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200 Lawyers 15 Offices 620 CasesThe Trump Administration & The Environment
Our Legal Work
When the Trump administration breaks the law, Earthjustice will take them to court. We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.
Victory in Lawsuit Against USDA for Erasing Webpages Vital to Farmers
Days before a motion for preliminary injunction was set to be heard in federal court, USDA reversed course, committing to restoring the purged climate content.
Trump Froze Funds for a National EV Network. We’re Going to Court.
Funds were slated to build EV charging stations every 50 miles on major corridors across all 50 states.
Track all of Earthjustice’s lawsuits — and wins — holding the Trump administration accountable to the law.
The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument Is Under Attack
We’re suing the Trump administration for trying to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing.
The Legal Fight to Defend Clean and Critical Wind Energy From Trump
Amicus brief filed in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration’s government-wide ban on new wind energy projects.
Jenny Harbine
Managing Attorney of Northern Rockies Office in an interview with Montana Free Press
On Capitol Hill: The Budget Bill
Trump’s return to the presidency is a challenge to our democratic principles and the laws that protect our planet and its people. But Earthjustice is ready for the fight.
Explainer
Congress’s Big, Bad Budget Bill is a Dream for Polluters and Billionaires
Members of Congress would take away hundreds of billions of dollars in investments from their communities.
5 Special Places Trump’s Megabill Would Sell Out — to Pay for Billionaire Tax Breaks
- Alaska’s Arctic
- The Gulf of Mexico
- Pacific Northwest Forests
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
- U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
How the Republican Megabill Cripples the Domestic Clean Energy Economy — Just as It’s Getting off the Ground
This bill takes a sledgehammer to clean energy tax credits, materials sourcing requirements, and federal grants and loans.
House Natural Resources Committee Package Delivers Big Windfalls to Polluting Industries and Billionaires
Represents one of the most anti-environmental bills ever debated in the U.S. Congress
How the Republican Megabill Will Shield Polluters from Accountability
Under these proposals, American people pay the price, while corporate polluters evade accountability.
Statement on Plans to Slash Environmental and Social Safety Net Programs
“While billionaires and polluting industries CEOs reap the benefits, everyday people are left with crumbs.”
Raúl García
VP of Policy & Legislation, Earthjustice
We Will Cede No Ground
No matter what happens over the next four years, one thing is certain: Earthjustice is ceding no ground in the fight for a safe and stable climate, clean air, clean water, and a thriving web of life.
What Do Trump’s Executive Orders Do?
An EO is just a statement about the president’s policy preferences — but we’re watching for real actions.
Interior Takes First Step to Implement Trump Executive Order on Deep Seabed Mining
Explainer
10 Ways We’ll Fight the Trump Administration to Protect Our Environment
Attacks on Agencies
We Will Not Just Watch Our Government Get Dismantled
The EPA, scientific advisory panels, the Environmental and Natural Resources Division — what they do, and how they impact your everyday life.
He Worked to Clean up Superfund Sites. The Trump Administration Fired Him.
A former attorney-advisor for the EPA speaks of his experiences: “Day in and day out I was able to serve my country.”
The First 100 Days
One election will not deter us or erase the environmental progress we've achieved.
Clean Air & Water
Where We Go from Here on States’ Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks Progress
Trump Administration Has Clean Air Protections in Its Crosshairs
Polluters Can Now Email Their Way Out of Clean Air Laws, Courtesy of Trump
Attacks on Lead Protections Threaten Nation’s Drinking Water
Lead pipes poison the water of millions of people in the United States.
Endangered Species
An ‘Extinction Committee’ Is Just the Beginning of Trump’s Attacks on Endangered Species
Lands & Oceans
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Put Our Federal Forests Up for Sale
The Antiquities Act & National Monuments
Abigail Dillen
President, Earthjustice
The Trump Administration’s Attacks on the Endangered Species Act
Drew Caputo, Earthjustice’s VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans, explains it in two minutes. Related article.
Earthjustice at the National Law Day of Action
Earthjustice attorneys joined the Law Day of Action, a series of nationwide demonstrations to protect our courts and protect our rights.
Lawsuit Over Trump Administration’s IRA Funding Freeze
Hear from our clients on challenging the unlawfully withholding of grant funds appropriated by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act. Related article.
Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Courts
Here’s why we remain confident that the courts are a place where we can mount an effective defense of the environment. Related article.
How You Can Help
The First Trump Administration
No organization filed more lawsuits on behalf of clients to protect the environment during the first Trump administration than Earthjustice did — and we won 85% of our cases. Take a look back at voices and fights from 2017–2021.
Feature
Cleaning Up the First Trump Administration’s Environmental Messes
Earthjustice successfully blocked much damage during President Trump’s first term.
Rebekah Sawers
Alaskan Native Yupik and a mother, daughter, and aunt
We’re a nonprofit in the business of building a better future.
Clean air.
Clean water.
Wild places.
At Earthjustice, we think they’re worth fighting for.