Navajo Community leader Daniel Tso has watched as oil and gas operations have encroached more and more on his community’s tribal lands. “The leases have been signed, the approval has been given, but the one thing — how do we mitigate the adverse impacts, the health and safety of the people?” asks Tso.
The following is a statement from Robin Cooley, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice:“Repealing a commonsense rule that saves taxpayers money and protects our health from pollution is irrational. The Trump administration is once again taking its marching orders from the oil and gas industry while ignoring taxpayers and people who are living every day with the devastating impacts of drilling in their backyards.”
Since taking office, the Trump administration has attempted to roll back health, safety and environmental regulations to advance corporate and polluter interests. In response, Earthjustice has filed more than 100 lawsuits to defend the protections that make our environment healthier and our communities safer. The federal courts have been handing Trump one loss after another, ruling that the administration cannot illegally stop or delay the implementation of existing environmental laws.
Earthjustice has represented several conservation and tribal citizen groups in successful lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s prior attempts to illegally suspend the Waste Prevention Rule.
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