The Latest On: Climate Change
January 10, 2022
| In the News: Wall Street Journal
U.S. Moves to Restrict Oil Leasing in Alaska
Jeremy Lieb, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “That still falls far short of what the administration’s commitments are on climate.”
January 10, 2022
| Press Release
Biden Administration Defends Trump-era Decision that Fails to Account for the Costs of Pollution from Leasing Publicly Owned Coal
January 7, 2022
| In the News: The Washington Post
2022 is a 'crucial year' for Biden's climate agenda, from Congress to the Supreme Court. Here's what to know.
Kirti Datla, Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy, Earthjustice: “The fact that the court went out of its way to take up this challenge to EPA's authority means that it seems interested in limiting the Biden-Harris administration's ability to address climate and environmental issues."
January 7, 2022
| In the News: E&E News
Will Biden’s oil plans unleash an Arctic ‘carbon bomb’?
Jeremy Lieb, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “The federal government has an obligation and the authority to restrict oil and gas activity in the reserve to protect other resources, including the climate. The science is clear that the world can’t afford to develop even a small portion of that oil.”
January 5, 2022
| In the News: E&E News
What to watch at DOE, FERC, Interior in 2022
Christine Powell, Deputy Managing Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “It’s no secret that the federal government has been unable to act on climate issues, or hardly at all, because of the makeup of Congress, so it’s really been left to the agencies to get work done.”
January 5, 2022
| Press Release
Earthjustice Statement: New York Governor State of the State Address
January 5, 2022
| Press Release