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October 4, 2017 | Legal Document

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motions For Summary Judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California rules that the Trump administration illegally suspended the Obama-era rule preventing waste of publicly-owned natural gas on public and tribal lands.

October 4, 2017 | In the News: LA Times

Trump's Push To Ignore Climate Costs Generates A Backlash In Court, Slowing Some Projects

Ted Zukoski, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice: “These are the things the agencies want to sweep under the rug. They are afraid to be honest about the costs because they are huge.”

September 29, 2017 | Press Release

Court Rejects Nevada County’s Meritless Road Claim After Nearly Two Decades Of Litigation

South Canyon Road remains in public hands

September 25, 2017 | Video

More Wolves, Less Politics

Lobos are the most genetically distinct lineage of wolves in the Western Hemisphere. They are also one of the most endangered mammals in North America. We still have a chance to save them.

September 21, 2017 | Press Release: Victory

BLM fracking rule reinstated by Court of Appeals

District Court ruling is reversed, allowing protections to take effect

September 19, 2017 | In the News: High Country News

In Monuments Report, A Skewed View Of Protections

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice: “This is all political posturing. This is not about doing right by the land or the majority of people who cherish these places.”

September 18, 2017 | Article

10 National Monuments Trump May Shrink, Log, Mine

Interior Secretary Zinke’s leaked recommendations to shrink or gut 10 national monuments would be the largest cut to protected lands and waters in U.S. history.

September 12, 2017 | Feature

In Conversation: National Monuments Under Threat

Earthjustice attorneys and policy staff discuss the Antiquities Act, national monuments, and the threats to these special protected public lands from the Trump administration.