National Environmental Policy Act

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January 2, 2019 | Blog Post

With a Stroke of Red Marker, Zinke Leaves Interior to His Deputy

The new acting Interior Secretary, David Bernhardt, has been described as a "walking conflict of interest."

December 11, 2018 | Press Release

Groups Sue Feds to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

First step toward offshore drilling jeopardizes critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, puts marine life at risk

November 15, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: After the Elections, What Comes Next?

Earthjustice Policy & Legislative staff discuss the results of the 2018 midterm election and what they mean for our environment, our health, and the future of our planet; what comes next in the fight to defend our democracy; and the public’s ability to seek justice in a court of law.

October 22, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: Meet Abigail Dillen

New President Abigail Dillen discusses her vision for Earthjustice’s future as the organization battles the assault on environmental safeguards and pushes for a rapid shift to 100% clean energy.

September 27, 2018 | Legal Document

Uinta Basin Lease Challenge

This case challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) decisions to issue 121 oil and gas leases covering 117,720.59 acres in northwest Colorado and northeast Utah without considering how the air pollution from developing the leases will adversely impact public health, the environment, and treasured public lands like Dinosaur National Monument.

September 20, 2018 | In the News: Audubon

How the Public Is Losing Its Voice on Public Lands

Raul Garcia, Senior Legislative Counsel, Earthjustice: “This doesn’t look like a good-faith attempt to rewrite the law. This is another attempt to kill it by a thousand cuts.”

August 21, 2018 | Press Release

Over 340 Organizations Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Rushed Rewrite of National Environmental Policy Act

Bedrock law, authored to solidify environmental and civil rights protections, currently facing revisions

August 20, 2018 | Legal Document

Letter to Council on Environmental Quality urging enforcement, not rewrite, of NEPA

This letter represents the collective response of 341 public interest organizations, representing millions of members and supporters, to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) recent Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM). Rather than contemplating a rewrite of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, this letter urges CEQ to invest its modest resources, and most importantly, its leadership position, in a systematic initiative to enforce them.

July 10, 2018 | In the News: Mother Jones

A Huge Fight Has Begun Over a Key Environmental Law

Raul Garcia, Senior Legislative Counsel, Earthjustice: “[The month-long commenting process] is the latest in a long line of this administration’s efforts to silence public opinion and hinder democracy.”

May 15, 2018 | Blog Post

The House Farm Bill is Really a Harm Bill

The bill on which representatives will vote this week is a disaster not only for our wildlife, but also for a nation that needs to be fed.

National Environmental Policy Act

With a Stroke of Red Marker, Zinke Leaves Interior to His Deputy

Groups Sue Feds to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

Insider Briefing: After the Elections, What Comes Next?

Insider Briefing: Meet Abigail Dillen

Uinta Basin Lease Challenge

How the Public Is Losing Its Voice on Public Lands

Over 340 Organizations Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Rushed Rewrite of National Environmental Policy Act

Letter to Council on Environmental Quality urging enforcement, not rewrite, of NEPA

A Huge Fight Has Begun Over a Key Environmental Law

The House Farm Bill is Really a Harm Bill

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