Trump Administration

April 19, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Applauds Restoration of NEPA Protections and Urges Biden Administration to Fully Reverse Trump Actions to Curtail Environmental Review and Community Engagement

The Biden administration is taking key steps to reverse the damage of the Trump administration and restore essential environmental protections under NEPA

April 6, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

EPA Reverses Trump-era State Water Quality Rollbacks

A victory for Washington’s water quality standards and a return to upholding science-based standards to protect public health, but more is needed

April 6, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Statement on Supreme Court Move To Reinstate Trump Era Clean Water Rule

The decision tramples the rights of Tribes and states to review and reject dirty fossil fuel projects

March 9, 2022 | Update

Biden Restored Clean Car Standards. Here’s What’s Next.

Here are four things the Biden EPA must do to address the nation's largest source of air pollution.

February 15, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Court Rules on No Discharge Zone, Blocking Lingering Trump Administration Attempt to Allow Vessels to Dump Sewage into Puget Sound

Decision upholds Puget Sound ‘No Discharge Zone,’ keeping ship & boat sewage out of water, key step toward restoring one of nation’s most important inland seas

February 10, 2022 | Update

Wolf Protections Restored Across Most of the U.S.

Earthjustice represented conservation groups in a successful legal challenge to a government policy that led to hundreds of wolves being slaughtered.

January 31, 2022 | Explainer

Danger in the Air

Earthjustice is defending the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards — a rule that saves up to 11,000 people from early deaths each year.

January 26, 2022 | Press Release

Biden Administration Cancels Twin Metals Leases Next to Boundary Waters; Restores Rule of Law

New decision restores legal consensus of five presidential administrations including Democrats and Republicans and allows for science-based decision on where risky mining is appropriate.

January 11, 2022 | Press Release