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The Michigan Court of Appeals sided with Enbridge and MPSC on tunnel project

The Michigan Court of Appeals struck down a challenge by Tribal Nations and green groups who sought to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission’s decision to permit Enbridge’s Line 5 tunnel project beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

Julian Gonzalez, Senior Legislative Counsel, Policy & Legislation Team: “You’re going from a much stronger [drinking water] regulation to a weaker one and as a result, lots and lots of children and adults and fetuses are all going to be threatened with really irreversible health harms.”

People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, Sierra Club, and Industrious Labs move to intervene as defendants in Rinnai America Corp., et al., v. South Coast Air Quality Management District

Gas industry lawsuit seeks to intimidate Southern California’s air regulator from pursuing vital rules to replace gas-powered equipment with zero-emissions technology

“We elected our leaders to work for us, not corporate polluters.”

Letter from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with analysis showing that discharges from the proposed Line 5 reroute project will violate the Band’s water quality requirements by harming waters, aquatic resources, and wetlands.

“Notwithstanding the overt cruelty of this decision, no one wants an unhealthier and more polluted America, coopted by industry.”

“Without offices like ENRD, our environmental laws are nothing more than words on paper.”

Trump’s actions would drain freshwater from a 1,000-square-mile estuary that provides drinking water to millions of people, irrigates the surrounding farmland, and sustains a salmon fishing industry.

Stu Gillespie, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “If the Corps is really handing out permits without checking compliance to the Clean Water Act, it could hurt Colorado, so the state will have to be vigilant.”

Hillary Aidun, Attorney, Northeast Office: “Brookhaven should not release Covanta from liability for a small amount of money especially given the need for remediation and the fact that there are a number of pending lawsuits against Brookhaven resulting from the landfill.”

Process for nominating interim commissioner in the loea seat draws legal fire and community backlash

Plaintiff Hui Kānāwai ‘Oia‘i‘o seek a judicial declaration that Defendants Governor Josh Green and the Commission on Water Resource Management unlawfully and invalidly circumvented the process for nominating members of the commission.

“Instead of providing relief that Californians desperately need right now to recover from deadly wildfires, President Trump is using this tragedy as an excuse to bypass the Endangered Species Act”

Governor misses opportunity to lead on cutting energy costs and protecting climate and public health

Earthjustice will continue to work with clients and partners to protect Alaska’s public lands and hasten the clean energy transition to build a vibrant and thriving state

“Nuestras organizaciones seguirán defendiendo con firmeza las protecciones climáticas y lucharán contra los planes del presidente Trump que dañarían nuestro medio ambiente, nuestra salud, nuestra economía y nuestro clima”.