Assault on Earthjustice and the Law

A statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen responding to Congressman John Shadegg's efforts to limit the ability of environmental organizations to sue to prevent offshore oil drilling and his introduction of H.R. 6887.

• Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen criticizes Congressman John Shadegg for an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and the introduction of bill H.R. 6887, which would allow the President or a designee to waive legal requirements for covered energy projects.
• Earthjustice argues that citizen enforcement provisions in laws like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act were intentionally included by Congress because the government frequently lacks the resources or will to enforce environmental protections.

APA

Van Noppen, T. (2008). Assault on Earthjustice and the Law. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/article/assault-earthjustice-and-law

Chicago

Van Noppen, Trip. Assault on Earthjustice and the Law. Earthjustice, 2008. https://earthjustice.org/article/assault-earthjustice-and-law.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Van Noppen |first1=Trip |title=Assault on Earthjustice and the Law |publisher=Earthjustice |date=18 September 2008 |url=https://earthjustice.org/article/assault-earthjustice-and-law |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{vannoppen2008assault, author = {Van Noppen, Trip}, title = {{Assault on Earthjustice and the Law}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2008}, month = sep, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/assault-earthjustice-and-law}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }