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A lone wolf howls across hills and valleys in the upper Midwest. (Jerry & Barb Jividen / Getty Images)
Press Release January 8, 2025

Colorado Rejects Livestock Industry Attempt to Stop Wolf Reintroduction

Livestock groups’ concerns and requested management changes were already addressed

Press Release January 13, 2025

A Robust Cap-and-Invest Program Can Help New Yorkers Save Money on Utility Bills, Raise Billions to Invest in Local Communities

Report finds capping emissions can fund billions in investments for local communities, help 46% of New York households upgrade to clean heat pumps by 2035, delivering up to $524 million in annual energy savings across the state

The outdoor unit of a heat pump system. (Dennis Schroeder / NREL)
Press Release January 16, 2025

Washington Regulators Adopt Measures that Move the State’s Largest Utility Toward Clean Energy, But More is Needed

More progress to transition off fossil fuels will be needed to meet Washington’s climate goals; Initiative 2066 cited as a major barrier

A gray wolf howls in the woods of the the upper Midwest. (Jerry & Barb Jividen / Getty Images)
Press Release December 18, 2024

On Anniversary of Reintroduction, Colorado Urged to Proceed with 2025 Wolf Releases

Conservation groups ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to reject livestock industry petition

A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Article January 8, 2025

How We’re Helping Grizzlies Come Back from the Brink

Grizzly bears are facing growing threats to their survival in the Northern Rockies. The government just took a step in the right direction by rejecting state appeals to remove their protections.

The Patterson Park neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 14, 2025

Advocates Condemn Washington Gas Lawsuit Against Maryland’s Clean Building Standards

The lawsuit seeks to undermine the state’s efforts to cut emissions, boost energy efficiency, and reduce air pollution

Māui dolphins photographed in New Zealand during a 2010 survey. (New Zealand Department of Conservation)
Article January 8, 2025

U.S. Trade Lawsuit Aims to Protect Earth’s Rarest Marine Dolphin

Today, only 30 to 50 critically endangered Māui dolphins are thought to exist.

In the News: KGNU January 8, 2025

Efforts to halt wolf reintroduction “directly antithetical” to what Colorado voters want

Earthjustice attorney Tom Delehanty joined KGNU’s Jackie Sedley to discuss the petition to halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado and what a delay of more wolves could mean for the state.

Lee Zeldin (Matt Rourke / AP). Russell Vought. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc., via Getty Images) Chris Wright (Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0). Doug Burgum (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images).
feature January 13, 2025

The Presidential Transition & The Environment

Learn about key nominees in the Trump administration’s second term, and the powers they will have.

Once found nationwide, gray wolves were hunted, trapped, and poisoned for decades; by 1967 there were fewer than 1,000 wolves in one small part of the Midwest.
(Paul Carpenter / Getty Images)
Press Release December 21, 2024

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Recommends Denying Petition to Pause Wolf Reintroduction

Director Davis reiterates biological importance of reintroducing additional wolves to the state

A golden-cheeked warbler in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores for Earthjustice )
Press Release January 7, 2025

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Review Announces Endangered Species Act Downlisting for Golden-Cheeked Warbler

Decision comes despite mounting threats to the warbler from development and climate change

In the News: CNN January 3, 2025

Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans: “Every president this century has recognized that some areas of the ocean are just too risky or too sensitive to drill.”

In the News: Energy News Network January 2, 2025

A symbolic gesture or Trojan horse? Ohio groups question purpose of ‘green’ nuclear bill

Megan Hunter, Attorney, Fossil Fuels Program, Earthjustice: “Those constitutional protections are there for a reason. And seeing the General Assembly have blatant disregard for them again and again harms Ohioans. It deprives them of these constitutional rights.”

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, May 19, 2020. (Jim Peaco / NPS)
feature January 8, 2025

A New Vision for Grizzly Recovery

Science shows that true recovery of grizzly bears requires a unified population with connected ecosystems.

Activists march in protest at the front gate to Southern California Gas Company's Ventura Compressor Station in Ventura, California. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).
Press Release: Victory December 20, 2024

Landmark Rate Case will Save Southern Californians from Paying Tens of Millions for Dead-end Hydrogen Projects and SoCalGas’ Climate Obstruction Efforts

Decision includes critical new transparency measures for SoCalGas’s lobbying and legal expenses

Earthjustice secured new protections for endangered grizzly bears and wolves in Idaho. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
feature December 1, 2024

Earthjustice Program Report: Fall 2024

Each legal matter that Earthjustice takes on is a commitment to our clients and partners — a promise to fight alongside them for however long it takes.

Students march down Willamette Street in March in protest of NW Natural's effort to roll back the natural gas ban in new homes in Eugene. The Eugene City Council repealed the ban in July. (Chris Pietsch / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Article December 16, 2024

Oregon Energy Victory Saves Consumers Millions, Makes Climate Progress

A new ruling will lower Oregon energy users’ bills and curb a utility’s deceptive practices.

Grizzly bear near Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)
Press Release December 11, 2024

‘Grizzly Bears Not Recovered’ Says Leading Biologist, 15 Regional & National Groups Petition for New Recovery Vision

Former U.S. Fish & Wildlife Grizzly Coordinator updates his own 30-year-old Recovery Plan