Environmental watchdogs, represented by the nonprofit law firm Earthjustice, have asked a federal judge for a second preliminary injunction to block construction that violates ETP’s permit and has gone unchecked…
Plaintiffs Atchafalaya Basinkeeper et al. move for partial summary judgment on their National Environmental Policy Act and Clean Water Act claims regarding the Army Corps of Engineers’ (“Corps”) evaluation of…
New evidence shows the Army Corps of Engineers failed to independently assess the risk of spills from a company with more than 500 spills, millions in fines and private property…
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturns an order halting construction of the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline in the Atchafalaya River Basin. The…
Earthjustice and its clients won a huge victory when a federal judge shut down the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana; a federal appeals court will decide what comes next.
Federal District Court Judge Shelly Dick halts the construction of the controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline across the Atchafalaya Basin. Judge Dick found that the lawsuit filed by several groups—Atchafalaya Basinkeeper,…
Crawfisherman Jody Meche’s family has lived off Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin for generations. Now he’s fighting to protect it—and his way of life—from a destructive oil pipeline.
