Put pipelines in the past

With every approval of a new pipeline project, the federal government locks us into decades of rising climate pollution at a time when we cannot afford any more. The hazards associated with pipelines also deepen historical injustices, as fossil fuel infrastructure is often deliberately proposed in places where residents lack financial wealth and political influence.

And with every pipeline comes the risk of oil spills and gas leakages that can cause irreversible environmental damage. Serious pipeline failures have devastated communities and ecosystems, obliterated wildlife and plants, and contaminated the drinking water of millions of households and businesses — and they happen much more often than reported. Then, the toxic fallout of a pipeline spill can be physically and psychologically harmful to the clean-up workers and affected communities.

Earthjustice has spent decades challenging pipelines as a legal partner for communities whose right to clean air, safe drinking water, and unspoiled lands are being denied by the harmful excesses of the fossil fuel industry — and together, we are growing stronger.

Join the growing chorus of people speaking out against pipelines. Our elected leaders need to hear from all of us — starting with the Biden administration. The Biden administration took bold action on its first day in office by canceling the Keystone XL pipeline; however, the administration is yet to make the right decision to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, so we need to keep up the pressure. Call on this administration to take decisive action to stem the flow of fossil fuels and implement strong, comprehensive federal regulations for oil and gas pipelines.