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Government Agency Nixes Coal Photo on Public Lands Website After Public Outcry

The Trump administration just got a public smack down for swapping out the Interior Department’s homepage image from a beautiful park to a pile of coal.

The Bureau of Land Management pulled a coal photo off of its website after a public outcry, but the agency under President Trump still holds a grim vision for America’s public lands.

Saving Coral Reefs from Death by Fossil Fuels

A sea turtle swims over bleached coral on Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef.

Earthjustice staff urge the World Heritage Committee to put pressure on big polluters to stop their single-minded pursuit of dirty fossil fuels, in order to protect humanity’s most precious places.

A Swim in the Right Direction for Snake River Salmon

Increasing the flow of water over Columbia-Snake River dams will provide salmon with a measure of protection until officials decide whether to remove four dams on the lower Snake River completely.

In Trump’s Backyard, Maryland’s Climate Movement Is Winning Big

In 2014, Maryland citizens join together to stop a proposed expansion of the Cove Point liquid natural gas terminal. Last Monday, Maryland became the first state with natural gas reserves to pass legislation prohibiting this dangerous drilling practice.

Even as the president tries to cut federal climate initiatives, the states are forging ahead—with Maryland in the lead.

Study Shows Wildlife Habitat Is Disappearing in Favor of Crops for Biofuel

Wild American buffalo graze in the grasslands of South Dakota.

A new study shows that the renewable fuel standard has had an unwanted side-effect: millions of acres of lost wildland.

The Life and Times of Mexican Gray Wolf ‘Trumpet’

Meet Trumpet, the adorable Mexican gray wolf pup that is one of the last of her kind.

Move Aside Trump, California’s Future Is Electric

While President Trump tries to roll back America’s efforts to fight climate change, California charts its own path by investing $1 billion to electrify the state’s ports, warehouses, buses and cars.

Executive Order Takes Aim at Climate Safeguards

In a one-two punch to climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining and initiates a repeal of the Clean Power Plan.

In a potentially devastating blow to the Earth’s climate, President Trump’s new executive order ends the Interior Department’s moratorium on coal mining on public land and begins a repeal of the landmark Clean Power Plan.