Earthjustice joins Tribes in applauding the safeguarding of Alaska’s federally-managed lands critical for food security and the protection of intact ecosystems
Oceana argues that the National Marine Fisheries failed to meet obligations under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act to protect corals, sponges and other seafloor habitats from bottom trawling.
Complaint from 21 state attorneys general attempting to block National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, finalized on May 1, 2024, from taking effect.
A coalition of conservation groups filed a second lawsuit to protect Hawaiian petrels (ʻuaʻu) from dangerous lights used by the Grand Wailea Resort on Maui. Hawaiian petrels are protected as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Today’s lawsuit was filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi and the Center for Biological Diversity.
A major victory for communities living near coal ash plants, the rule closes a loophole that left over half of coal ash exempt from federal clean-up requirements.