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The Pipe Out Paddle Up Floatilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, on Sept. 3, 2022. (David Ruck for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 20, 2025

Court Denies Tribes, Green Groups a Line 5 Permit Redo

The Michigan Court of Appeals sided with Enbridge and MPSC on tunnel project

feature January 29, 2025

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

In the News: Michigan Advance February 20, 2025

Appeals Court upholds MPSC permit for Line 5 tunnel project

Adam Ratchenski, Attorney, Midwest Office: “Nobody wants their water poisoned or their property values torpedoed in order to keep Canadian oil and gas flowing through the Great Lakes.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature February 21, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

In the News: Reuters February 19, 2025

Trump’s Army Corps seeks to fast-track 600 ’emergency’ projects through environmental review

Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office: “It is laughable to see Line 5 on this list. It’s a pipeline that carries crude oil from Canada to Canada and will not increase U.S. capacity or respond to Trump’s declared energy emergency.”

North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. (EcoFlight)
Press Release February 20, 2025

Legal Intervention Defends Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Decision

Motion to intervene filed in a lawsuit from Montana and Wyoming

feature January 28, 2025

The Federal Hydrogen Hub Program

Overview of the federal Hydrogen Hub Program, including descriptions of the seven Hubs selected by the Dept. of Energy to negotiate for funding

In the News: The New York Times February 12, 2025

Environmental Groups Steel Themselves to File Wave of Lawsuits

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “It’s hard to dismantle agencies and get a lot done at the same time.”

In the News: Patagonia February 11, 2025

The Best Defense

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “We’re at the halfway mark of a decade that I’ve been looking toward for my whole career. We have to keep moving forward over the next five years. We can’t just be on defense waiting for a better day to come. … Donald Trump can [declare] an energy emergency —…

feature January 29, 2025

Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

Learn about Hub projects, their impacts, and opportunities to advocate for your community and the climate

document January 10, 2025

Line 5 Tunnel Project Media Backgrounder

A backgrounder on the proposed Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

In the News: Living on Earth February 7, 2025

Trump Dumps Environmental Justice

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities at Earthjustice, discusses the federal government’s role in protecting people from environmental discrimination.

feature January 26, 2025

Introduction: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

A brief summary of the Federal Hydrogen Hub Program and its potential impacts.

In the News: The New York Times January 28, 2025

Could Trump Use the ‘God Squad’ to Override Environmental Law?

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans: “It seems like they believe that the God Squad can wave its hand and declare a particular species no longer within the protection of the Endangered Species Act. That’s not how the process works at all.”

Lee Zeldin (Matt Rourke / AP). Russell Vought. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc., via Getty Images) Chris Wright (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0). Doug Burgum (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images).
feature February 6, 2025

The Presidential Transition & The Environment

Learn about key nominees in the Trump administration’s second term, and the powers they will have.

In the News: The Philadelphia Inquirer January 27, 2025

PUC probes future ability of electric grid in Pa.: Pushing clean energy solutions

Devin McDougall, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “As concerns rise about the threat of the coming administration to climate work, this win is a good reminder that there is still much progress that can be made at the local level and at our Public Utility Commissions to transition us away from fossil fuels and toward the…

In the News: The News Tribune January 27, 2025

The ‘Six Sovereigns’ are fighting for the Columbia River basin’s future. Who are they?

Amanda Goodin, Attorney, Northwest Office: “The alliance will continue, and that policy will continue. The agreement that’s in place is a strong one, so they [feds] would be wise to continue. For a long time, some have pitted healthy and abundant salmon against other interests in the region. You can have salmon and agriculture.”

Contractors and welders work on a Transco methane pipeline in Lebanon, Penn., in 2017. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)
Article December 11, 2024

Communities’ Fight Against Gas Pipeline Projects Heats Up

The courts are striking down more FERC gas approvals. But the fight isn’t over to keep gas pipelines out of our communities.