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One Bountiful Billionaire Bonanza
The fossil fuel industry is in line for massive giveaways as Congress and the Trump administration put together a budget and tax deal packed with giveaways for giant corporations and the wealthy.
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Groups Sue to Protect Critically Endangered Gulf Rice’s Whale from Oil and Gas Impacts
Four conservation groups filed suit today in U.S. District Court to challenge a government plan that fails to properly protect rare species, including Rice’s whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles…
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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.
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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.
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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 bondin…
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Letter on the Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024
The Energy and Permitting Reform Act is a climate nightmare more akin to Project 2025 than a supposedly bipartisan compromise.
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Environmental and Gulf Groups Challenge Interior Department’s Outdated Air Quality Regulations for Offshore Drilling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 reg…
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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.