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Senators use Congressional Review Act to reinstate Trump-era plan maximizing oil drilling

Unlawful delay ignores health risks, energy waste, widespread opposition

“Los costos del transporte ya están afectando a los hogares, y esta norma propuesta agrava la crisis de asequibilidad que enfrentan nuestras familias y comunidades”

“Transportation costs are already squeezing households, and this proposed rule worsens the affordability crisis facing our families and communities.”

Health, environment, and community groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency’s rushed and unlawful final rule to delay protections against methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

What’s happening: The federal government has rejected an initial proposal by BP, the company behind the worst oil spill in U.S. history, to build a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision came after Members of Congress sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the agency not to…

Andrea Loera, Attorney, Community Partnerships Program: “Excluding hazardous waste from the law does not make hazardous waste dangers magically disappear.”

Roadless Area Conservation Act would solidify protections for national forests

Mandy DeRoche, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “The U.S. hasn’t seen this type of load growth in quite some time — not this fast and not so large in single locations.”

Devin McDougall, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The First Amendment ruling was a particularly important outcome from the case, because it sets a precedent that will help protect public interest groups in the future.”

In a series of recent moves, the administration is opening most of the vast and precious Arctic ecosystem to drilling.

We are facing an onslaught, but we do not face it alone. We’re doing what Earthjustice was built to do: showing up in court for our clients and winning. These achievements are possible because of your support for Earthjustice and our vision.

Trump’s EPA proposal would allow EPA to grant 11 coal power plants extensions to continue dumping toxic coal ash in unlined ponds until October 17, 2031

Floridians are raising questions about a U.S. Army Corps plan to blast and dredge Fort Lauderdale’s port — and smother more than 200 acres of sea floor and rare corals.

Abandoning soot standards would cause more asthma attacks, heart disease, and early death — especially in vulnerable communities

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

This decision approves two energy efficiency market transformation initiatives (MTIs) proposed by the California Market Transformation Administrator (CalMTA) in its application.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s court filing asks the U.S, Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to strike down the soot standard.