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October 14, 2019 | Video

Rigged No More

One day, Pawnee Tribal member Walter Echo-Hawk stumbled upon a worrying scene. Next to his home, oil and gas workers were surveying for fracking. The U.S. government had approved 17 oil and gas leases on Pawnee land without consulting or even notifying the Tribal members. This is the story of how that happened, and how the Pawnee Nation fought back.

October 1, 2019 | Press Release

National Monuments Case Moves Forward as Court Rules Against Trump

Conservationists’ lawsuit defending Bears Ears and Grand Staircase clears hurdle as judge rejects motion to dismiss; case against the president will move forward

September 30, 2019 | Legal Document

Bears Ears National Monument: Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Issued by the U.S. District Court for D.C. It is hereby ORDERED that Federal Defendants’ motion to dismiss is DENIED, with leave to renew following Plaintiffs’ filing of an amended complaint.

September 30, 2019 | Legal Document

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Issued by the U.S. District Court for D.C. It is hereby ORDERED that Federal Defendants’ motion to dismiss is DENIED, with leave to renew following Plaintiffs’ filing of an amended complaint.

August 23, 2019 | Explainer

Inside the Legal Case We’re Making to Save Our National Monuments

An explanation of the legal work to save Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, and what’s next.

August 23, 2019 | Feature

Monumental Discoveries

Scientists are unearthing amazing dinosaurs in a national monument targeted by Trump.

August 9, 2019 | In the News: The Arizona Republic

Feds Reissue Permit For 28,000-Home Plan Near San Pedro River

Stu Gillespie, Attorney, Earthjustice: “The Corps has not remedied the fatal flaws in its decision-making process. Its revised analysis contains even more contradictions and conclusory assertions than the prior flawed analysis. As a result, the Corps reissued the same permit for the Villages at Vigneto without ever analyzing the impacts of the proposed development on the San Pedro River. That’s downright inadequate and contrary to the law.”

August 1, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Rocky Mountain

Rigged No More

National Monuments Case Moves Forward as Court Rules Against Trump

Bears Ears National Monument: Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

Inside the Legal Case We’re Making to Save Our National Monuments

Monumental Discoveries

Feds Reissue Permit For 28,000-Home Plan Near San Pedro River

In the 11th Hour Court Halts Copper Mine from Desecrating Native American Tribes’ Ancestral Grounds

Decision: In the 11th Hour, Court Halts Copper Mine from Desecrating Native American Tribes’ Ancestral Grounds

Trump Administration Releases New Plan for What’s Left of Bears Ears

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