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Residents should demand that the sludge-lords comply with federal law and clean up their mess

What’s happening: BP, the company behind the worst oil spill in U.S. history, is asking the Trump administration to allow it to drill a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. Why it matters: BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010 killed 11 people and released over 5 million barrels of oil that blanketed the…

The Trump administration is opening millions of acres of ocean to oil companies. New offshore drilling risks huge oil spills.

“Instead of furthering Trump’s deregulatory agenda, we urge Congress to focus on strong investments in these agencies that safeguard our environment and public health.”

Massive quantities of coal ash are stored at eight power plant sites in North Dakota.

Deep sea leasing near American Samoa to mine critical minerals would threaten rare and undiscovered ocean species

We’re suing the Trump administration for trying to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing

Deep seabed mining has never before been permitted

Truckers join environmentalists to demand safer conditions, proper training and fair pay for truckers hauling hazardous materials from oilfields

The order, among other things, directs the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to move toward issuing permits to deep sea mining corporations in both U.S. and international ocean waters.

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice on behalf of community group Hui Mālama Honokōhau

After lawsuit, agency revokes “Letter of Permission” shortcut, commits to proper environmental assessment of dredging and barge mooring risks

Read Earthjustice’s most recent annual report, in addition to annual reports from previous years.

Another deeply-flawed proposal from MISO discriminates against wind and solar

Community and advocacy organizations condemn funding included in the budget reconciliation proposal

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