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‘We could not be idle while our fish were again under siege’

Poor water management on the Klamath River has caused a swift decline in salmon stocks, threatening the Yurok people’s livelihood.

Fishermen Join Tribes, Conservation Groups, to Protect Klamath River Salmon

The Klamath River has a basic problem: too much water promised to too many people. Now salmon are dying, causing local fishermen and tribal nations to suffer.

Celebrating African American Heritage in the National Parks

The Edmund Pettus Bridge, part of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

This February, visit the homes of Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn about other seminal figures in black history, including the Pullman Porters, the Tuskegee Airmen and the Freedom Riders.

Congress Prioritizes Coal Interests Over Clean Streams

The Stream Protection Rule is obliterated, creating a tougher fight ahead for communities near coal mines

More than 250,000 Write in Support of Salmon

There are only a few days left to help save wild salmon by supporting the largest river restoration in U.S. history.

Clean Water Protections Under Attack in Early Days of 115th Congress

Polluter-backed members of Congress are bent on putting forth an agenda that eviscerates vital safeguards, such as protections for clean water.

Earthjustice Protects Rare Florida Corals from Project That’s ‘Plain Lunacy’

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will pause a massive dredging project that threatens endangered corals near Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale.

This Is Exactly the Wrong Way to Clean Up the L.A. Area’s Air

The greater Los Angeles region has the dirtiest air in the nation, yet air regulators are falling down on the job.

A Scott Pruitt Appointment Means More Mercury in Our Fish

Mercury levels in tuna have finally started to decrease, but the good news may be short lived if Scott Pruitt is allowed to head the EPA and overturn important limits on power plant pollution.