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Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups

Interior violated NEPA and failed to adequately consider the harms that drilling would have on climate change and on the critically endangered Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whale. Read More

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approvals for New Oil, Gas Drilling on California Public Lands

Today’s filing is part of a long series of lawsuits against the BLM for greenlighting more oil and gas activity in California's Kern County. Read More

Conservationists seek to defend basic federal oil and gas fiscal reforms from industry complaint

Conservation groups filed a formal legal request to intervene in an industry lawsuit and defend the Biden Administration's oil and gas leasing rule, which contains much-needed reforms regarding bonding and royalty rates for drilling. Read More

Environmental and Gulf Groups Challenge Interior Department’s Outdated Air Quality Regulations for Offshore Drilling

The industry’s harms are extensive, from killing endangered species like the Rice’s whale to degrading the air and water quality of Gulf communities. We hope today’s lawsuit can push federal regulators to finally fix these ineffective air pollution rules and help stop this industry’s destruction for good. Read More

Friends of the Earth Celebrates Expansions for Berryessa Snow Mountain and San Gabriel Mountains National Monuments

We urge the BLM and USFS to effectively implement this expansion for the sake of our protecting our public lands and natural resources. Read More

Biden Announces Final Conservation Rule to Protect Millions of Acres of Ecologically Important Lands in America’s Arctic

Today, the Biden administration released a final conservation rule to protect vital landscapes in America’s Arctic. This announcement will provide stronger protections for Special Areas within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska – a welcome and critical step toward recognizing the importance of Alaska’s public lands and waters for protecting communities, biodiversity, and the future of our global climate. Read More

Friends of the Earth Pushes for Climate Action Following BLM’s Final Oil and Gas Leasing Rule

While we support BLM’s steps to curb financial giveaways to Big Oil, this rule fails to confront the massive tide of climate emissions stemming from its leasing program. Read More

Court Rules 2022 Wyoming Oil and Gas Lease Sale Was Illegal

This ruling underscores that federal agencies simply cannot ignore climate, wildlife, and water impacts when analyzing the myriad risks of oil and gas leasing, whether in Wyoming or across the country. Read More

Bears Ears National Monument Receives Unprecedented Resource Management Plan

This is an encouraging sign by the federal government on their commitment to protecting public lands and prioritizing Indigenous knowledge in those protections. Read More

Environmental, Gulf Groups React to API Lawsuit Targeting Five-Year Drilling Plan; Seek Stronger Protections for Gulf of Mexico

Environmental and Gulf-based groups filed a legal challenge today to hold the Interior Department accountable for failing to adequately consider the public health impacts on frontline communities in its final Five-Year Program. Read More