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It is imperative to minimize further oil and gas leasing and development in the Gulf of Mexico to protect the wellbeing of Gulf Coast communities and
abide by our nation’s climate commitments. This Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) process provides the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) an opportunity to take a hard look at the environmental, health, and social harms from Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) development and give them appropriate consideration when exercising its discretion in holding Lease Sales 259 and 261. The National Environmental Policy Act process provides guidance for BOEM’s decision-making process for those sales.

Following reinstatement of massive offshore lease after passage of Inflation Reduction Act

A district court ruled to allow an environmental group and community members to intervene in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) federal lawsuit against EES Coke.

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in two lawsuits challenging President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in two lawsuits challenging President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

GreenLatinos, Womxn from the Mountain, Healthy Air and Water Colorado, and Madhvi4EcoEthics have raised significant concerns with the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division’s draft Moderate/Severe Ozone State Implementation Plan (draft SIP).

The University of Florida’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences and the Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management conducted research on the feasibility of instituting a yard waste composting or mulching facility in Miami-Dade County (the County). The research included first assessing the current mass of yard waste disposed of in the County boundaries, then a market analysis of potential recycled yard waste products, and finally a technical engineering analysis.

Feedback on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) draft guidance on the Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS). Zero-emission hydrogen production technology is commercially available and ready to scale. This technology relies entirely on new, dedicated renewable resources to power electrolysis. DOE should not squander scarce public resources on technologies with no role in a feasible long-term strategy for limiting warming to 1.5°C. A stringent CHPS and rigorous carbon accounting in CHPS implementation are necessary to direct funding to projects that will most likely contribute to this deep decarbonization target.

Judge allows Biden administration to delay restoring critical Endangered Species Act protections

Members of the Coalition to Stop Ajax Asphalt Plant present arguments to the Genesee County Circuit Court to appeal a decision by Michigan’s environmental agency to allow the Ajax corporation to install a toxic asphalt plant in a predominantly Black, low-income, and environmentally overburdened neighborhood.

In every state where coal is burned, the utility industry is violating a federal regulation known as the Coal Ash Rule. The result is widespread groundwater contamination that threatens our drinking water supplies and aquatic life. This report presents evidence of contamination at more power plants than previously documented – bringing the total to over 265 sites – and also describes the pervasive noncompliance that continues to prevent environmental restoration.

Earthjustice petition on behalf of Sierra Club to protect Maryland residents from misleading gas advertising.

Community and environmental groups filed a motion to intervene in a suit brought by Suncor Energy against the state of Colorado regarding fenceline monitoring for its Commerce City refinery.

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) densely house thousands of animals in confined areas. CAFOs in the United States commonly store animal manure in open lagoons and apply manure to nearby fields. These processes can pollute the water and air with pathogens and chemicals that impair the quality of life and physical health of neighboring communities. Iowa (IA) and North Carolina (NC) are two of the leading swine producers in the United States, while California (CA) is the nation’s leading milk producer. Report by Quist, Johnston, and Fliss.

A nationwide coalition of 50 citizens’ groups and community advocacy, environmental justice, and environmental advocacy organizations, together representing tens of millions of people, in partnership with Earthjustice, petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve its oversight of water pollution from industrial-scale concentrated animal feeding operations, commonly known as Large CAFOs. The petitioning groups argue that improved oversight of Large CAFOs is necessary to satisfy the federal Clean Water Act and executive orders intended to advance environmental justice.

A nationwide coalition of 50 citizens’ groups and community advocacy, environmental justice, and environmental advocacy organizations, together representing tens of millions of people, in partnership with Earthjustice, petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to improve its oversight of water pollution from industrial-scale concentrated animal feeding operations, commonly known as Large CAFOs. The petitioning groups argue that improved oversight of Large CAFOs is necessary to satisfy the federal Clean Water Act and executive orders intended to advance environmental justice.

Civil rights complaint to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development against the City of Corpus Christi for violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Conservationists have filed a formal notice of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for once again denying Montana’s Arctic grayling population Endangered Species Act protections. The parties — the Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project, and Butte resident Pat Munday — are represented by Earthjustice.