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Mojave Trails National Monument, On February 12, 2016, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the Mojave Trails National Monument east of Los Angeles in Southern California. (Bob Wick / U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
Press Release: Victory September 14, 2022

Judge Vacates Approval for Cadiz’s California Desert Water Grab

Pipeline skipped environmental review, would drain Mojave of precious water

document September 14, 2022

Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al. – CV 21-2507-GW-ASx

The Court GRANTS the Motion for Voluntary Remand and vacates the rights-of-way in light of the Bureau of Land Management’s reconsideration of Cadiz’s application.

feature March 26, 2021

How one company almost got away with draining the Mojave Desert

Thankfully, the arm of the law is longer today than it was a century ago.

document March 23, 2021

Lawsuit Challenging BLM Approval of Right of Way for Cadiz

This case challenges a December 21, 2020 decision by defendants to issue a private company, Cadiz, rights-of-way to convey water through a mothballed oil and gas pipeline that crosses Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected public land in southeastern California

Spanning 1.6 million acres, Mojave Trails National Monument is a stunning mosaic of rugged mountain ranges, ancient lava flows and fossil beds, and spectacular sand dunes. Rare plants and many native animal species call this timeless landscape home. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release March 23, 2021

Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Pipeline Approval for California Desert Water Grab

Cadiz water pipeline skipped full environmental review, would drain Mojave Desert of precious water supply

Cadiz, Inc., wanted to extract 16 billion gallons of water a year from beneath the Mojave Desert. (Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management)
Press Release: Victory June 21, 2019

Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Approval of California’s Cadiz Water Pipeline

Private sector cannot profit from public necessity

Cadiz, Inc., wanted to extract 16 billion gallons of water a year from beneath the Mojave Desert. (Bob Wick / Bureau of Land Management)
Article June 21, 2019

How We Defeated a Corporate Scheme to Sell the Mojave Desert’s Water

Earthjustice successfully challenged Cadiz, Inc.’s plans to sell contaminated groundwater from a fragile ecosystem in southern California.

David Bernhardt, a former lobbyist for major polluting projects, is taking over as acting Secretary of Interior. (David Zalubowski / AP)
Article January 2, 2019

With a Stroke of Red Marker, Zinke Leaves Interior to His Deputy

The new acting Interior Secretary, David Bernhardt, has been described as a "walking conflict of interest."

document May 4, 2018

Ileen Anderson Cadiz Declaration

Our client’s declaration about the impacts the Cadiz project would have on the desert.

document February 28, 2018

Amended Cadiz Complaint

Conservation and health-safety groups have filed suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s approval of an enormous groundwater-mining and pipeline project in Southern California. The Cadiz water project, approved without environmental review, includes the construction of a pipeline through the Mojave Trails National Monument and other public lands in the area.

The Mojave Trails National Monument is located east of Los Angeles, California, and spans 1.6 million acres. (Bob Wick / BLM)
case November 28, 2017

Challenging Trump Administration’s Approval of Corporation’s Plan to Drain California Desert Aquifer

The Cadiz water project, approved without environmental review, includes the construction of a pipeline through the Mojave Trails National Monument and other public lands in the area. The Trump administration reversed two Obama administration decisions and wrongly concluded that the Cadiz project’s 43-mile pipeline did not require any federal Bureau of Land Management permits or…

document November 28, 2017

Cadiz Complaint

Conservation and health-safety groups have filed suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s approval of an enormous groundwater-mining and pipeline project in Southern California. The Cadiz water project, approved without environmental review, includes the construction of a pipeline through the Mojave Trails National Monument and other public lands in the area.

The Mojave Trails National Monument is located east of Los Angeles, California, and spans 1.6 million acres. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release November 28, 2017

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s OK of Corporation’s Plan to Drain California Desert Aquifer

Water-mining project would deplete life-giving springs in the Mojave Trails National Monument

The Mojave Trails National Monument is located east of Los Angeles, California, and spans 1.6 million acres. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release November 28, 2017

Demanda desafía acueducto que secará manantiales del desierto de California

El proyecto Cádiz aprobado por la administración Trump amenaza al borrego cimarrón y otras especies