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feature September 8, 2025

The Earthjustice Lawyers Taking on the Trump Administration

Meet some of the lawyers behind our cases, and learn how they’re defending our land, air, and water against the Trump administration’s unprecedented threats.

Press Release August 29, 2025

Federal Government Rejects Development Plan for BP’s First Completely New Oilfield in Gulf of Mexico Since Deepwater Horizon

BP must address serious flaws in proposal for ultra-deepwater drilling project before it can move forward

document August 29, 2025

Line 5 Oil Tunnel Comments to EGLE from Bay Mills Indian Community

Comment letter shared by President Whitney Gravelle of the Bay Mills Indian Community with Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) in considering permits for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil tunnel project.

A controlled burn of oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill sends towers of fire hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico on June 9, 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / US Coast Guard)
Update August 26, 2025

Government Rejects New Drilling Proposal from the Company Behind the Deepwater Horizon Spill

What’s happening: The federal government has rejected an initial proposal by BP, the company behind the worst oil spill in U.S. history, to build a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision came after Members of Congress sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the agency not to…

Press Release August 26, 2025

Members of Congress Urge Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to Reject BP’s Ultra-deepwater Oil Drilling Proposal in Gulf of Mexico

Members have serious concerns about BP’s readiness to safely operate “Kaskida” project

document August 26, 2025

Congressional Kaskida Letter

Members of Congress urge the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to reject BP’s proposed Kaskida project.

Children play at Arvin's “Garden in the Sun” playground. There are several oil wells near the park. (Tara Pixley for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 21, 2025

Community Groups Will Have a Voice in Lawsuit Challenging CA Oil and Gas Setbacks Rule

The case could determine the future of California’s strongest-in-the-nation buffer zones between drilling sites and homes, schools, businesses

Una llamarada de gas sale de una plataforma petrolera marina en Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Paul Souders / Getty Images)
Press Release August 21, 2025

Earthjustice Responde al Plan de Trump de Abrir Ofertas a Exploración de Petróleo en Alta Mar Hasta 2040

El plan podría generar más de 10 mil millones de toneladas adicionales de carbono en la atmósfera

A gas flare from an offshore oil drilling rig in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Paul Souders / Getty Images)
Press Release August 19, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Plan to Hold Offshore Oil Sales Through 2040

Plan could lead to 10+ billion tons of additional carbon in Earth’s atmosphere

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newsom upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
From the Experts August 19, 2025

California Can’t Afford to Blink in the Showdown over Zero-Emissions

While Trump wreaks havoc, California can resist the big chill on zero-emissions.

Press Release August 18, 2025

Groups Ask Court to Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution

EPA has no valid reason to issue a rule without soliciting public comment first

Caribou on the coastal plane of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Article August 15, 2025

What Will We Lose if Oil and Gas Drilling Expands in Arctic?

Aggressive new drilling proposed in northern Alaska poses grave risks to the planet — and to a vast and rare Arctic ecosystem.

A helicopter extinguishing a wildfire on a mountain at night. (Konstantin Sutyagin / Getty Images)
feature August 14, 2025

Five Trump Policies Making Extreme Weather More Dangerous

The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies are accelerating climate change — and a warming planet means more extreme weather.

 A fisherman holds his hand dsiplaying a clump of oil from the ruptured BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig on June 9 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off of Grand Terre Island, Louisiana. (Benjamin Lowy / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 12, 2025

A New Era of Offshore Drilling Quietly Threatens the Health of Gulf Communities

BP’s proposed Kaskida project could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon.

Offshore oil and gas platforms are a common site in the Gulf of Mexico, including this one off the Louisiana coast. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
video August 8, 2025

The ultra deepwater drilling project Kaskida has the potential to spill up to 4.5 million barrels of oil.

BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the most destructive in U.S. history. Now, the company wants to go into deeper and riskier waters in the Gulf.

Although air quality has improved over the years in Los Angeles, Calif., bad air days still blanket the city and surrounding region with smog.
(Cate Frost / Shutterstock)
From the Experts August 7, 2025

Trump Wants to Make America Smoggy Again. California Legislators Are About to Make It Worse

We know where the Trump administration stands on clean air protections, but why are state legislators in California pushing a pro-pollution bill like SB 34 forward?

Emissions rise from a coal-fired generation station in Indiana. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images)
Article August 7, 2025

Por qué es Importante el ‘Dictamen de Peligro’ de la EPA

La EPA afirmó que los gases de efecto invernadero representan un riesgo para la salud pública. Sin embargo, la EPA de Trump quiere retractarse y derogar muchas de las normas que limitan la contaminación atmosférica.

The EPA's endangerment finding is the basis for important greenhouse gas rules, including regulations on emissions from oil and gas facilities. (Andrew Burton / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 1, 2025

A Legal Analysis of the Trump EPA’s Plan to Revoke the Endangerment Finding

The EPA’s proposal rejects mainstream science and misunderstands the law.