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Rocky Mountain

About Our Work

More national parks and monuments are concentrated in the Rocky Mountains and the Desert Southwest than in any other part of the United States, offering views of sweeping canyons, arches, and other wondrous geological features. Our Rocky Mountain office challenges oil and gas development and off-road vehicle use in the region's most prized public lands, and we are protecting the region's precious water resources from being overdrawn.

 

Quick Facts

Year opened: 1972
Appeals court: Ninth and Tenth Circuits

 

Office Information

1400 Glenarm Place, #300
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 623-9466
rmoffice @earthjustice.org

 

Office Spotlight

More than 4 million visitors each year seek out the sunset-colored vistas of the Grand Canyon National Park. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar protected one million acres of land around the Grand Canyon by putting a halt to uranium mining. Earthjustice is defending the decision in court.  Read more.

The Latest

Judge Rejects Uranium Mining Industry Attempt to Repeal Ban on Grand Canyon Mining
Ruling again rejects attack on DOI’S authority to temporarily protect lands
Conservationists Argue for Protection of Arizona National Monuments
BLM plan allows destructive ORV use, contradicts presidential proclamations
Legal Challenge Filed Against Arizona’s Approval to Drain the San Pedro River
Massive new development threatens river and wildlife
Stopping Industrialization of the Thompson Divide

Earthjustice, representing Wilderness Workshop, has filed an administrative appeal seeking reversal of the April 9, 2013, Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision that extended the lives of 25 oil and gas leases set to expire in 2013. These leases, which BLM admits were illegally sold and which have sat unused for ten years, are located in the heart of the Thompson Divide, a prized refuge of public lands in the White River National Forest.

Conservationists Act to Stop Industrialization of the Thompson Divide
Group petitions for reversal of BLM decision that extends illegal oil and gas leases
Coal Mines Clouding America's Air
A coalition of groups—including WildEarth Guardians, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, and Environmental Integrity Project represented by Earthjustice—have filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to protect public health and the environment from air pollution from coal mines in the United States.
EPA Fails To Address Deadly Coal Mine Pollution
EPA’s do-nothing approach threatens climate, public health and welfare, groups allege
Groups Take Action in Court to Defend the Roan Plateau
Countering efforts of oil and gas company to develop unique landscape