The Latest On: Oil
June 16, 2021
| Article
Court Freezes Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan, But Biden Administration Won't Ice It for Good
June 16, 2021
| Press Release
Earthjustice: Injunction Reversing Biden’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Pause is ‘Legally Wrong’
June 13, 2021
| In the News: Michigan Live
Michigan’s indigenous tribes ramp up efforts to shut down oil pipeline through sacred waters
Debbie Chizewer, Managing Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “The most important takeaway is that this is a critical part of Bay Mills and other tribal nations’ identity. This area is a place of cultural significance [and] economic viability.”
June 4, 2021
| In the News: Minnesota Public Radio
As Line 3 construction rolls on, river crossings draw pipeline resisters
Moneen Nasmith, Attorney, Northeast Office, Earthjustice: “You can end up having the mud that is used to drill the tunnel blow back and seep out into the groundwater, and into the water table along where you're drilling your tunnel, in a way that causes tremendous amounts of damage.”
June 3, 2021
| Press Release
Poll: Nevada Voters Represented by Reps. Lee, Horsford Rate Climate Provisions of Infrastructure Plan Highly
June 3, 2021
| In the News: National Geographic
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge just got a reprieve — but it’s not safe yet
Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “Drilling America’s Arctic refuge is a climate and human rights disaster, and the Biden administration knows the importance of re-establishing leadership on those two critical fronts. Now Congress needs to finish the job.”
June 1, 2021
| Update