A new report breaks down why the current fossil fuel leasing program is incompatible with President Biden's climate and environmental justice agenda — and what steps his administration must take to deliver on his goals. Plus, how a hostile Supreme Court threatens environmental progress and why queer liberation is an environmental justice issue.

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

Meeting the climate moment by moving beyond fossil fuels

What does nothing to slow inflation, lower gas prices, or help the Biden administration meet its own climate and environmental justice commitments? Permitting new oil and gas leases on public lands and waters. A new report from Earthjustice and Evergreen Action outlines why. Read more: [link removed]

Queer liberation is an environmental justice issue

Once we can see the fight for queer liberation, racial justice, Indigenous sovereignty, disability justice, and climate justice — the fights for humanity — as interconnected, we open ourselves up to the possibility of learning from each other in deeper ways. Read more: [link removed]

Why this road fight is critical for grizzlies, bull trout, and more

The earth is facing a loss of species so extensive that it threatens to collapse entire ecosystems. The fight to stop road building in Flathead National Forest reflects a broader battle to protect species biodiversity. Read more: [link removed]

A fossil fuel company wants to dig up a Superfund site in Texas. What could go wrong?

A proposed 27-mile-long dredging project in Texas would stir up toxic mercury from a Superfund site and imperil the livelihoods of local people working in the fishing, oyster, and shrimp business. If completed, it would boost exports of dirty fossil fuels by allowing huge oil tankers to pass into the Gulf of Mexico. We’re fighting it in court. Read more: [link removed]


The Supreme Court is pursuing a very dangerous strategy for the environment

Our environmental laws are only as strong as the judges who uphold them. As the Supreme Court hands down one of the most consequential environmental decisions of our lifetime, Earthjustice’s Sam Sankar lays out what’s at stake in this New York Times op-ed (article behind paywall for those exceeding the monthly free article limit). Read more: [link removed]

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Make our public lands and waters part of the climate solution

True energy security means renewable energy here at home that lowers costs, creates jobs, and allows us to avert some of the worst climate disasters that lie ahead if we don’t urgently transition from fossil fuels. Urge the Biden administration to phase out federal production of fossil fuels on our public lands.

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