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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature February 14, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

(Angela N. / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release February 14, 2025

Mass Firings of Federal Workers Could Halt Critical Energy and Environmental Protections

Recent culls of federal offices, including EPA and DOE, could substantially impact laws protecting people and the environment

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature February 14, 2025

The Trump Administration & The Environment

When the Trump administration breaks the law, Earthjustice will take them to court. We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks at a demonstration outside of the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington on Feb. 6, 2025. Markey and other lawmakers were blocked from entering the EPA and meeting with Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials. (Andrew Thomas / NurPhoto via AP)
Update February 14, 2025

We Will Not Just Watch Our Government Get Dismantled

The Trump administration’s gutting of federal agencies will wreak havoc on laws that protect everyone’s health and the environment.

In the News: The New York Times February 12, 2025

Environmental Groups Steel Themselves to File Wave of Lawsuits

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “It’s hard to dismantle agencies and get a lot done at the same time.”

Press Release February 12, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Nomination of Kathleen Sgamma to Head Bureau of Land Management

Nominee leads an oil and gas organization; authored a section of Project 2025

(Pooya Adami / Unsplash)
Press Release February 12, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Senate Budget Reconciliation Resolution

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

In the News: Grist February 12, 2025

‘It’s demoralizing’: Trump’s climate funding freeze has left tribes and community groups in limbo

Hana Vizcarra, Attorney, National Climate: “There’s harm to the communities they’re working in because if they’re unable to move forward with projects or have stalled those projects, that has an impact on the communities.”

In the News: Patagonia February 11, 2025

The Best Defense

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “We’re at the halfway mark of a decade that I’ve been looking toward for my whole career. We have to keep moving forward over the next five years. We can’t just be on defense waiting for a better day to come. … Donald Trump can [declare] an energy emergency —…

document February 11, 2025

Bad River Band’s “Will Affect” Letter to EPA on Line 5 Reroute

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.

An oil refinery looms over Port Arthur, TX. People of color are nearly twice as likely as white Americans to live within a fenceline zone of an industrial facility.
(Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 7, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Closure of EPA Environmental Justice and Civil Rights Office

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

In the News: Living on Earth February 7, 2025

Trump Dumps Environmental Justice

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities at Earthjustice, discusses the federal government’s role in protecting people from environmental discrimination.

Smokestacks loom up from a hazy sky, tinged with orange, at sunset.
(Shutterstock)
Press Release February 6, 2025

Earthjustice Blasts Blatant Partisan Attack on Critical DOJ Environmental Division

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

Lee Zeldin (Matt Rourke / AP). Russell Vought. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc., via Getty Images) Chris Wright (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0). Doug Burgum (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images).
feature February 6, 2025

The Presidential Transition & The Environment

Learn about key nominees in the Trump administration’s second term, and the powers they will have.

In the News: Politico February 4, 2025

PSC approves storm charges for TECO, Duke customers

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “Simply put, this is unaffordable to many hard-working Floridians.”

Navajo community leader Daniel Tso speaks out against fracking at a meeting that was required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The law gives communities a chance to speak out against projects that will impact them.
(Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 4, 2025

North Dakota Federal Judge Upends Key Environmental Regulations

Court sends strong reminder that Presidential Executive Orders must follow the law

document February 3, 2025

ND Decision: NEPA Phase II Regulations

A federal judge in North Dakota vacated the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act. Twenty-one Republican attorneys general, led by Iowa and North Dakota, brought the case to invalidate these key rules, which govern environmental review of federally funded or permitted projects.

The U.S. EPA’s flag flies outside the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C. (Aidan Wakely Mulroney / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release January 29, 2025

Earthjustice Condemns the New EPA’s Dismissal of Critical Science Advisory Boards

The EPA has ousted all members of two key science panels, signaling an alarming shift in agency priorities