Fracking

May 15, 2017 | In the News: Denver Post

Environment Groups Urge Hickenlooper Not To Fight Appeals Court Ruling That Prioritizes Public Health And Safety

Mike Freeman, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “The Court of Appeals ruling provides plenty of clarity. The only thing that would be served [by asking the supreme court to consider a review] is if the state does not want to make public safety, public health and the environment its first priority.”

May 4, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

Legal Settlement Halts Effort to Open 1 Million Acres in California to Oil Drilling, Fracking

Agreement preserves moratorium on leasing public lands to oil industry

April 20, 2017 | Press Release

Trump Administration Delays Commonsense, Cost Effective Methane Pollution Standard

“EPA is demonstrating that it cares more about polluters than public health”

April 3, 2017 | Article

In Trump’s Backyard, Maryland’s Climate Movement Is Winning Big

Even as the president tries to cut federal climate initiatives, the states are forging ahead—with Maryland in the lead.

March 16, 2017 | Press Release

Zinke Announces Plan to Axe Fracking Rule

Secretary of Interior directs the Department of Justice to file a motion in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announcing that BLM intends to start a new rulemaking process to rescind the rule

March 15, 2017 | Legal Document

Federal Appellants’ Motion To Continue Argument And Hold Case In Abeyance Pending Administrative Action

Wyoming v. Zinke (10th Cir. Nos. 16-8068, 16-8069). On March 9, 2017, this Court ordered BLM to confirm whether its position in these appeals has changed due to the recent change of Administration. For the reasons stated below, BLM respectfully requests this Court to continue the oral argument and hold these appeals in abeyance pending a new rulemaking by BLM.

January 20, 2017 | Explainer

What You Need To Know About The Massive Proposed Kalama Gas-to-Methanol Facility

A guide explaining the health and climate risks posed by constructing a massive methanol-producing facility on the banks of the scenic Columbia River near Kalama, Washington.

January 17, 2017 | Press Release

Coalition Sues for Public Access to Fracking Chemical Information

Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation continues to needlessly deny landowners and communities access to critical information about chemicals that could pollute water supplies

January 17, 2017 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Coalition Sues for Public Access to Fracking Chemical Information

A coalition of Montana property owners, public health advocates, and conservation groups have filed a legal challenge to the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation’s refusal to grant the public greater access to information about the chemicals used for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”

December 7, 2016 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responde a Scott Pruitt como posible administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental

La ciudadanía no puede permitir que un cabildero de la industria esté a cargo de la calidad del aire y el agua del país

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