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A gas flare from an offshore oil drilling rig in Cook Inlet, Alaska. (Paul Souders / Getty Images)
Press Release August 19, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Plan to Hold Offshore Oil Sales Through 2040

Plan could lead to 10+ billion tons of additional carbon in Earth’s atmosphere

Press Release August 18, 2025

Groups Ask Court to Throw Out Trump EPA Rule That Delays Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution

EPA has no valid reason to issue a rule without soliciting public comment first

Press Release: Victory August 14, 2025

Federal Court Orders Terminated USDA Farmer and Community Grants to be Reinstated

Preliminary injunction granted in lawsuit against USDA ordering restoration of wrongfully terminated grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt climate-friendly practices

Press Release August 14, 2025

Independent Report Finds that the Trump Administration’s Orders to Keep Fossil-fired Power Plants Running Could Cost Consumers between $3-6 Billion a Year

Utility customers will pay the steep cost of the Department of Energy’s sham “emergency” orders to prevent fossil fuel power plants from retiring as planned

Sediment fills waterways in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. (Courtesy of James Hiatt / For a Better Bayou)
Press Release August 13, 2025

Unauthorized Pollution and Filling of Waterways Associated with Gas Export Project Hurts Gulf Coast Shrimpers and Wildlife

Local group asks state and federal regulators for immediate enforcement action on potential Clean Water Act and other violations related to CP2 LNG

Press Release August 12, 2025

Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Coke Oven Emissions

The agency’s delay keeps pollutants flowing into nearby communities

Corn Springs Campground is located deep in a canyon of the Chuckwalla Mountains. Situated adjacent to a stand of California fan palms, this oasis supports abundant wildlife and is an important stopping place for migratory birds. (Kyle Sullivan / BLM)
Press Release August 11, 2025

Organizations Seek to Intervene in Lawsuit to Protect Chuckwalla National Monument

Conservation, veteran, and recreation groups file for right to defend Chuckwalla National Monument designation that protects critical Southern California public lands

Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island, Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. (Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA)
Press Release: Victory August 9, 2025

Hawai‘i Federal Court Nullifies Fisheries Service Letter Allowing Destructive Fishing in Pacific National Monument

Court strikes down free pass to commercial fishers in protected areas granted following Trump proclamation in April

A photovoltaic array at the Mesa Verde Visitor and Research Center in Montezuma County, Colorado. Coupled with a micro-hydro system and solar water heating, the on-site renewable energy systems are capable of providing 95% of the building’s energy requirements. (Dennis Schroeder / NRE)
Press Release August 8, 2025

EPA Abandons Solar for All Program

Solar for All would have brought clean, renewable energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country

Press Release August 7, 2025

Jueza Emite Restricción Temporal Que Ordena Detener Construcción de Centro de Detención de Everglades

La pausa durará 14 días mientras continúa una audiencia judicial sobre la moción de grupos conservacionistas para una orden judicial preliminar.

Press Release August 7, 2025

Judge Hits I.C.E Everglades Detention Center with Temporary Restraining Order

The pause will last 14 days while court hearing continues on conservation groups’ motion for a preliminary injunction.

Downtown Seattle skyline. (Candice Cusack / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 7, 2025

Washington Board Orders Wastewater Treatment Plant to Implement Stronger Pollution Controls

The Puget Soundkeeper victory is critical first step to address long-standing pollution from municipal wastewater that degrade water quality in Puget Sound

The Rosebud coal mine in Colstrip, Montana, north of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. (EcoFlight)
Press Release August 5, 2025

Trump Administration Approves Massive Expansion at Montana’s Rosebud Coal Mine

Expansion allows mine to continue destroying Montana land, air, and waters for decades to come

Navajo community leader Daniel Tso speaks out against fracking at a meeting that was required under the National Environmental Policy Act. The law gives communities a chance to speak out against projects that will impact them.
(Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 5, 2025

Conservation, Environmental Justice, Tribal, and Civil Rights Organizations Submit Comment Letter Opposing Proposed NEPA Changes at Various Federal Agencies

“Over a dozen different sets of procedures and processes with little meaningful input from impacted communities will only result in more pollution, dirtier air, and contaminated water for all of us.”

Press Release August 5, 2025

Bad Air Quality Alert Issued in NY due to Wildfires Caused by Climate Change

New York Senators passed legislation to aid in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the Assembly rejected action

Flared gas is burned off at Apache Corporations operations at the Deadwood gas plant in the Permian Basin on February 5, 2015 in Garden City, Texas.
(Spencer Platt)
Press Release July 31, 2025

Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Trump EPA’s Delay of Protections Against Oil and Gas Methane Pollution

The rule gives the oil and gas industry a pass to pollute, harm our health, and degrade our environment

Press Release July 30, 2025

Groups Legally Challenge EPA’s Latest Attack on Clean Air Protections

EPA’s recent action leaves communities vulnerable to dangerous, toxic pollutants

Progress Rail’s EMD Joule Battery Electric Locomotive. (Progress Rail)
Press Release July 29, 2025

Legislation Reintroduced to Transform the United States’ Rail Network

All Aboard Act dedicates $200 billion over five years to build transportation system of the future