Arctic

The Latest On: Arctic

August 17, 2017 | Letter

Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (82 Fed. Reg. 30,886 (July 3, 2017))

Letter to Interior Secretary Ryan K. Zinke

August 17, 2017 | Press Release

Conservation Groups Oppose Trump’s Push for New Offshore Oil Drilling

Administration moves to scrap offshore-leasing plan, disregarding public opinion and stark scientific conclusions on climate change

July 19, 2017 | Blog Post

From Land Grab to Ocean Grab: Oceans Now in Peril from Offshore Drilling

The Trump administration is reviewing offshore areas for oil and gas development.

July 18, 2017 | Press Release

House Budget Proposal Lays Groundwork For Drilling In Arctic Refuge

For decades, Congress has sided with vast majority of Americans who want to protect this national treasure

June 30, 2017 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Move to Expand Drilling Off America’s Coasts

Decision threatens coastal communities, marine life, and the climate

June 1, 2017 | Press Release

Interior Order on Oil and Gas Drilling Puts Arctic Public Lands at Risk

Secretary Zinke’s push to drill threatens irreplaceable lands and species and would take us in the wrong direction on climate

May 11, 2017 | Press Release

Arctic Council Advances Black Carbon Emission Reductions, Sidelines Paris Agreement

Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen: “Council’s declaration ignores the urgency of implementing the Paris Agreement”

May 3, 2017 | Case

Challenging Trump’s Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban

Earthjustice is representing a coalition of conservation and Alaska Native groups in a lawsuit against President Trump, challenging his unlawful executive order to jettison a permanent ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.

May 3, 2017 | Legal Document