In this issue: What’s next for the Willow project, the false promise of carbon capture and storage, what you need to know about the chlorpyrifos on our food, and more.

[link removed]
*********************

FROM THE FRONTLINES

A court ruled the Willow drilling project in Alaska can move forward. Now what?

Last week, a federal district court in Alaska declined to halt the Willow project, siding with ConocoPhillips and the Biden administration in our lawsuit against the massive oil drilling endeavor in the Western Arctic Reserve. Earthjustice has appealed the court’s decision, taking this case to a higher court. Read more: [link removed]

In Montana, wild bison are back, and an entire ecosystem is healing

The return of bison ten years ago to their home on tribal lands at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation has helped restore an ecosystem as well as a huge part of tribal culture. Read more: [link removed]

The false promise of carbon capture and storage

In Louisiana’s Ascension Parish, a fossil fuel company is gearing up to build a gas-fed blue hydrogen facility and an ammonia chemical plant. The company is trying to pass the project off as “clean energy” on the basis that CO2 (or carbon) emissions from the complex will be captured, piped miles away, and stored under a lake. The trouble is these types of projects have historically been much less effective at reducing carbon emissions than proponents would like you to believe — and they don’t capture other harmful pollutants that threaten people’s health. Read more: [link removed]

What you need to know about the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos

For nearly half of a century, U.S. staple foods such as apples, cherries, peaches, and citrus were sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a dangerous pesticide that poisons farmworkers and in even smaller doses harms the developing brains of children. In 2021, thanks to a court win for Earthjustice and our clients, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned all food uses of chlorpyrifos. Unfortunately, that ban didn’t last. Read more: [link removed]

We’re going to court to protect salmon from a highly toxic chemical

We are representing fishing groups in a suit against U.S. tire manufacturers over the use of 6PPD in tires. This chemical interacts with ground-level ozone to create a toxin called 6PPD-q that has devastating impacts on coho salmon and steelhead trout.
Read more: [link removed]

*********************

HOW YOU CAN HELP

We need to enforce our chemical safety laws

Our families and communities have a right to be protected from toxic chemicals found in the products we use, the air we breathe, and the water we drink on a daily basis. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed rules to change the process it uses to evaluate the risks of toxic chemical exposures and the agency is asking for your input today.

TAKE ACTION: [link removed]

Help fund our critical legal fights today and double your impact for the planet! MATCH MY GIFT: [link removed]
*********************

WHO WE ARE

Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people's health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change. We are here because the earth needs a good lawyer.

To learn more about our work, visit our website: [link removed]

*********************

CONNECT WITH EARTHJUSTICE

Join us on Facebook: [link removed]

Follow us on Twitter: [link removed]

*********************

GOT FEEDBACK?

For the Record is YOURS ... Got ideas? Questions?

Drop us a line: [email protected]

***********************************
(c)2023 Earthjustice | 415-217-2000 | [email protected]
Earthjustice
50 California St., Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe: [link removed] .