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Trip Van Noppen served as Earthjustice’s president from 2008 until he retired in 2018. A North Carolina native, Trip said of his experience: “Serving as the steward of Earthjustice for the last decade has been the greatest honor of my life.”

On the cusp of his retirement, Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen is confident that we’ve built the organization not only for this moment, but also for future progress.
September 18, 2018

Serving as President of Earthjustice Has Been the Greatest Honor of My Life

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office

On Oct. 1, Trip Van Noppen hands leadership of Earthjustice to Abigail Dillen.

La extracción de carbón de zonas montañosas destruye el paisaje y convierte regiones enteras de bosques y vida silvestre en paisajes llanos y estériles.
January 31, 2018

Sigue la ‘guerra contra el carbón’ y Trump no será quien gane

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office

Contrario al discurso presidencial en el Estado de la Unión, Earthjustice defiende docenas de casos judiciales contra el poder del carbón. Y vamos ganando.

Mountaintop removal mining devastates the landscape, turning areas that should be lush with forests and wildlife into barren moonscapes.
January 31, 2018

The ‘War on Coal’ Isn’t Over, and It Won’t Be Trump Who Wins It

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Clean Energy Program & Headquarters Office

Contrary to the president’s State of the Union address, Earthjustice is working on dozens of court cases to put an end to coal power. And we are winning.

Amanece en Cedar Mesa, al sureste de Utah, en el Monumento Nacional Bears Ears. Bears Ears es uno de los monumentos nacionales que Earthjustice lucha para conservar.
January 25, 2018

Trump puede redoblar su ofensiva en el 2018. Nosotros también.

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office

Con más abogados industriales y lobbies dirigiendo agencias federales habrá más ataques contra las protecciones ambientales. Pero no estaremos solo a la defensiva, iremos a cualquier lugar donde se pueda avanzar, sin descartar ningún estado y de manera internacional.

First light over Cedar Mesa in southeast Utah, Bears Ears National Monument. Bears Ears is one of the national monuments that Earthjustice is fighting to preserve.
January 22, 2018

In 2018, Trump May Double Down, But So Will We

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office

With more top positions at federal agencies filled by industry lawyers and lobbyists, we expect more virulent attacks on environmental protections. But we won’t solely be on the defensive: We are expanding anywhere we can make progress, including in some unlikely states and internationally.

Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Ártico
December 14, 2017

Vender el precioso Ártico es un error descomunal

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office

Estos ataques al Refugio Ártico no es más que la venta de uno de nuestros más preciados paisajes al mejor postor.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
December 7, 2017

Selling this cherished Arctic landscape to the highest bidder is a grievous mistake

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office & Policy and Legislation Team

Part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge risks being transferred to the hands of the fossil fuel industry.

White House
April 27, 2017

100 Days: Our Response to Trump’s Attacks on the Environment

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office & Policy and Legislation Team

President Trump and his administration have spent the past 100 days assailing protections for the air, water and climate, but we’re fighting back aggressively in court.

In a one-two punch to climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining and initiates a repeal of the Clean Power Plan.
March 28, 2017

Executive Order Takes Aim at Climate Safeguards

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office & Policy and Legislation Team

In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth’s climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan.

Scott Pruitt’s nomination is just the first of what will likely be many efforts by the incoming Trump administration to gut environmental health protections.
January 17, 2017

The Scott Pruitt Nomination: Bad for the Environment, Bad for our Future

By Trip Van Noppen  /  Headquarters Office & Policy and Legislation Team

Scott Pruitt’s nomination is just the first of what will likely be many efforts by the incoming Trump administration to gut environmental health protections.