Rocky Mountain

November 2, 2017 | Legal Document

Seven FOIA Requests Related to National Monuments Review

Earthjustice is representing the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., The Wilderness Society, Grand Canyon Trust, Sierra Club, and Great Old Broads for Wilderness in a lawsuit to compel the agencies to respond to these seven Freedom of Information Act requests, most of which have been overdue for months. The complaint alleges that the agencies have failed to meet their response deadlines under the Act and have repeatedly rejected or ignored these organizations’ inquiries on their requests’ status.

October 9, 2017 | Press Release

Grand Lake Organization Calls For Heightened Water Quality Protections At Colorado’s Largest And Deepest Natural Lake

Change would protect Grand Lake’s water quality from further degradation

October 9, 2017 | In the News: The Daily Sentinel

Methane Ruling Leaves Industry In Limbo While Feds Try To Revise Rule

Robin Cooley, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “The ruling is significant just in the sense that the court confirmed that the Trump administration can’t cut the public out of the process.”

October 4, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

U.S. District Court Orders Obama-Era Rule Preventing Natural Gas Waste on Public Lands to be Reinstated

Judge says Trump administration illegally suspended rule without necessary public comment

October 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Court Judgment: Trump Administration Illegally Suspended Rule Preventing Waste of Publicly-owned Natural Gas on Public and Tribal Lands

The Court FINDS and DECLARES that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq., when it issued a notice on June 15, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,430) (the “Postponement Notice”) postponing the compliance date for certain provisions of the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule (81 Fed. Reg. 83,008) after the rule had already gone into effect. The Court hereby VACATES the Postponement Notice and ORDERS Defendants to immediately reinstate the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule in its entirety.

October 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motions For Summary Judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rules that the Trump administration illegally suspended the Obama-era rule preventing waste of publicly-owned natural gas on public and tribal lands.

October 4, 2017 | In the News: LA Times

Trump's Push To Ignore Climate Costs Generates A Backlash In Court, Slowing Some Projects

Ted Zukoski, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “These are the things the agencies want to sweep under the rug. They are afraid to be honest about the costs because they are huge.”

September 29, 2017 | Press Release

Court Rejects Nevada County’s Meritless Road Claim After Nearly Two Decades Of Litigation

South Canyon Road remains in public hands

September 25, 2017 | Video

More Wolves, Less Politics

Lobos are the most genetically distinct lineage of wolves in the Western Hemisphere. They are also one of the most endangered mammals in North America. We still have a chance to save them.

September 21, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

BLM fracking rule reinstated by Court of Appeals

District Court ruling is reversed, allowing protections to take effect

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