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Juvenile grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. Grizzlies imperiled by Trump administration's ESA rollback..
August 15, 2019

Extinction Crisis Looms as Trump Attacks Endangered Species Act

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

Earthjustice’s Drew Caputo breaks down recent rollbacks aimed at the Endangered Species Act, and what they’ll mean for the future of our most imperiled species.

A coal fired power plant outside of the southern Illinois town of Newton
July 30, 2019

Landmark Coal Ash Law Signals Hope for Midwest Communities

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Clean Energy Program

The new law provides long-awaited coal ash protections in Illinois and ensures that polluters, not taxpayers, pay for coal ash cleanups.

Lifelong Montana resident Tim Flynn encourages his neighbors to rethink the assumption that Montanans must mine at any cost. He aims to boost support for a state law that hold mining executives accountable for cleaning up their pollution.
July 30, 2019

Montanans Win Latest Fight to Keep Harmful Mining Out of a Pristine Wilderness Area

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Northern Rockies Office

Earthjustice is fighting in the courts and in the state legislature to protect Montana's pristine Cabinet Mountains Wilderness from mining companies and serial polluters.

A firefly lights up at dusk.
July 12, 2019

Fireflies’ Glow Could Soon Be Extinguished by Human Actions

By Jessica A. Knoblauch

Species’ extinction rates are accelerating on a global scale. We need solutions that match the severity of the problem.

Las olas le dan vuelta a una ballena muerta en Ocean Beach de San Francisco. Docenas de ballenas grises del pacífico norte encalladas a lo largo de la costa oeste en el segundo trimestre del año.
June 12, 2019

¿Por Qué Siguen Muriendo Las Ballenas Grises?

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

Las ballenas grises están encallando a lo largo de la costa oeste de Norteamérica en números alarmantes, comprobando una vez más que los humanos están causando un desastre ecológico.

Waves roll over a dead whale on San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Dozens of Northern Pacific gray whales washed up along the West Coast this spring.
June 12, 2019

Why Do Gray Whales Keep Dying?

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

Gray whales are washing up all along the West Coast in disturbing numbers, adding further evidence that humans are causing ecological disaster.

The dusky shark is one of the largest U.S. Atlantic shark species, and it is also one of the most imperiled.
April 10, 2019

Dusky Sharks Snatch Victory as Courts Tire of Trump Antics

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

Recent court rulings are the latest sign that Trump’s efforts to weaken critical environmental regulations are no match for the law.

The Trump administration has authorized seismic surveying that will harm North Atlantic right whales like the ones shown here. Only about 400 whales of this species remain.
March 12, 2019

Trump Regulators Gave Oil Industry a Pass to Injure Whales, and We’re Fighting Back

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Oceans Program

In its attempt to open up U.S. waters to the fossil fuel industry, the Trump administration gave a green light to conduct harmful seismic surveys. We’re taking them to court.

Wolf pup in California's Lassen National Forest in 2017. A remote camera operated by the U.S. Forest Service snapped this photo. A recent court ruling upheld protections for gray wolves as they return to the Golden State.
February 13, 2019

Court Ruling Aids Wolves’ Return to California

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  California Office

A judge’s decision to uphold California’s protections for wolves is a step in the right direction, but one lone wolf’s epic journey across state lines shows that federal protections are necessary to ensure the species’ continued survival.

A child drinks a soda.
December 11, 2018

The FDA Dumps Its Recipe for Disaster

By Jessica A. Knoblauch  /  Sustainable Food & Farming Program

The agency finally nixed its approval of several cancer-causing food additives after years of advocacy and an Earthjustice lawsuit.