The Latest by Colin O'Brien

Deputy Managing Attorney

Aerial view of large piles of coal next to a waterbody. Sprinklers spray water onto some of the piles. A track of open-top rail cars are parked along one side of the coal piles.

August 20, 2026

AB 40: Protecting Californians from Trump’s Plan to Boost Dirty Coal

By Colin O'Brien / California Office

Earthjustice is co-sponsoring the Community First Coal Review Act to ensure environmental and community protection from coal in California

A salmon jumps out of a fisherman's hands.

October 16, 2014

Ruling Aids Chances for Better Groundfish Monitoring

By Colin O'Brien / Alaska Office

The U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has paved the way for better monitoring of high-impact trawl boats in the North Pacific.