The Latest On: Climate Change
Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Federal Rule, Strengthening Clean Car Standards
Colo. Crafts New Transportation Rules to Improve Air Quality
Alexandra Schluntz, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office, Earthjustice: "The climate crisis means that the cumulative impacts of pollution now are really important [to address] — we need to meet those 2030 goals."
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Lessons from the slow death of Louisiana’s oil industry
Drew Caputo, Vice President of Litigation, Earthjustice: “The scientists are not just saying clearly – but waving their arms frantically – that the time to begin to move seriously to winding down fossil fuel development is now. That it will be more effective and far cheaper to make those changes now than later.”
New York City Council Passes Bill to Ban Gas in New Construction
The Biden administration said its drilling-lease spree in the Gulf was court-ordered. It wasn’t.
Drew Caputo, Vice President of Litigation, Earthjustice: “There is just a big gap between the administration’s rhetoric and aspirations on climate and their actual actions. What matters now is not pledges, or desire to do the right thing, but making the right decisions.”
Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights
Brettny Hardy, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “Interior had a lot of discretion over whether to hold this lease sale and they chose to do it anyway.”
Will New York Democrats push a progressive climate agenda this session?
Liz Moran, New York Policy Advocate, Earthjustice: “We are at a really critical juncture when it comes to meeting the state’s climate goals.”