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Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement: “This places the ability to delay enforcement directly in the hands of polluters. Delaying enforcement means that more pollution is spewed into the air, more waste is dumped into rivers, and more communities are put at risk.”

The legislation would undo longstanding protections under the Clean Air Act, undermine children’s health, and institutionalize a dangerous precedent of executive overreach under the pretext of “national security.”

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program, Earthjustice: “If you want to build these data centers, it [can’t] come at the expense of public health. If that message comes clearly from federal, state and local regulators, then these kinds of companies … that claim to be at the forefront of technological innovation will find…

Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “The result is the same, which is that customers are paying for costs that may or may not be prudent for an asset that may or may not be, in its entirety, used and useful.”

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All the ways the Trump administration is targeting endangered species and their habitats for corporate profits — and how you can help.

Six Earthjustice attorneys share what motivates them to keep fighting for the planet and its people.

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.”