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video March 20, 2025

Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Censorship of Climate Data

Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against Trump’s USDA, asking a court to restore access to climate-related information on government websites and prohibit further purging.

Press Release March 18, 2025

Farmers and Advocates Seek Preliminary Injunction Requiring USDA to Restore Purged Climate Webpages

Farmers have been stripped of vital digital resources due to the Trump Administration’s climate webpage purge; Motion seeks to restore access and prevent additional webpage removals

feature January 28, 2025

The Federal Hydrogen Hub Program

Overview of the federal Hydrogen Hub Program, including descriptions of the seven Hubs selected by the Dept. of Energy to negotiate for funding

The sun flares over the top of the sign marking the headquarters building for the US Department of Agriculture on April 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake / Getty Images)
Press Release February 24, 2025

Trump USDA Sued for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers

Loss of critical USDA resources will hurt farmers and food security

The sun flares over the top of the sign marking the headquarters building for the US Department of Agriculture on April 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake / Getty Images)
Press Release February 24, 2025

Departamento de Agricultura de Trump Demandado por Eliminar Páginas Web Vitales Para Agricultores

La pérdida de recursos informativos del departamento perjudicará a los agricultores y afectará la seguridad alimentaria

Press Release December 20, 2024

Groups Sue Fisheries Service for Withholding Public Information

Agency withheld public records, photographs, and videos related to bycatch in trawl fisheries off California and Alaska.

Jude Addo-Chidie, a Ph.D. student in agronomy at Purdue University, takes a soil sample from a corn field, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been removing important climate-related data from its websites that farmers rely on to adapt to extreme weather. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Update February 24, 2025

We’re Suing to Stop the Trump Administration’s Climate Censorship

The Trump administration is removing climate-related information from government websites, many of which farmers rely on to adapt to increasingly extreme weather.

document February 24, 2025

USDA Climate Webpages Purge Lawsuit Feb 2025

This lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s unlawful purge of climate-related policies, guides, datasets, and resources from its websites, without any advance notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, without engaging in reasoned decision-making as required by the Administrative Procedure Act, and in violation of its obligation under the Freedom of Information Act to publish certain information proactively.

document February 24, 2025

Complaint: Trump USDA Sued for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers

This lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s unlawful purge of climate-related policies, guides, datasets, and resources from its websites, without any advance notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, without engaging in reasoned decision-making as required by the Administrative Procedure Act, and in violation of its obligation under the Freedom of Information Act to publish certain information proactively.

In the News: The New York Times February 24, 2025

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites

Peter Lehner, Managing Attorney, Sustainable Food & Farming Program: “You can purge a website of the words ‘climate change,’ but that doesn’t mean climate change goes away.”

Dry cracked earth is visible on a farm in Kaplan, Louisiana in 2023. Droughts in 2023 impacted farmers across the country. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
case February 24, 2025

Challenging the Trump Administration’s Climate Censorship that Threatens Farmers and Our Food Supply

The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring USDA to restore access to key webpages and preventing USDA from removing additional climate-related information.

feature January 26, 2025

Introduction: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

A brief summary of the Federal Hydrogen Hub Program and its potential impacts.

In the News: Orlando Sentinel February 9, 2024

Florida could remove majority of climate change references from state law

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “It does send a statement that even though we are seeing the impacts of climate change increasing every year in the state — more people being impacted by stronger hurricanes, we’re seeing sea level rise, we’re seeing hotter summers — that we don’t think that is something we should be…

document October 9, 2024

Federal Hydrogen Hub Program: Summary of activities and outcomes in each phase

The Department of Energy will award funding for Hydrogen Hub projects across four phases over the next 8-12 years. A chart from the DOE shows activities that are supposed to take place during each of the four phases.

feature January 29, 2025

Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

Learn about Hub projects, their impacts, and opportunities to advocate for your community and the climate

feature January 29, 2025

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

A small blade of grass in the corner of her mouth, this young grizzly takes a break from grazing to survey the meadow along Pilgrim Creek.
(Thomas D. Mangelsen)
feature May 12, 2021

Wildlife We’re Fighting For

Meet 16 of the hundreds of species Earthjustice has gone to court to protect.

Press Release October 24, 2007

Documents Reveal Political Meddling in Murrelet Decision

Julie MacDonald insisted on last minute changes to undermine bird’s protected status