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July 19, 2017 | Article

From Land Grab to Ocean Grab: Oceans Now in Peril from Offshore Drilling

The Trump administration is reviewing offshore areas for oil and gas development.

July 14, 2017 | In the News: Public News Service

Groups Sue EPA Over Clean-Air Delay

Seth Johnson, Attorney, Earthjustice: "Every state in the country did what they were supposed to do. Now, it's time for EPA to do what it's supposed to do, and that is to issue designations under the statute and start the implementation process. ... EPA's independent science advisers unanimously said that the 2008 standard was too weak to satisfy the statutory requirements."

July 13, 2017 | Artículo

Demandamos A La Administración Trump Por Demorar Protecciones Contra El Terrible Gas Metano. De Nuevo.

Earthjustice demandó este mes a la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) por demorar regulaciones contra el gas metano, uno de los principales causantes del efecto invernadero que amenaza la salud de millones de personas y el clima del planeta.

July 12, 2017 | Letter

Letter to DOJ & Opposing Counsel Regarding Sec. Zinke's Visit to Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

From Earthjustice and Western Environmental Law Center. "It is disturbing that the Secretary has planned several meetings with parties opposed to the Monument’s expansion and who have engaged in litigation challenging the expansion, without public notice to organizations and entities that support the Monument, including Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, and Governor Brown."

July 12, 2017 | In the News: Miami Herald

Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Energy Policies

Abigail Dillen, VP of Litigation for Climate & Energy, Earthjustice: “What we are seeing is unprecedented. With this administration, we face a disregard to basic rules of environmental decision making.”

July 12, 2017 | Artículo

La EPA retrasa normas para plantas químicas poniendo en peligro a comunidades de color

Pam Nixon vive en una zona de West Virginia que llaman "Valle Químico", rodeada de industrias que manejan químicos tóxicos e inflamables. Durante los 65 años que ha vivido allí, Pam ha tenido que refugiarse en casa y sellar sus ventanas repetidas veces por alertas de fugas químicas.

July 11, 2017 | Video

Trading Fossils For Fossil Fuels

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may hold the key to the disappearance of the dinosaurs. But Trump wants to trade these fossils for fossil fuel.

July 11, 2017 | Press Release

Senators Join Public Lands Groups To Call On Trump Administration To Listen To Overwhelming Public Support For National Monuments

As Interior moves to final stages of review, more than 2.7 million public comments support national monuments across the country

July 10, 2017 | Legal Document

Complaint For Declaratory And Injunctive Relief: BLM Methane &Waste Prevention Rule

This case challenges the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to stay compliance deadlines for certain provisions of its Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule, 81 Fed. Reg. 83,008 (Nov. 18, 2016), which has been in effect since January 17, 2017. See 82 Fed. Reg. 27,430 (June 15, 2017). BLM’s June 15, 2017 stay violates the Administrative Procedure Act. 5 U.S.C. §§ 553, 705, 706(2)(A). The stay harms Plaintiffs and other members of the public by reducing royalty payments and allowing waste of public natural gas resources and excessive air pollution that would otherwise be controlled under the Rule.

July 10, 2017 | In the News: Midwest Energy News