Oceans

April 2, 2020 | Press Release

Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Pacific Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

Government violating federal rules designed to rebuild the population

April 2, 2020 | Legal Document

Oceanic Whitetip Shark Complaint

Oceanic Whitetip Chark Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

March 18, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Proposed Second Supplemental Complaint. The supplemental complaint over the March 18, 2020, offshore auction follows similar lawsuits in 2018 and 2019 that say federal officials illegally expanded Gulf drilling without fully analyzing the risks to people, wildlife or the environment.The complaint is filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity.

March 18, 2020 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Motion for Leave to File Second Supplemental Complaint. The supplemental complaint over the March 18, 2020, offshore auction follows similar lawsuits in 2018 and 2019 that say federal officials illegally expanded Gulf drilling without fully analyzing the risks to people, wildlife or the environment.The complaint is filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity.

March 18, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Ruling expected soon, as groups file new complaint over offshore leases

February 25, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

Maui County Illegally Circumvented Environmental Review for LED Streetlights Project

Citizen groups vindicated in lawsuit to protect Maui seabirds and sea turtles

January 27, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief of DLNR, State of Hawai‘i

Complaint of DLNR, State of Hawai‘i. Despite courts directives to halt commercial aquarium collection until the environmental review process has been completed, DLNR has allowed such collection to continue unlawfully under commercial marine licenses (CMLs) and has issued or renewed CMLs to commercial aquarium collectors.

January 27, 2020 | Press Release

Native Hawaiians and Conservationists Sue Hawai‘i Agency for Rampant Aquarium Collection Harming Hawai‘i’s Reefs

After a 2017 Hawai‘i Supreme Court decision requiring environmental review of aquarium collection, state agency created loopholes for industry

January 15, 2020 | Press Release

Western Caucus Proposes to Further Gut the Endangered Species Act

Nearly 20 new bills would continue to undermine the vital conservation law already under attack by the Trump administration

January 7, 2020 | Letter

Ongoing Illegal Aquarium Collection Under Commercial Marine Licenses and Request for Meeting

Earthjustice, For the Fishes, Willie and Ka‘imi Kaupiko, Mike Nakachi, and Center for Biological Diversity raise the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources’ ongoing unlawful practice of allowing commercial aquarium collection to continue without compliance with the environmental review requirements under the Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act, Haw. Rev. Stat. (HRS) ch. 343.

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