What’s happening: BP, the company behind the worst oil spill in U.S. history, is asking the Trump administration to allow it to drill a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Why it matters: BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 killed 11 people and released over 5 million barrels of oil that blanketed the…
Nonprofit groups are suing to force a review of the decision by BPA that would cause energy bills to rise and reduce access to clean energy across a broad region
BPA plans to join the Markets+ energy market over a larger Western one; the choice would cause a spike in energy bills and reduce access to clean energy for Northwest power customers
We’re suing the Trump administration for trying to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing
For decades, we’ve defended our public lands for the benefit of all people, and we’ll continue fighting back as long as Trump’s attacks continue.
On behalf of our clients, Earthjustice filed suit to properly protect rare species, including Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, from being harmed or killed by fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.
We’re fighting to protect the Gulf’s imperiled species as oil and gas corporations run freighters through precious habitat, drill deeper, and blast along the Gulf floor.
Earthjustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, and the Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed suit to properly protect rare species, including Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, from being harmed or killed by fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.
