Oceans

March 30, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Earthjustice President Reacts to Judge’s Ruling Striking Down Trump’s Order to Undo Drilling Protections for Arctic, Atlantic

Ruling restores offshore leasing ban, protects areas from dangerous drill rigs

March 21, 2019 | In the News: Hawaii News Now

Turtle Conservation Rules Cut Hawaii’s Swordfish Season Short For 2nd Year In A Row

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “The fact that the fishery hit its limit on how many turtles it can harm less than three months into the year is a testament to the existential threat this fishery poses to the loggerhead turtle.”

March 19, 2019 | Blog Post

New Head of Earthjustice’s Hawai‘i Office Takes on Environmental Challenges

Isaac Moriwake spoke with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser about climate change, water rights, and how you can lose the battle but win the war

March 15, 2019 | Legal Document

Motion to Intervene: Louisiana Group Defends Coast Guard Actions to Stop 14-Year Taylor Energy Oil Spill

Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf (formerly Gulf Restoration Network) moved to intervene in a suit to defend the Coast Guard’s actions to contain the ongoing Taylor Energy oil spill against Taylor’s lawsuit trying to block Coast Guard led spill control efforts. The spill from the Taylor Energy platform has been dumping thousands of gallons of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico for more than 14 years. This is the longest oil spill in U.S. history.

March 15, 2019 | Press Release

Louisiana Group Defends Coast Guard Actions to Stop 14-Year Taylor Energy Oil Spill

Healthy Gulf goes to court to oppose Taylor’s lawsuit to prevent spill clean up efforts

March 14, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Oceana Wins Lawsuit to Protect Overfished Dusky Sharks

Judge rules Trump administration violated federal laws; must implement stronger protections

March 13, 2019 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Vast Expansion of Gulf Oil, Gas Leasing

Offshore drilling across 78 million acres would ramp up risks to communities, wildlife. The lawsuit, filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf (f.k.a. Gulf Restoration Network), the Sierra Club, and the Center for Biological Diversity, follows the Department of the Interior’s announcement that it will hold its next lease sale on March 20.

March 13, 2019 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Vast Expansion of Gulf Oil, Gas Leasing

Offshore drilling across 78 million acres would ramp up risks to communities, wildlife

March 12, 2019 | Blog Post

Trump Regulators Gave Oil Industry a Pass to Injure Whales, and We’re Fighting Back

In its attempt to open up U.S. waters to the fossil fuel industry, the Trump administration gave a green light to conduct harmful seismic surveys. We’re taking them to court.

March 11, 2019 | Legal Document

Dusky Shark: Summary Judgment Ruling

The D.C. District Court rules against the Trump administration for violating federal law by failing to use all available scientific evidence to end the overfishing of dusky sharks in U.S. waters. The ruling, in response to an Oceana lawsuit filed by Earthjustice, requires the federal government to do more to end the rampant overfishing that has plagued dusky sharks.

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