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November 19, 2021 | Press Release

Forest Service Releases Plan for Roadless Rule Restoration in Tongass National Forest

Support remains strong for protecting old-growth trees in Southeast Alaska

November 19, 2021 | Press Release

Earthjustice Applauds Passage of Build Back Better Act in the House

Historic climate investments move one step closer to being realized

November 17, 2021 | In the News: Boston Globe

Biden administration holds largest oil and gas sale in U.S. history

Brettny Hardy, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “The Louisiana order does not mandate that Interior hold this lease sale — it just forbids Interior from implementing a more general ‘pause on leasing. Nor does the order say Interior must hold the sale if doing so would violate other statutes — like the National Environmental Policy Act.”

November 17, 2021 | In the News: Newsweek

Biden's Failure to Stop Sale of New Mexico-Sized Oil Drilling Plot

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: "The Biden administration has a real possibility to lead on climate, but it must be willing to move away from leasing out our lands and waters, and our future, to the oil and gas industry."

November 17, 2021 | In the News: Associated Press

Companies bid $192 million in 1st Gulf oil sale under Biden

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: “We’re talking about transitioning away from a fossil fuel economy, and they are selling a giant carbon bomb of a lease sale.”

November 17, 2021 | In the News: CNN

Why the Biden administration is reopening oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico

Brettny Hardy, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: "The sale is going to lock in [oil and gas] production for years to come. By that time, we need to be moving away from fossil fuels in order to survive. This lease sale is a really critical juncture and is sending us in the exact opposite direction."