EARTHJUSTICE FOR THE RECORD
January 2020

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

Australia is on fire and its government is blowing smoke

The devastating fires in Australia have killed at least 25 people, burned 20 million acres, and wiped out a billion native animals. Australia's prime minister says the country is doing enough to combat the climate crisis -- but the country is now the world's number one exporter of both coal and gas. Read more:
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Stories from the frontlines of climate justice

The climate crisis is a product of an unjust system that prioritizes profits above all else. All too often, the communities least responsible for creating this crisis are the ones suffering from it the most. Our new storytelling series seeks to elevate the stories of people pushing for a just future and livable climate for all. Read More:
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How Floridians are tackling climate change together

Dealing with the whiplash effects from climate change -- from sea level rise to sunny day flooding -- is Florida's new normal. Yet for all these planetary distress signals, government leadership is largely absent. Florida communities are relying on local people power to strengthen climate resilience. Read more:
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The story behind the people's environmental law

In the 1960s, homes in Brookland, a predominantly black and brown neighborhood in Washington, D.C., were condemned to clear room for a highway. The community fought back, which led to Congress unanimously passing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The law has become one of the most important tools to help uplift the people's environmental voice. Now, it's under attack. Read more:
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The war on public health and the environment

Three years into the Trump administration, the attacks on our health and environment are still pouring out of D.C. at a record pace. The motivation is simple: prioritizing corporate profits over the safety and health of people. Earthjustice continues to battle for healthier communities and a healthier world in 2020. Read more:
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QUOTABLE

"We're going to court because we don't want this to be the last generation of Floridians to ever see a wild Florida panther."
-- Earthjustice attorney Bonnie Malloy on filing a lawsuit to protect endangered Florida panthers from a road expansion project.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Don't let this administration undo the people's environmental law
When a government wants to build a toxic waste incinerator in your neighborhood, bulldoze homes to build smog-producing highways, or run pipelines through ancestral Native American lands, a federal law gives you the right to find out and fight back. That law is the National Environmental Policy ACT (NEPA), and the fossil fuel industry cronies in the Trump administration just announced plans to gut NEPA's protections:

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Protect the Western Arctic from oil and gas expansion
The Western Arctic Reserve is the largest tract of wild and undisturbed public land in the United States. Now this administration wants to open up millions of acres of the reserve to oil and gas development:

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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.

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