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earthjustice.org > brief > 2026 > the-oil-company-behind-the-deepwater-horizon-spill-wants-to-do-a-massive-risky-drilling-project-in-the-gulf

The Company Behind the “Deepwater Horizon” Oil Spill Just Got Approved to Drill in Even Deeper Water

2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (259+ words) Earthjustice goes to court for our'planet.We're here because the earth needs a good'lawyer. What's happening: The Trump administration just approved "Kaskida," a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The developer is BP, the company responsible for the…...

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earthjustice.org > press > 2026 > gulf-and-environment-groups-respond-to-public-waters-sell-off-to-oil-industry-amid-soaring-energy-gas-prices-trump-admin-draws-far-fewer-bids-than-dec-sale

Gulf and Environment Groups Respond To Public Waters Sell-off To Oil Industry; Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale

5+ day, 38+ min ago  (172+ words) New oil-and-gas leases will lock in decades of pollution; won't lower Americans' energy bills Alex Horn, Healthy Gulf, 504 532 7065, [email protected] The oil-and-gas industry's newly acquired leases of public waters in the Gulf could lock in decades of continued fossil fuel pollution…...

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earthjustice.org > experts > rachel-spector > mega-warehouses-can-be-better-neighbors

Mega-Warehouses Can be Better Neighbors

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (206+ words) In New York, mega-warehouses have clustered in communities already dealing with heavy air pollution. Smart policies can improve air quality. All New Yorkers have experienced it: that feeling when you step outside your apartment on a sweltering hot summer day…...

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earthjustice.org > feature > kaskida-bp-oil-drilling

Why BP’s Kaskida Project Is a Recipe for (Yet Another) Disaster

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1499+ words) The offshore oil drilling project would push into riskier, deeper waters than the infamous Deepwater'Horizon rig Infographics By Casey Chin / Earthjustice Clockwise from top left: U.S. Coast Guard; Saul Loeb / Getty Images; Benjamin Lowy / Getty Images; Michael Spooneybarger / AP BP's 2010 Deepwater…...

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earthjustice.org > experts > esme-levy > the-city-of-long-beach-approved-yet-another-oil-storage-tank-project

The City of Long Beach Approved Yet Another Oil Storage Tank Project.

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (698+ words) The City of Long Beach Approved Yet Another Oil Storage Tank Project.Earthjustice The City of Long Beach Approved Yet Another Oil Storage Tank Project. Neighbors say enough is enough. In Southern California, children in Wilmington, Carson, and West Long…...

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earthjustice.org > press > 2026 > california-assemblymember-garcia-introduces-california-clean-skies-act-giving-california-leaders-new-tools-to-reduce-pollution-2

California Assemblymember Garcia Introduces California Clean Skies Act, Giving California Leaders New Tools To Reduce Pollution

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (622+ words) California Assemblymember Garcia Introduces California Clean Skies Act, Giving California Leaders New Tools To Reduce Pollution'Earthjustice California Assemblymember Garcia Introduces California Clean Skies Act, Giving California Leaders New Tools To Reduce Pollution Bill affirms California's authority to regulate pollution magnets…...

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earthjustice.org > press > 2026 > groups-sue-over-formosa-plastics-permit-extensions

Groups Sue Over Formosa Plastics’ Permit Extensions

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (238+ words) Suit challenges the fourth extension of air permit based on an outdated analysis "Formosa wants the state to keep this project on life support, even though it would double toxic air pollution in an already overburdened parish, and LDEQ keeps…...

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earthjustice.org > press > 2025 > lawsuit-challenges-first-offshore-oil-sale-of-new-trump-administration

Lawsuit Challenges First Offshore Oil Sale of New Trump Administration

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (283+ words) Gulf oil sale scheduled for December 10 Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico despite blatant violations of the law and threats…...

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earthjustice.org > brief > 2025 > trump-announces-unlawful-gulf-of-mexico-oil-sale-were-taking-it-to-court

We're Suing the Trump Administration Over Its Unlawful Gulf of Mexico Oil Sale

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (171+ words) Earthjustice goes to court for our'planet.We're here because the earth needs a good'lawyer. What happened: Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its decision to hold an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf…...

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earthjustice.org > action > tell-the-trump-administration-keep-our-highways-safe-from-hazardous-materials

Tell the Trump administration: Keep our highways safe from hazardous materials

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (647+ words) Every day, oil and gas companies haul potentially hazardous materials from oilfields onto our highways without following adequate safety rules, thanks to lack of federal enforcement. This is putting truckers and communities at greater risk of catastrophe. Join Earthjustice and…...