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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 —…

Coalition condemns Bureau of Land Management’s decision to continue granting new oil and gas wells in the heavily-polluted San Joaquin Valley

This case challenges the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to continue approving drilling permits for new oil and gas wells on public land in the San Joaquin Valley, California, without accounting for the cumulative impacts of BLM’s expansion of oil and gas drilling, and without providing for meaningful input from the communities most impacted by its permitting decisions.

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

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

Grizzly bears are facing growing threats to their survival in the Northern Rockies. The government just took a step in the right direction by rejecting state appeals to remove their protections.

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

Earthjustice will go to court to defend its victory limiting road building in grizzly habitat

How electricity tariffs can protect households and small businesses from data centers and crypto mines’ enormous energy demands

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.”

Conservation groups secure another win for grizzly bears and bull trout

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…

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.”

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

Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) represent the Nez Perce Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Bay Mills Indian Community, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in this case.

Trump’s actions would drain freshwater from a 1,000-square-mile estuary that provides drinking water to millions of people, irrigates the surrounding farmland, and sustains a salmon fishing industry.

Earthjustice will continue to work with clients and partners to protect Alaska’s public lands and hasten the clean energy transition to build a vibrant and thriving state

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “To date, state regulators have largely failed to fill the void where federal regulations do not apply…. At the very least, information concerning the past disposal of toxic waste at these sites must be made public and available in a state database.”