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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.

October 21, 2018 | In the News: Washington Post

A 14-Year-Long Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico Verges On Becoming One Of The Worst In U.S. History

Chris Eaton, Attorney, Earthjustice: “Let’s talk about what’s happening in the Gulf before we move into the Atlantic.”

October 8, 2018 | Blog Post

One of the Most Important Agencies You’ve Never Heard of Is Being Taken Over by Trump

Fossil fuel advocate Bernard McNamee is the Trump administration's pick to fill a critical seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

September 28, 2018 | From the Experts

Air Resources Board Hearing Brings California One Step Closer to Zero-Emissions Bus Fleets

The California Air Resources Board just held a public hearing in Sacramento to consider its proposed Innovative Clean Transit regulation.

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: Popular Science

The Government Just Made It Easier For Oil Companies To Leak Methane On Public Land

Robin Cooley, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office, Earthjustice: "We're at a time when the dangers of climate change are ever more clear. This administration is just being dangerous and irresponsible by rolling back climate change regulations."

September 19, 2018 | In the News: KUER

Methane Leaks Could Now Go Unchecked, But Not Likely In Colorado

Joel Minor, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office, Earthjustice: “Having uniform federal standards is important to level the playing field.”

September 11, 2018 | Press Release

Oil-Spill Risks from Bayou Bridge Pipeline Highlighted in New Legal Action as Work is Suspended

New evidence shows the Army Corps of Engineers failed to independently assess the risk of spills from a company with more than 500 spills, millions in fines and private property damage