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Tony Lonergan and Wendy Wales, foreground, speak at a rally outside the High Court of Australia in Canaberra during their legal effort to protect their community from the expansion of the Mount Pleasant coal mine. (Zoe Lonergan)
From the Experts May 14, 2026

Australia’s Highest Court Hears Its First Climate Case

A local community’s legal challenge to an open cut coal mine could shape the country’s future approach to the climate harm caused by its fossil fuels.
An octopus on the seafloor at Physalia Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-sea mining would threaten the rich ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
Article January 23, 2026

Deep Sea Mining, Explained

The industry doesn't exist yet beyond a few small projects. Here's why it should never take off.
Māui dolphins photographed in New Zealand during a 2010 survey. (New Zealand Department of Conservation)
Press Release January 21, 2026

Groups File New Lawsuit to Prevent Extinction of Earth’s Rarest Marine Dolphins

Suit seeks U.S. ban on New Zealand seafood as fishing fleets harm rare Māui and Hector’s dolphins
document January 5, 2026

Māui and Hector’s Dolphin: Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

he critically endangered Māui dolphin continues to face an existential threat from bycatch in New Zealand’s North Island set net and trawl fisheries.
Press Release December 17, 2025

Comunidades Mapuche Denuncian Proyectos Extractivos en Mendoza ante Organismo de las Naciones Unidas

Organizaciones del Pueblo Mapuche y de la sociedad civil reclaman la falta de consulta y consentimiento sobre el megaproyecto minero Malargüe Distrito Minero Occidental y otras actividades extractivas en su…
Louie Wagner Jr. casts for ooligan on the Unuk River, as his family has for generations. (Sonia Luokkala / SEITC)
Article November 21, 2025

Rampant Gold Mining in British Columbia Threatens Salmon and Indigenous Rights

Toxic gold mining along rivers crossing the British Columbia-Alaska border threatens critical ecosystems and the sovereign rights of Alaska Native communities.
The launch of "Don't Gas the South and Don't Gas Latin America" campaign at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. (Zô Guimarães / UN Climate Change)
From the Experts November 20, 2025

Inter-American Court to World Leaders: Protecting Human Rights Requires Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

Even after 30 years of climate negotiations, a historic human rights opinion urges governments to do more to fight climate change.
Louie Wagner Jr. casts for ooligan on the Unuk River, as his family has for generations. (Sonia Luokkala / SEITC)
Press Release November 6, 2025

Southeast Alaska Tribes Deliver 30,000 Letters to BC Officials on Mining

Skeena’s Eskay Creek Mine among BC projects risking downstream waters and fish
Cape fur seals swim around Dyer Island on the West Coast of South Africa. (Roger Horrocks / Getty Images)
From the Experts: Victory November 3, 2025

Legal Wins in South Africa Protect Communities and the Environment From Fossil Fuel Expansion

Groups fighting the buildout of oil and gas projects defend climate, justice, and the rule of law.
Press Release September 3, 2025

México Impulsa Nuevas Obras en Puerto de Veracruz que Amenazan Arrecifes y Ecosistemas Terrestres, Pese a Fallo de la Suprema Corte

El Gobierno de México anunció que en septiembre iniciará la construcción de la escollera sur del puerto de Veracruz sobre el arrecife La Gallega, con más de 3 km de…
Press Release August 26, 2025

Court rules U.S. unlawfully authorized seafood imports that threaten Māui dolphin

Ruling requires government to address extinction risk of world’s most imperiled marine dolphin
(Salya T / Unsplash)
Press Release July 23, 2025

Earthjustice Response to International Court of Justice Opinion on Climate Change

UN Court affirms the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment
Press Release July 22, 2025

Mapuche Defend Against Extractive Industry and Forced Evictions From Ancestral Lands in Argentina

Mapuche communities urge Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to further investigate abuses at nexus of extractive industry and land dispossession
Press Release July 3, 2025

Earthjustice Applauds Significant International Human Rights Ruling on Climate Change

The Inter-American Court lays out important measures that governments must take to protect human rights in the face of the growing climate emergency.
Press Release June 2, 2025

Solicitan Intervención Urgente de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Para Evitar Desalojo Forzoso de Comunidad Mapuche

Organizaciones buscan pronunciamiento del órgano de derechos humanos a favor de la Comunidad Lof El Sosneado, la cual se encuentra en conflicto con una empresa minera en la provincia de…
Press Release May 30, 2025

Urgent Intervention by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Needed to Stop Eviction of Mapuche Community

Organizations ask the commission to defend the Lof El Sosneado community from forced removal in conflict with mining company on ancestral lands in Mendoza, Argentina
The United Nations recently adopted an oceans goal for the first time to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” (Rich Carey/Shutterstock)
From the Experts March 14, 2025

Protecting Our Ocean Protects Human Rights

Earthjustice presents to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the important relationship between the ocean and human rights.
document January 7, 2025

Canada’s Submission to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Response from Canada on the merits of the petition filed by the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), which requested that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights order a temporary…