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Lawsuit Challenges Massive Offshore Lease Sale for Failing to Properly Consider Gulf Communities and Climate
Gulf community and environmental groups sued the Department of the Interior today to challenge a September offshore oil and gas lease sale that would offer up more than 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing. Read More
Lawsuit spurs agreement to better protect endangered Rice’s whale from offshore drilling
Under a settlement agreement approved today in the U.S. District Court in Maryland, federal agencies will seek better ways to protect the Rice’s whale – a critically endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico – and other imperiled marine species from harmful oil and gas drilling. Read More
Friends of the Earth considers appealing Diablo Canyon lawsuit decision
Today, a California court dismissed Friends of the Earth’s lawsuit against PG&E and others to prevent breach of a contract to retire Diablo Canyon, California’s last remaining nuclear power plant, when its current operating licenses expire in 2024 and 2025. Read More
Friends of the Earth concludes strong hearing over Diablo Canyon retirement
Friends of the Earth put forward a strong showing at its first court hearing in litigation against PG&E to prevent breach of a contract to retire Diablo Canyon, California’s last remaining nuclear power plant. Read More
Friends of the Earth Applauds National Monument Designation for Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration designated Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni, or Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon, as a national monument. The monument is home to over 3,000 cultural and historic resources and provides water to at least 40 million people. Read More
Friends of the Earth Responds to Proposed Revamp of National Environmental Policy Act
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed a set of regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the country’s premier federal environmental protection law. Read More
Friends of the Earth Denounces Congressional Attacks on the Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the House passed resolutions under the Congressional Review Act that permanently remove protections for the lesser prairie chicken and long-eared bat, currently safeguarded by the Endangered Species Act. The Senate passed these resolutions in May, leading to strong condemnation from… Read More
Friends of the Earth Celebrates CLEAN Energy and NOW Acts
WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37), and Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) introduced the CLEAN Energy Act and NOW Acts. These bills repeal harmful provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that tie renewable energy investments to oil and gas lease sales. These provisions have received… Read More
Friends of the Earth Slams Climate Omission in New Oil and Gas Leasing Rule
The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Land Management announced a new rulemaking today to overhaul public lands leasing that neglects to address the significant climate impacts of oil and gas drilling Read More
Gulf and Environmental Groups Call on Interior Department to End Routine Fast-Tracking of Offshore Oil Drilling Projects
Six Gulf and national environmental groups submitted a petition today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) calling on the agency to end a routine practice of fast-tracking approval for offshore oil and gas projects. Read More