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July 1, 2022 | Press Release

Biden Administration Proposes to Hold Numerous New Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Next Five-Year Program Despite Climate and Environmental Justice Promises

The Department of the Interior proposes a business as usual Five-Year offshore leasing program that offers the same number of lease sales as the 2017 Program, half a decade further into the worsening climate crisis

September 22, 2022 | Update

Utah Reopens Fight Over National Monuments

The state has filed a lawsuit that aims to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante and undermine the Antiquities Act.

September 22, 2022 | From the Experts

The Biden Administration Must Act on Coal Leasing on Public Lands

The administration has refused to reinstate an Obama-era moratorium as U.S. coal consumption rises

September 6, 2022 | Legal Document

Final Settlement Agreement - Montana, Dakotas Leasing

Conservation groups and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have reached a settlement agreement that will prevent new oil and gas drilling on 58,000 acres of public lands in Montana and the Dakotas pending a new analysis of its potential harm to groundwater and the climate.

September 6, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Court Rejects Wyoming, Industry Challenge to Biden Administration Postponement of Oil, Gas Lease Sales

Judge finds that Bureau of Land Management acted within its legal authority when it postponed lease sales to consider environmental harms

September 1, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Statement on President Biden’s Speech on American Democracy

Speech underscores the need for an all of government approach to protecting our democratic institutions and our fundamental rights

August 24, 2022 | Press Release

Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration

We will stand up to Utah’s challenge of President Biden’s Restoration of the Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

August 24, 2022 | Letter

Call for Rulemaking to Stop Pollution from Legacy Coal Ash Ponds and Inactive Landfills

Joint letter to EPA Administrator Regan calling for stronger coal ash rules.

August 23, 2022

Power to the People: Conversations on Bold, Equitable, and Just Climate Solutions

As the Official Policy Program Partner for Climate Week NYC 2022, Earthjustice is hosting two virtual events with experts focused on the fight for a just climate future and ways to reform federal fossil fuel leasing.

August 19, 2022 | From the Experts

The Inflation Reduction Act is the Biggest Climate Investment in History. The Fight Doesn’t Stop Here.

We must work to secure the positive potential of the IRA’s investments and prevent new fossil fuel subsidies from harming communities that have already suffered too much.

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