June 16, 2021
| Case
The Latest On: Tribal and Indigenous Partnerships
June 15, 2021
| In the News: ABC Money
Trump Spent USD 28 Million For Every Kilometer Of Wall With Mexico
Raúl García, Legislative Director, Policy & Legislation, Earthjustice: “This is a victory for border communities, for immigrant communities and for our environment. Once again, they will be able to prosper without the threat of a border wall.”
June 13, 2021
| In the News: Michigan Live
Michigan’s indigenous tribes ramp up efforts to shut down oil pipeline through sacred waters
Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “The most important takeaway is that this is a critical part of Bay Mills and other tribal nations’ identity. This area is a place of cultural significance [and] economic viability.”
June 9, 2021
| Press Release
Biden’s First Step to Restore Protections to Critical U.S. Waterways Falls Short
June 7, 2021
| In the News: The New York Times
Pipeline Protest Tests Biden’s Pledges on Climate and Native American Lands
Moneen Nasmith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “Particularly from a climate standpoint, the case for a brand-new, massive tar-sands pipeline is extremely thin and frankly nonexistent. Now is the time to do better by tribes, to take climate change seriously, to take environmental considerations seriously.”
June 4, 2021
| Press Release
Tonawanda Seneca Nation Petitions Court to Stop Proposed Manufacturing Megasite
June 4, 2021
| Legal Document
Tonawanda Seneca Nation petitions court to stop proposed manufacturing megasite
June 4, 2021
| In the News: Minnesota Public Radio
As Line 3 construction rolls on, river crossings draw pipeline resisters
Moneen Nasmith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “You can end up having the mud that is used to drill the tunnel blow back and seep out into the groundwater, and into the water table along where you're drilling your tunnel, in a way that causes tremendous amounts of damage.”
June 3, 2021
| In the News: National Geographic
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge just got a reprieve — but it’s not safe yet
Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “Drilling America’s Arctic refuge is a climate and human rights disaster, and the Biden administration knows the importance of re-establishing leadership on those two critical fronts. Now Congress needs to finish the job.”