The Latest On: Oil
May 13, 2019
| In the News: Willamette Weekly
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Oil Industry Lawsuit Challenging Oregon’s Clean Fuels Standard
Amanda Goodin, Attorney, Northwest Regional Office, Earthjustice: "Big Oil's last ditch effort to undercut state authority to require cleaner fuels has failed again. This will help pave the way for more states to adopt programs to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with confidence that their efforts will be upheld in court."
May 2, 2019
| Press Release
Trump Administration Weakens Post-Deepwater Horizon Offshore Drilling Safety Regs
May 2, 2019
| In the News: New York Times
Interior Dept. Loosens Offshore-Drilling Safety Rules Dating From Deepwater Horizon
Chris Eaton, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “It allows another Deepwater Horizon to happen.”
April 25, 2019
| In the News: USA Today
Trump’s Massive Off-Shore Drilling Plan In Limbo After Court Ruling Upholds Exploration Ban
Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Regional Office, Earthjustice: "This is welcome news and a reminder that this is a nation of laws and the Trump administration is not immune to those laws."
April 16, 2019
| In the News: The Colorado Independent
Colorado’s Vaunted Oil And Gas Rules Are Flawed And Inadequately Enforced
Joel Minor, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “If your estimate of devices is off by almost 50%, your estimate of emission numbers is going to be wrong. The rate that we are gathering information is not keeping pace with the speed of the development.”
April 10, 2019
| In the News: Seattle Times
Trump’s Order Would Make It Harder To Block Pipelines, And Projects Such As Longview Coal-Export Terminal
Kristen Boyles, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “[The executive order] starts a process that could undermine both state authority and environmental and public-health protections.”
April 5, 2019
| Explainer