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The Latest On: Gas

May 24, 2022 | Press Release

Gulf and Environmental Groups File Suit to Halt Dredging through Toxic Superfund Site for Oil Export Terminal

Dredging Matagorda Bay to increase oil exports will threaten the livelihoods of fishing communities, increase climate pollution, and harm public health

May 19, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responds to Offshore Five Year Program Announcement

Earthjustice calls on Biden administration to not issue new leases in the next offshore five year program

May 18, 2022 | From the Experts

The Fossil Fuel Industry is Fighting Colorado’s Important New Rules for Oil and Gas

We call on Colorado to continue its leadership in prioritizing people, wildlife, and the environment over fossil fuels.

May 17, 2022 | Article

Why We Must Protect Beluga Whales

Oil and gas lease sales inflict grave harm on endangered species like the Cook Inlet beluga whale.

May 10, 2022 | From the Experts

Got Lungs? Berkeley’s Got Your Back (and the Gas Industry Doesn’t)

Cities are leading the charge for all-electric homes to cut the methane and protect our health.

April 18, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responds to Interior’s Announcement of New Onshore Lease Sales

Interior announced Monday that it would open new leasing on public lands to the oil and gas industry

April 15, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responds to Interior’s Announced Onshore Lease Sales and Reforms

Interior announces BLM reforms to onshore oil and gas lease sales including first-ever royalty rate increase on new competitive lease sales

April 12, 2022 | Legal Document

Comments on proposed Cook Inlet Lease Sale / LS 258

Earthjustice joined seven organizations in submitted technical comments to the Department of Interior opposing the Cook Inlet lease sale, LS 258, in December 2021.

April 5, 2022 | Article

Ukraine War Is Forcing a Decision About the Future of Energy. We Can’t Afford to Think Short-Term.

The United States has a real opportunity to commit to an energy transition that avoids the worst effects of the climate crisis.

March 31, 2022 | Update

Some Cryptocurrencies Are an Environmental Disaster. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.

The proof-of-work system trades computational power — energy — for new currency. Other methods require less energy consumption and less greenhouse gas emissions.