Environmental Enforcement Project

Media Contacts:   Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org    Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, press@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, 203.435.1722, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Federal court dismisses youth-led constitutional case, but plaintiffs will appeal   MISSOULA, M.T. — The 22 young Americans in Lighthiser v. Trump announced today that they will appeal a ruling by…

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Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Economists, public health professionals, and renewable energy leaders warn of far-reaching dangers posed by executive orders that advance fossil fuels and suppress renewables   MISSOULA, M.T. — On the second day of the historic…

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Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, 203.435.1722, nfunaro@publicjustice.net First-ever live hearing in a federal constitutional climate case led by youth begins in Missoula, Montana MISSOULA, M.T. — This morning, 22 young Americans began presenting live testimony in Lighthiser v. Trump, a…

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Media Contacts: Jennie Smith, jsmith@wvrivers.org, 304-602-3612 Autumn Crowe, acrowe@wvrivers.org, 304-992-6070 Nicole Funaro, nfunaro@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON, W. Va. – A federal judge has granted the West Virginia Rivers Coalition’s (WV Rivers) request for a preliminary injunction, requiring The Chemours Company FC, LLC (Chemours) to reduce discharges of HFPO-DA, a “forever chemical” also known as Gen-X, from its…

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Media Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Andrea Rodgers, Senior Litigation Attorney, 206.696.2851, andrea@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Missoula, MT— In an unusual move, the State of Montana, 18 other states*, and the U.S. territory of Guam have filed a motion to intervene in…

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Media Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Andrea Rodgers, Senior Litigation Attorney, 206.696.2851, andrea@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Twenty-two young Americans move to block sweeping federal actions they say threaten their rights, health, and futures   Butte, MT— On No Kings Day, as people…

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Contacts: Julia Olson, Chief Legal Counsel, 415.786.4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Andrea Rodgers, Senior Litigation Attorney, 206.696.2851, andrea@ourchildrenstrust.org Helen Britto, Comms. Associate Director, 925.588.1171, helen@ourchildrenstrust.org Nicole Funaro, Media Relations Strategist, nfunaro@publicjustice.net Butte, MT— Twenty-two young Americans filed Lighthiser v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana—a constitutional right to life case that directly challenges…

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Arsenic Threatens Susquehanna River, Human Health   HARRISBURG, Pa.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued Talen Energy Corporation and Brunner Island, LLC today for failing to control toxic coal ash pollution risks from a storage impoundment at their mixed coal- and natural gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Susquehanna River in York Haven,…

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Contact: Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, 717-478-1780, Ted@lowsusriverkeeper.org Jim Hecker, Public Justice, 202-861-5225, jhecker@publicjustice.net Steve Harvey Steve Harvey Law,  215-438-6600,  steve@steveharveylaw.com Nicole Funaro, Public Justice, 203-435-1722, nfunaro@publicjustice.net On Monday, a court ruled in Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association’s favor that Republic Services’ Modern Landfill violated the federal Clean Water Act 419 times from July 2019 through…

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