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Ohio Pet Breeder Agrees to Surrender Over 1,100 Chinchillas
“Animal breeders and caretakers that are federally licensed have an obligation to comply with basic standards Congress established to provide clean water, adequate food and housing, and sufficient veterinary care to their animals,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). “We appreciate that the settlement agreement we reached in this matter has led to the safe relocation of all the animals involved. The heart of the Animal Welfare Act is to make sure animals are receiving good care, and that is what happened here. We highlight this case to show that we will enforce the law and hold violators accountable.”
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Justice Department Defends the Navy’s Actions to Address a Fuel Release at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii
“We are pleased that the Court carefully and thoroughly reviewed the Navy’s comprehensive response to the release of fuel into Pearl Harbor years ago,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). “The Court’s decision affirms that the Navy has taken action to protect human health and the environment consistent with both the law and the United States’ appreciation for the waters of Hawaii.”
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ALT “We are pleased that the Court carefully and thoroughly reviewed the Navy’s comprehensive response to the release of fuel into Pearl Harbor years ago,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). “The Court’s decision affirms that the Navy has taken action to protect human health and the environment consistent with both the law and the United States’ appreciation for the waters of Hawaii.”
Justice Department Defends Army Corps’ Thorough Review for CWA Permit, Paving the Way for Much Needed Housing Development in Charleston, South Carolina
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Four Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Make and Distribute Animal Crush Videos Involving Monkeys
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California Couple Sentenced for Trafficking Protected Wildlife
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Illinois Woman Sentenced to 31 Months in Prison for Distributing and Conspiring to Create and Distribute Sexual Torture and Mutilation Videos of Baby Monkeys
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Justice Department Files Motions Defending a Rule Rescinding the Regulatory Definitions of “Harm” As It Relates to the Endangered Species Act
“Regulatory overreach burdens American families and businesses, and these now-rescinded Endangered Species Act regulations are a prime example,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of ENRD. “The Department of Justice will continue vigorously defending President Trump’s efforts to uphold the Act as written and protect economic growth.”
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ALT “Regulatory overreach burdens American families and businesses, and these now-rescinded Endangered Species Act regulations are a prime example,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of ENRD. “The Department of Justice will continue vigorously defending President Trump’s efforts to uphold the Act as written and protect economic growth.”
ENRD last week received a favorable decision regarding its statement of interest filing in a Colorado case on local natural gas bans. ENRD also filed an amicus brief opposing a natural gas ban by a Chicago-area municipality.
“These efforts to support consumer choice and cut energy costs deliver on the President’s commitment to unleash American energy and protect consumer choice,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “The Department of Justice will continue prioritizing the fight against radical state and local overreach.”
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Justice Department Announces Actions Advancing Two Challenges to State and Local Natural Gas Bans in Colorado and Illinois
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Ninth Circuit Leaves Resolution Copper Ruling in Place
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“The national security exemption for Gulf of America oil and gas activities means what it says, as another federal court has now confirmed,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Justice Department’s Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). “This decision removes another obstacle to energy production vital to our national security. The Department will keep defending President Donald J. Trump’s agenda to unleash American energy.”
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Federal Court Dismisses Another Challenge to Energy Development in Gulf of America
“This Department of Justice will never cease defending this Administration's efforts to ensure our Nation's security,” said @ASGWoodward. “We are pleased that a third court has correctly applied the Endangered Species Committee’s national security exemption to dismiss challenges to biological opinions by FWS and NMFS. Make no mistake, under President Trump, American energy dominance is back.”
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ALT “This Department of Justice will never cease defending this Administration's efforts to ensure our Nation's security,” said Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. “We are pleased that a third court has correctly applied the Endangered Species Committee’s national security exemption to dismiss challenges to biological opinions by FWS and NMFS. Make no mistake, under President Trump, American energy dominance is back.”
“Both federal judges to consider New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act have held it unconstitutional,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “Both hold that the federal government is responsible for setting national policy on global pollution, not states. This decision marks another significant step in advancing President Trump’s energy agenda and protecting American energy from state overreach. The Department of Justice will continue to fight for affordable, reliable energy for all Americans.”
Another Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s Climate Superfund Law as Unconstitutional
“New York’s woke climate change law is not only unconstitutional, it is harmful, jeopardizing every American’s access to affordable and reliable energy,” said @ASGWoodward. “We are pleased with the district courts’ decisions finding New York’s law unlawful and recognizing that the Federal Sovereign, not the States, regulates our Nation’s energy market. This Department of Justice will take every step to stop those who wish to thwart President Trump’s agenda to unleash American energy dominance.”
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Medical Equipment Sterilizer Agrees to Limits on Destruction of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Puerto Rico
“This settlement illustrates the federal government’s commitment to protecting local communities from toxic air pollution through tough enforcement against companies that fail to comply with the law,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “Steri-Tech’s commitment to implement control its emission of EtO supports President Trump’s effort to protect children from toxic air emissions and to make America healthy again.”
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Court Allows U.S. Government to Exchange Land with SpaceX in South Texas
“This land exchange is a win-win for the American people that achieves significant benefits for conservation and national security.” -Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson
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Court Rejects Challenge to Army Corps Permit for Johnson Tract Mineral Exploration Project
“This decision protects responsible mineral exploration on private land,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “The court’s decision reaffirms that federal agencies are entitled to deference when they make scientific and predictive judgments, and it keeps an important Alaska project moving forward.”
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“LeShon Johnson continued to traffic dogs for illegal fighting despite a 2004 state conviction for similar conduct,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “We are grateful to our colleagues at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and the FBI for partnering with ENRD to bring this repeat offender to justice and to the U.S. Marshals Service for executing the biggest rescue operation of its kind.”
Former NFL player LeShon Johnson of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $30,000 fine after being convicted at trial of six dog fighting-related charges.
“LeShon Johnson will face justice for building another particularly egregious and violent dog fighting scheme,” said @ASGWoodward. “As Johnson was well aware, dog fighting is a felony in all 50 states. To anyone attempting to build violent and illicit business schemes: you can run, but you can’t hide from the Department of Justice.”
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ALT Screen grab of a video sent by Johnson of one of his dogs.
ALT Screen grab of a video sent by Johnson of one of his dogs.
Proposed $125M Settlement Agreement Provides Critical Work for Advancing the Lower Passaic River Superfund Cleanup
“Over many decades, industrial activity contaminated the Lower Passaic River,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “This settlement is a significant step toward cleaning up a site that has been a longstanding priority for EPA. We will continue to partner with EPA to promote public health by ensuring that responsible parties remediate Superfund sites.”
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Texas Couple Sentenced for Operating Website Selling Smuggled Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs
“The defendants in this case traded human safety and environmental health for illicit profit,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson. “The Justice Department will continue to investigate and prosecute transnational crimes to secure our border and protect the health and safety of Americans.”
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Ohio Company Pleads Guilty in Worker Death Case
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Federal Court Protects National Energy Security and Rejects Dangerous State Efforts to Obstruct Sable Offshore Corporation’s Operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline
“States cannot stop the Executive Branch from acting pursuant to Congress’s authorization, especially when it comes to ensuring American energy dominance,” said @ASGWoodward. “The Department is pleased with the court’s decision to affirm this commonsense principle, upholding the Department of Energy’s lawful and constitutional order under the Defense Production Act. This Department of Justice will never allow California or ideological groups to undermine our Nation’s national security and economic prosperity interests in ensuring availability of this critical resource for Americans.”
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