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In the News: CNN January 3, 2025

Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans: “Every president this century has recognized that some areas of the ocean are just too risky or too sensitive to drill.”

In the News: Energy News Network January 2, 2025

A symbolic gesture or Trojan horse? Ohio groups question purpose of ‘green’ nuclear bill

Megan Hunter, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program, Earthjustice: “Those constitutional protections are there for a reason. And seeing the General Assembly have blatant disregard for them again and again harms Ohioans. It deprives them of these constitutional rights.”

The United States Postal Service Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, shown in this concept image, can be built with either a gasoline or electric drivetrain. (USPS)
Update December 12, 2024

Trump May Meddle in Plans to Electrify Postal Mail Trucks

The incoming Trump administration has threatened to cancel the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) groundbreaking plans to electrify its mail truck fleet. Here’s why it can’t do that.

The United States Postal Service Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, shown in this concept image, can be built with either a gasoline or electric drivetrain. (USPS)
Update December 16, 2024

Trump Podría Interferir en los Planes para Electrificar los Camiones del Correo Postal

La administración entrante de Trump ha amenazado con cancelar los innovadores planes del Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos (USPS) para electrificar su flota de camiones de correo, según un informe de Reuters.

The Hillcrest neighborhood near "Refinery Row" in Corpus Christi, TX. About 60% of current U.S. hydrogen demand comes from crude oil refineries. (Eddie Seal for Earthjustice)
Update November 25, 2024

Hydrogen Hubs Pose Risks to Communities and the Climate

Earthjustice and our partners are held a community rally in Northwest Indiana’s industrial corridor near Chicago to demand clean hydrogen and make sure community voices are heard.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been nominated to be Secretary of the Interior by President-elect Donald Trump. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Update November 15, 2024

Trump Nominates Oil and Gas Ally as Interior Secretary

By picking Burgum, who has little experience managing lands, Trump is signaling that the agency will prioritize expanding oil and gas drilling on federal lands for the next four years.

Former U.S. Congressman Lee Zeldin has been picked to lead the EPA by President-elect Donald Trump. (Matt Rourke / AP)
Update November 13, 2024

Trump Prioritizes Allegiance over Qualifications with EPA Pick

By prioritizing loyalty above actual qualifications, Trump is signaling disinterest in the mission of the EPA and an intention to weaken the agency.

A cut lead pipe is pulled from a dig site for testing at a home in Royal Oak, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2021. (Carlos Osorio / AP)
Press Release December 20, 2024

Groups Seek to Defend Lead Pipe Rule Challenged by Water Utilities

Lead service lines contaminate drinking water across the country and must be replaced now

Lead-based paint disintegrates over time and contaminates dust throughout homes or schools; lead in soil around these buildings also leads to children’s exposure. (M.R. / CC BY-ND 2.0)
Update October 24, 2024

EPA Adopts New Rule That Will Help Protect Kids from Lead Dust

After a decades-long battle, the EPA has adopted a rule that would deem any amount of lead dust found in schools, daycares, and homes to be a “lead hazard.”

High-density polyethlyene containers treated with fluorinated compounds can leach PFAS into pesticides and other liquid products. (Shutterstock)
Update October 17, 2024

EPA Takes First Steps to Regulate Long-Hidden Source of Toxic PFAS

PFAS, toxic chemicals linked to a host of health harms, are found in a variety of everyday goods, including in plastic containers holding consumer products.

Emisiones de una chimenea en la central eléctrica Mitchell, una planta de energía a carbón, en Moundsville, Virginia Occidental. (Lauren Petracca para Earthjustice)
Article September 6, 2024

¿Qué Haría el Proyecto 2025 con el Medio Ambiente y Cómo Responderemos?

El manual de políticas de la Fundación Heritage nos quitaría derechos a un aire y agua limpios, además de un planeta saludable.

(Architect of the Capitol)
Press Release November 15, 2024

Earthjustice Statement on Announcement of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary

“We can’t double down on drilling and habitat loss in the face of runaway climate change and extinctions.”

The Puyallup River, with Mount Tahoma (Rainier) in the background. (David Seibold / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Update August 23, 2024

In a Win for Endangered Salmon, Court Orders Puyallup River Dam Removal

Electron Dam has been harming Chinook salmon, steelhead, and trout for nearly 100 years. With part of the dam gone, the river will flow naturally for the first time in almost a century.

The U.S. EPA’s flag flies outside the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C. (Aidan Wakely Mulroney / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release November 12, 2024

Earthjustice Statement on Announcement of Lee Zeldin to Head Environmental Protection Agency

It is clear President-elect Trump is prioritizing loyalty above actual qualifications to address our current and future environmental concerns.

(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Article August 20, 2024

Two Years Ago, We Passed the Biggest Climate Spending Bill Ever. Here’s What It Has Achieved.

We’re celebrating a booming clean economy, lower energy costs, a path forward to reducing harmful pollution, and more than 334,000 new clean energy jobs so far.

Loggerhead sea turtles are among the marine creatures vulnerable to seismic testing for gas and oil.
(Vladimir Wrangel / Getty Images)
Update August 20, 2024

Court Win Protects Endangered Whales and Sea Turtles From Oil Drilling

Judge strikes down federal assessment that allowed dangerous oil and gas drilling to kill imperiled wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.

USPS mail trucks make up more than 30% of the federal government’s vehicles.
(Brian Brown / Getty Images)
Press Release December 10, 2024

Earthjustice Responds to Potential Trump Threat to Postal Service’s Electric Mail Truck Fleet

An executive order would be unlawful move that hurts American workers and dirties our air

 Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Update July 24, 2024

How You Can Help Protect the Western Arctic from Oil and Gas Drilling

The Biden administration adopted new protections for millions of acres of the Arctic in April. Now it’s time for the next step.