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April 3, 2020 | Feature

Lawyering in the Time of COVID

Along with millions across the world, Earthjustice’s lawyers, scientists, policy experts, and more, are changing the way we work and live in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 31, 2020 | Explainer

The Trump Administration’s Hazy Plans to Weaken Car Pollution Standards Won’t Work. Here’s Why.

Earthjustice attorney Paul Cort explains why Trump’s EPA chief is careening way outside his lane in trying to undo a key provision of the 1970 landmark Clean Air Act.

March 31, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Condemns Rollback of Federal Clean Cars Standards

Trump administration is putting polluters above people with yet another weakening of environmental standards

March 27, 2020 | From the Experts

What EPA’s ‘Enforcement Discretion’ During COVID-19 Really Means

VP of Litigation Patrice Simms explains how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has used this tool in the past, but never with this breadth. And there is no end date.

March 27, 2020 | In the News: New York Times

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Find Opposition Within: Staff Scientists

March 25, 2020 | Article

Standing Rock Tribe Wins in Court After Years of Perseverance

A federal judge struck down permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline, even after COVID-19 precautions led to an unconventional day in court.

March 25, 2020 | Article

Bajo la Sombra Del COVID-19, Algunas Industrias Buscan Permiso Para Seguir Contaminando

Las industrias contaminantes presionan al gobierno para que flexibilice restricciones y elimine requisitos de monitoreo.

March 25, 2020 | Article

Under the Cover of COVID, Polluters Seek Free Pass to Pollute

Polluting industries are lobbying the government to loosen restrictions and waive monitoring requirements.

March 25, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits

Decision cites risks of pipeline spills to Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

March 18, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

Proposed Second Supplemental Complaint. The supplemental complaint over the March 18, 2020, offshore auction follows similar lawsuits in 2018 and 2019 that say federal officials illegally expanded Gulf drilling without fully analyzing the risks to people, wildlife or the environment.The complaint is filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Healthy Gulf, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity.

Trump Administration

Lawyering in the Time of COVID

The Trump Administration’s Hazy Plans to Weaken Car Pollution Standards Won’t Work. Here’s Why.

Earthjustice Condemns Rollback of Federal Clean Cars Standards

What EPA’s ‘Enforcement Discretion’ During COVID-19 Really Means

Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Find Opposition Within: Staff Scientists

Standing Rock Tribe Wins in Court After Years of Perseverance

Bajo la Sombra Del COVID-19, Algunas Industrias Buscan Permiso Para Seguir Contaminando

Under the Cover of COVID, Polluters Seek Free Pass to Pollute

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Prevails as Federal Judge Strikes Down DAPL Permits

Complaint: Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Expansion of Gulf of Mexico Drilling

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