits by drilling a tunnel under Lake Michigan. Urge Gov. Whitmer to reject the Line 5 tunnel project!earthjustice.orgProtect the Great Lakes from a dangerous pipeline projectSend a letter today and tell Governor Whitmer to stop the Line 5 tunnel project! 04621
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 11/04/2025The world knows about climate change mostly because of great American researchers, and that work has been largely centered at NOAA. Trump and Musk are now shutting down that brilliant work. They are contemptible, short-sighted, and sold out www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgTrump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agencyWhite House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted 823796
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialDr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 12/04/2025EPA Civil Rights Work Stalls Under Trump as Communities Wait for Justice - Sentinel Media sentientmedia.org/epa-civil-ri...sentientmedia.orgEPA Civil Rights Work Stalls Under Trump as Communities Wait for Justice13 civil rights complaints, including from communities impacted by poultry farm pollution, have been left in limbo. 2176
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Sick. Sad. And note: “The people of Lowndes County exposed this issue to the American public. I pray that today’s action means that this administration will make sanitation a priority for all who are affected throughout rural America.” —Catherine Coleman Flowers www.al.com/news/2025/04...al.comTrump DOJ ends plan for Alabama county’s sewage crisis over ‘distorting, DEI lens’“The DOJ will no longer push ‘environmental justice’ as viewed through a distorting, DEI lens,” reads the government release. 000
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Who thought transporting oil across the Great Lakes was a good idea? Why double down on it by trying to build a massive and untested tunnel under the Great Lakes? #shutdownLine5 030
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 31/03/2025Offshore drilling poses serious risks to coastal communities & marine life. Thanks to our lawsuit, a federal court found a massive offshore oil sale in the Gulf of Mexico illegal. This win reinforces the power of environmental laws to keep people safe & protect our planet.apnews.comBiden administration offshore oil and gas lease in Gulf Coast is unlawful, federal judge saysA federal judge has ruled that more than 109,000 square miles of Gulf Coast federal were unlawfully opened up for offshore drilling leases. 07317
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Looking for glimmers of light (reflecting off the Gulf of Mexico) (and that are not the oil slicks), here you go! @earthjustice.bsky.social 000
dmchiz.bsky.social @dmchiz.bsky.social · 13/03/2025#badasscolleagues @earthjustice.bsky.social Glad we are standing with farmers and other organizations caught in crosshairs. Let’s go! 020
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialAbbie Dillen @abbiedillen.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Just because you aren’t surprised doesn’t mean you shouldn’t read this extraordinary artifact of March 2025. Will be of special interest to all of you practicing that cult “climate change religion.”epa.govTrump EPA Kicks Off Formal Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding with Agency Partners | US EPAEPA News Release: Trump EPA Kicks Off Formal Reconsideration of Endangerment Finding with Agency Partners 134
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialsamsankar.bsky.social @samsankar.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Last year, China added 82,277 heavy-duty electric trucks to its roads. The U.S. added 1,476. Ending investments in clean trucking hands China a major victory in its campaign to dominate the future of manufacturing. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...eenews.netTrump stalls $1B push to electrify trucking at Port of LAThe Biden administration program was aimed at cleaning up diesels that create the region’s deadliest air pollution. Now it’s all in doubt. 042
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 04/03/2025BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration for attempting to end NYC’s incredibly successful congestion pricing program. “New Yorkers need air we can breathe, a transit system that works for all of us, and a planet that’s safe for our children,” - Dror Ladin, Earthjustice Attorneyearthjustice.orgCongestion Pricing is a Big Win for Clean Air. We're Suing Trump to Keep It.The program is raising millions for public transit improvements and significantly reducing traffic. 012837
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 28/02/2025Trump’s USDA is making farmers jobs harder—right at the start of planting season. “Farmers are on the front lines of climate change. Purging climate change web pages doesn’t make climate change go away. It just makes it harder for farmers to adapt.” - Jeff Stein, Earthjustice Associate Attorneygrist.orgFarmers depend on climate data. They're suing the USDA for deleting it.Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse. 412231
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 30/01/2025One of Trump’s orders empowers a committee of his own appointees to decide the fate of an endangered species, prioritizing the desires of special interests over wildlife that support vital ecosystems. This could greenlight projects that send vulnerable species into extinction. ejus.tc/3WGJSGKejus.tcAn 'Extinction Committee' Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Attacks on Endangered SpeciesPresident Trump is already trying to undermine the ESA by invoking a rarely used provision that empowers a committee to decide the fate of endangered species. 79431
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 24/01/2025Trump’s decision to promote even more fossil fuels during a time when our planet is warming at record speed, ignores science and harms public health. We won’t stand for that. ejus.tc/3EggpwVejus.tcTrump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to courtPresident Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country. 311521
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialJulie Goodwin @jgoodwin.bsky.social · 16/01/2025“The thing to remember is that Northern Iron has been operating illegally for years now,” Lorentz said. An important article out of St. Paul this morning:nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com‘I want to run away from here.’ Neighbors complain about pollution from St. Paul foundry.Northern Iron and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are still engaged in a legal fight over pollution levels. Neighbors say dust and soot from the facility continues. 021
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEarthjustice @earthjustice.org · 28/12/2024In 2024, Earthjustice lawyers represented 656 clients in the fight to defend wild places, hold polluters accountable, stop dangerous pipelines, protect communities, and so much more. We represent our clients for free, and your support makes this possible.earthjustice.org2024: A Year in EarthjusticeTogether, we achieved extraordinary wins for the earth and its people. Thank you. 14311
Reposted by @dmchiz.bsky.socialEnvironmental & Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School @harvardeelp.bsky.social · 12/11/2024New CleanLaw: The history and evolution of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act — a crucial legal tool for the environmental justice movement — and more. eelp.law.harvard.edu/cleanlaw-60-...eelp.law.harvard.eduCleanLaw — 60 Years of Defending Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Part 1 – Environmental and Energy Law Program 021