Department of Interior

December 23, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

Taylor Energy Settles Lawsuit with Department of Interior to Pay for 14-Year Oil Spill Cleanup in Gulf of Mexico

Taylor Energy settled with the Department of Interior, agreeing to turn over more than $400 million to the government to plug the longest-running offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

December 13, 2021 | In the News: The Guardian

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.”

November 29, 2021 | Press Release

White House Report Lays Out Obvious, Overdue Reforms for Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Report shows how little return taxpayers get for leasing public lands and waters to oil and gas companies, but fails to address climate

October 20, 2021 | Press Release

Earthjustice Encouraged by Boundary Waters Announcement, Urges Permanent Protections for Beloved Wilderness Area

Applauds Biden administration decision to put science over politics

October 8, 2021 | Feature

Monumental Discoveries

Scientists are unearthing amazing dinosaurs in a national monument targeted by former President Trump.

August 16, 2021 | Press Release

Biden Administration Appeals Decision On Oil, Gas Leasing

Feds to follow legally wrong opinion and will proceed with new federal oil and gas leasing pending appeal

July 31, 2021 | Article

Indigenous Heritage Sites Are at Risk of Destruction. Biden Can Change That.

A historic totem pole journey builds pressure on the Biden administration to fulfill promises made to the first peoples of America’s lands and waters.

July 1, 2021 | Press Release