Jill Tauber, VP of Litigation for Climate & Energy: “The EPA has a legal obligation to protect us from climate pollution from power plants. Earthjustice and our partners will continue to defend climate protections and hold the Trump administration accountable.”
Hana Vizcarra, Deputy Managing Attorney, Washington, D.C., Office: “The record of this administration is a relentless march to undo all of those protections. They are protecting their favored industries at the expense of the public’s health, our communities and our economies.”
The EPA revoked the finding that greenhouses gases threaten public health and welfare, then weakened emissions standards for vehicles. Now, it’s doing the same for power plants.
Lawsuit calls for more transparency around the decision to dismantle critical research center that supports our nation’s public safety, economic prosperity, national defense, and understanding of climate change
Union of Concerned Scientists, represented by Earthjustice, and Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Management and Budget…
Dror Ladin, Attorney, Northeast Office: “I would say that the basic question is, as a society, who do we expect to pay for the harms of climate change? Because we can't pretend that there are no harms. We know that there are harms. We know storms are getting worse. We…
Erik Grafe, Managing Attorney, Alaska Office: “These are large-scale, industrial activities that cause permanent damage to sensitive Arctic ecosystems, nearby communities, and the climate.”
The regulations proposed at the request of the oil industry seek to greenlight potentially massive new oil development in sensitive areas of the Western Arctic
