Across the heart of the West, Earthjustice is working in lockstep with our clients and partners to hold polluters accountable, protect wildlife and habitats, and spur the shift to clean…
National Parks Conservation Association granted declaratory and injunctive relief against Department of Interior in Mojave National Preserve Colosseum Mine challenge.
Adam Ratchenski, Attorney, Midwest Office: “This ruling is an inspiring victory for Tribes, environmental advocates, and everyday people who’ve joined hands in the fight to stop the dangerous Line 5 tunnel project. The Court’s decision upholds the bedrock principles of Michigan environmental law.”
This case challenges a renewed decision by defendants U.S. Bureau of Land Management to issue a right-of-way to convey water through a mothballed oil and gas pipeline that crosses Mojave…
The administration is targeting Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, attempting to shrink both monuments to less than 10% of their current size.
Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “President Trump’s attack on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments is just as illegal today as it was in 2017.”
For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.
Steve Mashuda, Managing Attorney, Oceans Program: “Letting the oil-and-gas industry off the hook so billionaires can launch rockets and spew more toxics into our public waters is a massive insult to Gulf communities and poses a new threat to vulnerable marine life.”
Earthjustice will stand with our partners to challenge Keystone 2.0 in court if the government agencies charged with avoiding such devastation fail to follow the law.