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We Just Protected a Pristine Midwest Wilderness from Mining

Canoeing the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northern Minnesota.

Dangerous mining plans threatened to ruin a pristine wilderness and a town’s thriving economy. Until we stepped in.

Remembering Steve McCarthy

In his 15 years as a trustee, Steve brought energy, curiosity, a love of vigorous debate, and a focus on ultimate goals to Earthjustice’s board.

Where a Logging Camp Once Stood, a Center for Healing Takes Root

A large wood shingled building with an angled roof in the woods.

In Kake, Alaska, protecting a temperate rainforest means protecting a way of life.

Ways to Support Maui After the Wildfires

A line of people make a chain to unload supplies

Earthjustice stands with our clients, partners, friends, and family in Hawaiʻi as emergency workers continue to search for survivors and assess the damage from this disaster.

Cómo Ayudar a Maui Tras los Incendios Forestales

Voluntarios de King's Cathedral Maui descargan donaciones de mantas y suministros el 10 de agosto de 2023 en Kahului, Hawái. Decenas de personas murieron y miles fueron desplazadas después de que un incendio forestal impulsado por el viento devastara la ciudad de Lahaina.

Earthjustice apoya a nuestros clientes, socios, amigos y familiares en Hawái mientras los socorristas continúan buscando sobrevivientes y evaluando los daños de este desastre.

What’s Killing the Salmon in Our Urban Streams? A Mystery is Now Solved.

Coho salmon returning from its years at sea to spawn, seen near the Suquamish Tribe's Grovers Creek Hatchery.

A chemical called 6PPD that’s found in tires is devastating aquatic life.

How ‘Freeway Revolts’ Helped Create the People’s Environmental Law

Homes in Washington, D.C.’s Brookland neighborhood were condemned to clear room for a highway in the 1960s. The community fought back.

The National Environmental Policy Act is a tool to uplift the people’s environmental voice. Grassroots activists in an iconic Black community paved the way for the law to pass unanimously.

Puget Sound Orcas are Dying — Latest Sign of Nature’s Decline

Puget Sound orcas live in three pods named J, K, and L. Members of L pod, Admiralty Inlet, Oct. 10, 2009.

The world’s top scientists warn that biodiversity is in a free fall. Puget Sound’s endangered resident orcas are just the latest victims of short-sighted human actions that are causing an ecological crisis.

The Supreme Court Has Severely Weakened Clean Water Protections. Here’s How We’ll Fight Back.

Millions of Americans rely on the Clean Water Rule to protect their drinking water sources. Additionally, the 2015 Clean Water Rule protects streams and wetlands that help reduce flooding and filter pollution.

The court’s Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency decision puts more than half of the nation’s wetlands at risk. But we still have legal tools to fight back.