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In the News: Politico January 21, 2025

Court nixes Trump LNG-by-rail rule, citing ‘cataclysmic’ risk

Bradley Marshall, Attorney, Florida Office: “We’re pleased that the court saw the danger this rule posed to our nation’s communities. As we pointed out, it would only take 22 tank cars to hold the equivalent energy of the Hiroshima bomb.”

In the News: Politico January 21, 2025

States, industry sue to reopen federal waters for drilling

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans: “Big Oil … already had more offshore acres under lease than it could ever safely develop. This lawsuit is a misguided attempt to undo widely supported protections. We will do everything possible to defend President [Biden]’s lawful protective orders,”

President Donald Trump holds a letter to the U.N. stating the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
Update January 21, 2025

The Trump Administration Abandons Climate Action, But Crisis Remains

President Trump tries to walk away from the climate crisis by exiting the Paris Agreement and undoing federal climate actions.

Donald J. Trump enters the Capitol Rotunda during his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston / The New York Times / POOL / AFP)
feature January 20, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

We stand for clean air, clean water, a safe and stable climate. Earthjustice will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Climate Organizations: Trump’s Actions Will Cost Lives, Jobs

“Our organizations will continue to stand strong for climate protections and will fight President Trump’s plans that would harm our environment, our health, our economy, and our climate.”

Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Responde a las Prioridades Energéticas de la Administración Trump

Seguiremos luchando por el futuro de energía limpia que necesitamos

President Donald Trump holds a letter to the U.N. stating the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Blasts Trump Immigration Executive Orders

“We stand with our partners in the immigrants’ rights movement and the communities we represent to push back against an administration emboldened to launch even more repressive and extremist attacks.”

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on President Trump’s First Day in Office

“While not surprising, it is no less alarming that the Trump administration wasted no time in rolling back overwhelmingly popular, life-saving policies.”

A rally against a planned hydrogen hub in the Midwest held on Nov. 16, 2024 in East Chicago, Indiana. The rally was organized and presented by Just Transition Northwest Indiana, Southeast Environmental Taskforce, and Earthjustice. (Matthew Kaplan for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Executive Order by the Trump Administration to Rollback Environmental Justice Protections

Millions of people who are most impacted by legacy pollution and environmental destruction are once again fighting for their basic rights

Strong winds blow embers around firefighters battling to save homes in Pasadena, Calif., from the Eaton Fire on Jan. 7, 2025. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration’s Energy Priorities

We’ll keep fighting for the clean energy future we need

Flames rise near homes during the Blue Ridge Fire on October 27, 2020 in Chino Hills, California. (David McNew / Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement

Record-breaking climate emergencies will only get worse without sustained, urgent government commitment

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice. (Erika P. Rodríguez for Earthjustice)
video January 20, 2025

Ceding No Ground

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, explains how we will face new challenges from the Trump administration and how we will continue to drive forward progress for the climate and people’s health.

Earthjustice’s Senior Vice President of Programs, Sam Sankar, and Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy, Kirti Datla, pose for a portrait in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. (Melissa Lyttle for Earthjustice)
Article January 20, 2025

Mientras Trump Asume La Presidencia Nuevamente, Earthjustice No Cede Terreno

Sabemos que podemos salir victoriosos ante el presidente Trump y sus aliados, porque lo hemos hecho antes.

Earthjustice’s Senior Vice President of Programs, Sam Sankar, and Director of Strategic Legal Advocacy, Kirti Datla, pose for a portrait in front of the Supreme Court of the United States. (Melissa Lyttle for Earthjustice)
Article January 20, 2025

As Trump Takes Office Again, Earthjustice Is Ceding No Ground

One election will not deter us or erase the environmental progress we’ve achieved.

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature January 19, 2025

In Conversation: The 2024 Election Outcomes and The Work Ahead

In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, discussed the outcomes of the election and how they will affect Earthjustice’s litigation, advocacy, and political work.

document January 17, 2025

Order in LNG-by-Rail Rule Challenge

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit strikes down a 2020 rule that would have allowed trains to travel the country filled with an unprecedented amount of explosive liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The crude-by-rail explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Canada, killed 47 people in 2013.
(Photo courtesy of Sûreté du Québec)
Press Release January 17, 2025

Court Strikes Down Federal Rule that Would Have Allowed U.S. “Bomb Trains”

Major rail car explosion risk now averted throughout American communities

Robin Cooley (Matt Nager for Earthjustice). Mike Freeman (Matt Nager for Earthjustice). Patti Goldman (Genna Martin / Earthjustice). Jenny Harbine (Eric Ian for Earthjustice). Tim Preso (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature January 15, 2025

Earthjustice is Leading the Fight for the Environment

Meet a handful of the Earthjustice lawyers who have fought the Trump administration and won. We’re prepared to do it again.