Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences Press Release August 18, 2026 Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands Press Release: Victory August 18, 2026 Court Upholds Rule Designating Two Forever Chemicals as Hazardous Substances Last year EPA reaffirmed its rule, however industry and association groups challenged the designations Press Release August 18, 2026 Lawsuit Targets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale in U.S. Waters Groups seek to protect imperiled species from underwater mining activities in American Samoa Press Release August 17, 2026 Second Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Announced Off of Mariana Islands and Guam Trump administration accelerates reckless plan to open Pacific to deep-sea mining Press Release August 17, 2026 Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands Press Release August 14, 2026 Earthjustice and Sierra Club Urge FAA to Keep Ban on Commercial Supersonic Flight The long-held rule is a commonsense protection against sonic booms and unnecessary climate emissions Press Release August 14, 2026 Mining Claims Filed Immediately After Trump Decimates National Monuments in Utah Attempts to file mining claims in Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments show industry clamoring to exploit landscapes Press Release August 14, 2026 Groups Sue EPA Over Approval of Toxic Semiconductor Chemicals EPA approvals leave the public exposed to serious health risks that EPA admits it failed to measure Press Release: Victory August 13, 2026 Court Blocks Oil Export Project in the Gulf of Mexico A federal appeals court rejected federal approval for the Texas GulfLink project; the same project secured $2 billion in funding through Trump’s trade deal with Japan Press Release: Victory August 13, 2026 Conservationist Lawsuit Alerts to Rare Coral Peril; U.S. Corps of Engineers Halts Fort Lauderdale Dredging Silt and sediment threatens imperiled staghorn coral and queen conch Press Release August 12, 2026 Grupos Presentan Demanda Enmendada Contra Centro de Detención de los Everglades Funcionarios de Florida y federales retuvieron información clave sobre financiación Press Release August 12, 2026 BLM Moves Forward With Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing on the Iconic Roan Plateau in Western Colorado Release of Environmental Assessment begins 30-day public comment period Press Release August 12, 2026 Groups File Amended Lawsuit Challenging Everglades Detention Center Florida, federal officials withheld key funding Information Press Release August 12, 2026 Tribes Slam U.S. Army Corps for Approving Line 5 Tunnel Enbridge still needs a new permit from the Michigan Public Service Commission Press Release August 12, 2026 Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” Decision Gulf and environmental groups respond to oil auction that threatens region Press Release August 11, 2026 Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meets in Seattle to Discuss Approval of Draft Ninth Northwest Regional Power Plan Energy and conservation groups urge the Council to prioritize clean energy resources, affordability, and reliability for the region Press Release August 11, 2026 As Illinois EPA Delays Removal of Toxic Coal Ash, Erosion Passes Critical ‘Trigger Point’ Along Middle Fork Four years later, coal ash removal plan still awaits Illinois EPA approval Press Release August 10, 2026 Court Blocks Harmful Mining Development in Mojave National Preserve Emergency order granted to prevent further damage to national park
