Kris Boyles
@krisboyles.bsky.social
Seattle-based attorney and advocate with Earthjustice. Environment, soccer, family, Mars rovers, Oxford comma—not necessarily in that order. Posts/opinions my own.
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These proposed regulations follow a series of other attacks on the ESA and wildlife by the second Trump administration.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
Earthjustice Responds to Another Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species
Set of proposed rules would hollow out bedrock environmental law
earthjustice.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
These proposed regulations follow a series of other attacks on the ESA and wildlife by the second Trump administration.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
“Most people are not going to allow the sacrifice of our natural world to a bunch of billionaires and corporate interests,” said Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles.
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The Clean Water Act is a bedrock environmental law. Weakened by the Supreme Court. But indeed: Still vital.
With some good, hard work, we can revitalize this law for the enduring benefit of our country’s waters and *all* living things.
Every. Single. One. Of. Us.
With some good, hard work, we can revitalize this law for the enduring benefit of our country’s waters and *all* living things.
Every. Single. One. Of. Us.
The Clean Water Act became law 51 years ago today. Vital to protecting our rivers, lakes, and streams—and every community that depends on safe, clean, and abundant water.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Clean Water Act is a bedrock environmental law. Weakened by the Supreme Court. But indeed: Still vital.
With some good, hard work, we can revitalize this law for the enduring benefit of our country’s waters and *all* living things.
Every. Single. One. Of. Us.
With some good, hard work, we can revitalize this law for the enduring benefit of our country’s waters and *all* living things.
Every. Single. One. Of. Us.
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Author and illustrator, Nikkolas Smith, draws 'Portland Frog'
October 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Author and illustrator, Nikkolas Smith, draws 'Portland Frog'
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Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Geno Suarez hits a Grand Slam to put the Mariners up 6-2 and seal Game 5 of the ALCS!
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
"The City is Shaking!"
#SeizeTheMoment
(Humpy’s also known as a pink salmon)
Oh my god… Humpy just earned a win in the Mariners Salmon Run.
#TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason
#TridentsUp #SeizeTheMoment #Postseason
October 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
(Humpy’s also known as a pink salmon)
Yup, always need more salmon!
2nd salmon run was the difference maker
October 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Yup, always need more salmon!
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BREAKING: Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
Polanco hits winning single in the 15th inning as the Mariners beat the Tigers to advance to ALCS
Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
BREAKING: Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory in the longest winner-take-all postseason game in baseball history.
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
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Earthjustice is looking for Senior Litigation Assistant, Oceans & Northwest Regional Office.
Earthjustice is looking for Senior Litigation Assistant, Oceans & Northwest Regional Office. Learn more or Jobvite a friend.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The rule of law is not a given in this Nation, nor any
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
other. It is a precept of our democracy that will endure only
if those brave enough in every branch fight for its survival.
Today, the Court abdicates its vital role in that effort." -- Sotomayor dissent
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Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Lander: "It's just gross, racist bigotry. Meanwhile he's running an optimistic, upbeat campaign for a NY where everybody belongs, and I feel proud as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in NYC to be supporting somebody who would be the first Muslim mayor—what could be more NYC than that?"
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This is death by procedure, requiring each individual plaintiff over whom Trump attempts remove in accordance with this EO to file their own case & get their own injunction against the govt or file a class action lawsuit. And the Court hates class actions and regularly strikes them down.
June 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is death by procedure, requiring each individual plaintiff over whom Trump attempts remove in accordance with this EO to file their own case & get their own injunction against the govt or file a class action lawsuit. And the Court hates class actions and regularly strikes them down.
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Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
First #SCOTUS ruling today is birthright citizenship.
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
Justice Barrett, for a 6-3 majority (with the three Dem. appointees dissenting) holds that universal injunctions are only appropriate when necessary to provide "complete" relief to parties, and stays these injunctions insofar as they go further:
www.supremecourt.gov
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Super-quick take while reading the ruling:
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
This is going to be a much bigger deal for challenges to *other* Trump policies than to birthright citizenship (where it's likely that lower courts will still be able to block the policy on a nationwide basis even after this ruling).
*That's* the import.
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If the law allows some people to act unjustly/immorally towards others with impunity—as it always has—it isn’t serving justice. Decades of slow progress to change that have caused many to conflate “the law” with “justice.” But we should be awake now to the fact that the law itself is not justice.
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If the law allows some people to act unjustly/immorally towards others with impunity—as it always has—it isn’t serving justice. Decades of slow progress to change that have caused many to conflate “the law” with “justice.” But we should be awake now to the fact that the law itself is not justice.
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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
Two of these non-renewable wood pellet plants are proposed in Washington, and local communities are fighting back!
"How green is this? We pay billions of pounds to cut down ancient forests in the US and Canada, ship the wood across the Atlantic in diesel tankers, then burn it in a Yorkshire-based power station." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince
The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public funding, says campaigner Dale Vince
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Two of these non-renewable wood pellet plants are proposed in Washington, and local communities are fighting back!
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Who thinks that selling off federal public lands--a heritage shared by present and future generations of Americans--is a really good idea despite that idea being wildly unpopular in the U.S. West?
@mattyglesias.bsky.social, that's who.
@mattyglesias.bsky.social, that's who.
June 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Who thinks that selling off federal public lands--a heritage shared by present and future generations of Americans--is a really good idea despite that idea being wildly unpopular in the U.S. West?
@mattyglesias.bsky.social, that's who.
@mattyglesias.bsky.social, that's who.
Read this!
The Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause does not protect everybody equally. Instead it upheld the Tennessee law that seeks to eradicate trans kids.
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Supreme Court's Anti-Trans Decision Will Live In Infamy
In its bigotry and deceitfulness, US v. Skrmetti is destined to be seen alongside Plessy, Dobbs, Dred Scott, and all of the court's other most notorious decisions.
www.thenation.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Read this!
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Big news for clean air!
@earthjustice.org taps @lasmogguy.bsky.social to lead the Right To Zero Campaign, guiding our electrifying work in California, New York, and the DMV 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
@earthjustice.org taps @lasmogguy.bsky.social to lead the Right To Zero Campaign, guiding our electrifying work in California, New York, and the DMV 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
Earthjustice Taps Adrian Martinez as Director of the Right To Zero Campaign
With Paul Cort Retiring, Martinez Will Lead Campaign in a Time of Urgent Need for Affirmative Progress in States to Electrify Everything
earthjustice.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Big news for clean air!
@earthjustice.org taps @lasmogguy.bsky.social to lead the Right To Zero Campaign, guiding our electrifying work in California, New York, and the DMV 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
@earthjustice.org taps @lasmogguy.bsky.social to lead the Right To Zero Campaign, guiding our electrifying work in California, New York, and the DMV 🎉
earthjustice.org/press/2025/e...
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BREAKING: Elon Musk’s xAI facility is polluting South Memphis, we’re taking action.
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BREAKING: Elon Musk’s xAI facility is polluting South Memphis, we’re taking action.
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
Beavers are awesome! Go Oregon!
In the sheer absurdity of the moment, I hope folks pause and contemplate what great news this is for Oregon. Beavers are “nature’s engineers,” with the awesome ability to foster watershed-scale ecological resilience. So pleased with the good work we’ve been able to do here!!!
BREAKING: OR lawmakers pass beaver protection bill to restore more than 100,000 miles of impaired waterways
"HB 3932 gives us an opportunity to try a low tech, low-risk and no-cost strategy to address impaired waterways by encouraging beavers to return to our public lands.”
- @pammarsh.bsky.social
"HB 3932 gives us an opportunity to try a low tech, low-risk and no-cost strategy to address impaired waterways by encouraging beavers to return to our public lands.”
- @pammarsh.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Beavers are awesome! Go Oregon!
Seattle on the march today!!
June 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Seattle on the march today!!
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Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
June 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hello. I live in Los Angeles. The president is lying.
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@degette.house.gov, thank you for voting against the Fix Our Forests Act. You hold the line for CO’s wildfire fighters, risking their lives to protect people from greed-fueled catastrophic fires. Thanks for taking a stand & defending the roadless rule. Bosques maduros protegen futuros!
June 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@degette.house.gov, thank you for voting against the Fix Our Forests Act. You hold the line for CO’s wildfire fighters, risking their lives to protect people from greed-fueled catastrophic fires. Thanks for taking a stand & defending the roadless rule. Bosques maduros protegen futuros!