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Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory August 11, 2023

Court Dismisses Utah Suits, Upholds Presidential Authority to Establish National Monuments

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments remain safe

Document August 11, 2023

Utah Monuments Dismissal

A Utah federal judge dismissed two lawsuits, led by the state of Utah, that attempted to undo President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and attacked the Antiquities Act as unlawful.

The Procession Panel in Bears Ears National Monument is at least 1,000 years old.
(Photo courtesy of Marc Toso)
Update August 11, 2023

Judge Throws Out Lawsuits Attacking Two Priceless National Monuments

This win advances two goals at the heart of Earthjustice’s mission: protecting public lands and facing down the destructive threat of fossil fuels.

The Kaibab National Forest, just south of the Grand Canyon National Park. (Wirestock / Getty Images)
Update August 8, 2023

New National Monument Protects Grand Canyon Region from Uranium Mining

Heeding calls from tribal leaders, President Biden designated nearly a million acres as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Red Butte Mountain south of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. (EcoFlight)
Press Release August 8, 2023

President Biden to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

Statement from Earthjustice Senior Legislative Representative Blaine Miller-McFeeley

A threatened Mardon skipper butterfly basks in the sun at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This butterfly is native to the Pacific Northwest region of North America and relies on specific grasses such as Idaho Fescue and Bluebunch Wheatgrass as host plants. The Mardon skipper is a species of conservation concern and its populations have been declining due to habitat loss and degradation. (Seth Coulter / BLM)
Press Release: Victory July 18, 2023

Court Affirms Expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Second federal appeals court protects Monument and the rare and beautiful plant and animal species that live there

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. (BLM)
Article April 27, 2023

A Monumental Win for Birds, Butterflies, and Other Imperiled Wildlife

A legal victory means Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will remain protected from destructive commercial logging.

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is the United States’ first monument protected for its biodiversity. (Joe Brumm / BLM)
Press Release: Victory April 24, 2023

Appellate Court Upholds Expanded Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Major victory for the Monument and the spectacular variety of plants, fish, and wildlife that depend on the Monument’s ecological integrity

Document April 24, 2023

Court Ruling – Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Expansion Upheld

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument made by President Obama in January 2017.

Press Release March 20, 2023

Conservation groups granted intervention to defend Utah national monuments

Tribes granted separate motion to intervene in December

Document March 20, 2023

Monuments Decision on Motion to Intervene

A Utah federal judge has granted a motion to intervene filed by conservation groups in defense of the Biden administration’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Press Release November 22, 2022

Conservation Groups Intervene To Protect Utah Monuments, Antiquities Act

Four Tribes intervened last week in lawsuits attacking Antiquities Act

Document November 22, 2022

Motion to Intervene – Utah Monuments Suit

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in two lawsuits challenging President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Document November 22, 2022

Motion to Intervene – Dalton Monuments Suit

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in two lawsuits challenging President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

Press Release October 12, 2022

Earthjustice Statement on Proposed Mineral Withdrawal for Colorado’s Thompson Divide

Biden administration announces withdrawal as it designates Camp Hale a national monument

Document September 14, 2022

Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al. – CV 21-2507-GW-ASx

The Court GRANTS the Motion for Voluntary Remand and vacates the rights-of-way in light of the Bureau of Land Management’s reconsideration of Cadiz’s application.

Press Release August 24, 2022

Conservation Groups Respond to Utah Lawsuit Challenging National Monuments Restoration

We will stand up to Utah’s challenge of President Biden’s Restoration of the Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Valley of the Gods, Bears Ears National Monument.
(Bob Wick / BLM)
feature October 8, 2021

National Monuments At Risk

And why we need to protect them.