Amanda Goodin

Deputy Managing Attorney

Northwest Office

Amanda Goodin, deputy managing attorney in Earthjustice's Northwest office, is smiling and looking at the camera.

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Amanda Goodin

Deputy Managing Attorney Northwest Office

Elizabeth Manning
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
emanning@earthjustice.org

Amanda Wilcox Goodin is the deputy managing attorney with Earthjustice’s Northwest office, and has been an attorney with Earthjustice since 2008.

Amanda has litigated regional and national matters that seek to promote a rapid and equitable transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, protect endangered Pacific salmon and orcas (Southern Resident Killer Whales), and institute financial responsibility requirements to ensure the worst polluters clean up hazardous spills quickly and thoroughly.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Amanda clerked for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She graduated summa cum laude from N.Y.U. School of Law in 2007, with honors including a Furman Academic Scholarship; the Butler award for unusual distinction in scholarship, character, and professional activities; and the Cahn award for outstanding contributions to the N.Y.U. Law Review by a student editor.

Expert Posts & Articles

Large towers with electrical transmission lines in front of a large mountain at sunset.
May 16, 2024

Greening the Gas System

How utility commission “ratemaking” cases have advanced clean buildings and climate justice in Washington state.
Skagit County, Washington
August 28, 2018

Ballot Initiative Would Make Washington State a National Leader on Climate

Initiative 1631 would create billions in new revenue for renewable-energy infrastructure, clean-transportation options, job training and local communities.
Este Superfund en Nuevo México filtra ácido del drenaje de una mina al agua subterránea. Estamos demandando a la EPA para que responsabilice a la minera de no limpiar su contaminación tóxica
May 29, 2018

Que la industria limpie su basura, es lo justo

Quienes contaminan más en el país deben pagar por sus desechos tóxicos, sin escapar de las ciudades, ni dejar a los contribuyentes con la cuenta.
This Superfund site in New Mexico leaches acid mine drainage into groundwater. We're suing the EPA to make it hold the mining industry accountable for cleaning up its toxic pollution.
May 15, 2018

We’re Suing to Make Industry Clean Up Its Own Messes

It’s time the dirtiest polluters in the country pay for their own toxic messes, instead of skipping town and leaving taxpayers with the bill.
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April 7, 2016

Ending Corporate Hit-and-Runs

An Earthjustice win brings us a big step closer to ensuring that the dirtiest polluters in the country pay for their own toxic messes, instead of skipping town and leaving taxpayers with the bill.
Road near Willamette Falls, OR
October 6, 2015

Oregon Paves the Way to Cleaner, Greener Cars

A win for low-carbon fuels in Oregon paves the way for cleaner, greener cars across the country.

Elizabeth Manning
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
emanning@earthjustice.org

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Quoted in the News

January 27, 2025

The News Tribune

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

“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.”
February 16, 2021

Reuters

150 years of spills: Philadelphia refinery cleanup highlights toxic legacy of fossil fuels

“These cleanups are enormously expensive, and companies basically never set aside enough money to fully remediate a site.”

Latest Press Statements

August 11, 2026

Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meets in Seattle to Discuss Approval of Draft Ninth Northwest Regional Power Plan

Energy and conservation groups urge the Council to prioritize clean energy resources, affordability, and reliability for the region
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek. Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
February 25, 2026

Court Orders Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

Federal defendants ordered to change Columbia Basin hydropower operations to protect endangered salmon and steelhead
A wild chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) near a redd in Cape Horn Creek, Idaho.
October 14, 2025

Plaintiffs Seek Emergency Actions to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

Following the Trump administration’s abrupt and unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement to restore the Columbia basin, plaintiffs return to court to prevent salmon and steelhead extinction
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek. Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
September 11, 2025

Groups Return to Court to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement forces plaintiffs back to court to protect salmon and steelhead from lethal dams
A sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) at Little Redfish Lake Creek trap, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho.
June 12, 2025

Plaintiffs Represented by Earthjustice Condemn Trump Administration’s Unilateral Withdrawal from Historic Columbia Basin Agreement

The administration’s decision reneges on promised investments in fisheries and clean energy, and ignores federal, state, tribal science on the need for urgent action to prevent extinction and rebuild healthy and abundant salmon
The Lower Granite Dam is one of the four Lower Snake River dams Earthjustice is fighting to remove.
December 17, 2024

Federal Agencies Plan to Revise Flawed Environmental Study for Columbia Basin Hydropower Operations

Salmon advocates commend the move to revise the study as a critical next step in a comprehensive plan to restore the Columbia Basin’s native fisheries