Northwest

February 3, 2015 | Explainer

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

May 22, 2020 | Press Release

Federal Court Declines to Weigh in on Needed River Flows for Salmon

Sudden water cutoffs by Bureau of Reclamation further jeopardize struggling salmon

May 20, 2020 | Legal Document

Declarations in Support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Expert and agency staff declarations in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's brief asking the Court to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline while an Environmental Impact Statement is performed.

May 20, 2020 | Legal Document

Legal Brief on Remedy: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Calls For Shutting Down DAPL

Consolidated Brief of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe Regarding Remedy. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asks the Court to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline while an Environmental Impact Statement is performed.

May 20, 2020 | Legal Document

Amicus Brief of National and Regional Conservation Groups in Support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Amicus Curiae Brief of Bold Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Dakota Rural Action, Friends of The Earth, Honor The Earth, Save Our Illinois Land, Sierra Club, and 350.org in Support of Plaintiffs’ Brief on Vacatur

May 20, 2020 | Legal Document

Amicus Brief of National Congress of American Indians, Tribes, and Tribal Organizations in Support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Amicus Curiae Brief of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association, National Congress Of American Indians Fund, Inter-Tribal Association Of Arizona, Midwest Alliance Of Sovereign Tribes, United South And Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund, Affiliated Tribes Of Northwest Indians, Association On American Indian Affairs, and 28 Indian Tribes Supporting a Vacatur Remedy

May 20, 2020 | Legal Document

Amicus Brief of Members of Congress in Support of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

The undersigned members of Congress offer this brief in support of Plaintiffs’ request for this Court to vacate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lake Oahe easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

May 18, 2020 | In the News: Courthouse News Service

Judge Advances States’ Fight Against Rule Changes to Weaken Endangered Species Act

Kristen Boyles, Attorney, Northwest Office: “In granting the motion to dismiss, he gave us 21 days to file an amended complaint that addresses facts he felt were presented to the court in the wrong form (as declarations in opposition to the motion to dismiss, as opposed to part of the complaint). We’ll be turning to filing an amended complaint this week, and we welcome the court making sure all legal technicalities are met in such an important case.”

May 18, 2020 | Press Release

Yurok Tribe and Earthjustice Statement on Bureau of Reclamation Shut Off of Needed Klamath River Flows

Temporary restraining order filed to restore essential water flows for Klamath River salmon

May 12, 2020 | In the News: Associated Press

U.S. Says Washington State Overstepped With Oil Train Law

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “In Trump’s America, states are on their own to protect the health and safety of their citizens — until it bumps against the wishes of the oil industry.”

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