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Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

15 years after one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, we’re suing the Trump administration for attempting to reopen protected areas of the Gulf coastline for oil and gas drilling.

“NEPA not only protects communities from polluting projects; it’s foundational to sound and consistent decision-making.”

Shannon Fisk, Director of State Electric Sector Advocacy, Earthjustice: “What they could achieve is at most a temporary lifeline for coal, not a revival of the industry. In an economically competitive market, coal is going to lose.”

Move would allow chemical facilities, coal plants, and other large polluters to emit more toxic air pollution with no public transparency

If the Trump administration breaks the law to hold timber sales, we will see them in court.

Over 250 groups sign comment letter in strong opposition to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) Interim Final Rule (IFR) revoking all versions of CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations.

Quote sheet from groups opposed to Trump administration’s Interim Final Rule (IFR) rollback of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulatory framework.

Jim Pew, Director of Federal Clean Air Practice, Earthjustice: “It’s hard to imagine how these exemptions could be lawful.”

News reports say the EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm. This move will benefit polluters at the expense of every person in this country.

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.

Requiring significant changes after the fact to awarded projects is just as unlawful as simply withholding the funding

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “The most important thing to understand is that we are seeing a wholesale approach to eradicating environmental protections. This is the hatchet not the scalpel. So it’s everything from the water you drink and the air you breathe, to the food you eat and the basic products you buy. If…

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “What has been proven over and over again is that the industry can deploy the best science and the best technology, continue to have a very profitable business model, while affording us all of the collective benefits, including economic benefits, of a clean and healthy environment.”

Groups express wide opposition to proposed legislation

Here’s how FDA can protect us from dangerous chemicals in our food.

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “I’m thrilled to see that Maryland is stepping up, because we’re going to need the states to hold the line and enforce the federal rule. In a couple of years, those federal regulations may not be on the books.”

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Clean Energy Program: “Utilities have gamed the system at some plants by designing monitoring systems that intentionally miss detecting leakage from a coal ash dump.”