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In 1973, gray wolves became one of the first animals to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice has gone to court for decades on behalf of wolves throughout the country. (Kathleen Reeder Wildlife Photography / Getty Images)
feature September 3, 2026

Biodiversity Program Report: Summer 2026

Highlights of Earthjustice's work to protect imperiled wildlife and the habitats that support their lives — and ours.
There are only seven species of sea turtles in the world, and all sea turtles found in U.S. waters are protected by the Endangered Species Act. (sdbower / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory September 1, 2026

U.S. Appeals Court Rules to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets

Court rejects Louisiana Shrimp Association attempt to exempt shrimp boats from using Turtle Excluder Devices
Big Bend National Park in Texas. (National Park Service)
Press Release August 31, 2026

Organizaciones Apoyan el Litigio Que Detendría la Destrucción del Medioambiente Por La Frontera en el Parque Nacional Big Bend

Organizaciones ambientales impugnan la decisión de la Administración de Trump de dispensar a reglas que protegen la vida silvestre, hábitat, y tierras públicas
Lau'ipala (yellow tang fish) swim in a coral reef off the island of Lānaʻi, Hawaii. Reefs are essential to biodiversity, with 25% of all marine species found in, on, or near them. Healthy reefs also facilitate subsistence and commercial fishing, and they protect people from storm surges and floods, absorbing up to 97% of a shorebound wave’s energy. Around a billion people benefit from reefs. (M Swiet Productions / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 28, 2026

Hawai‘i Land Board Rejects Move To Reopen Commercial Aquarium Fish Collection

Decision marks a turning point in the long-running effort to protect Hawai‘i’s native reef fish from commercial capture and sale
In the News: KHON August 28, 2026

Land Board considers new rules for Aquarium fish collection

Mahesh Cleveland, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office “About half of them die within the first year of captivity, and in the wild they can live up to 40 years. So it’s really about keeping Hawaii’s fish on Hawaii’s reef for Hawaii’s people.”
In the News: KITV August 28, 2026

BLNR rejects proposal to resume commercial aquarium fish collection in West Hawaii

Mahesh Cleveland, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “This decision recognizes the will of Hawaiʻi’s people. Again and again, communities have turned out at public meetings to oppose this trade.”
document August 28, 2026

Appeals Ct. ruling affirming district court ruling on turtle excluder devices

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2019 rule requiring skimmer-trawl vessels 40 feet or longer to use turtle-excluder devices.
Revillagigedo Island in Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Anita Gould)
Press Release August 27, 2026

Lawsuit Aims to Halt Massive Old-Growth Logging Project in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Forest Service’s old-growth logging plan will harm subsistence use and jeopardize wildlife, drain taxpayer dollars
document August 27, 2026

South Revilla Complaint: Tongass National Forest

A Southeast Alaska Tribe and two conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a 15-year, large-scale old-growth logging project in the Tongass National Forest on…
A view of the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park. (Deb Snelson / Getty Images)
Update August 27, 2026

We’re Defending Big Bend from Trump’s Border Barrier

The administration ignored environmental impacts and laws to build their barrier.
Big Bend National Park in Texas. (National Park Service)
Press Release August 27, 2026

Groups Back Lawsuit to Stop Border Destruction at Big Bend National Park

Environmental organizations challenge the Trump administration’s use of sweeping waivers to sidestep protections for wildlife, habitat, and public lands
Mature eastern hardwood forest in Green Mountain National Forest, home to the largest roadless areas in Vermont. (Kurt Budliger for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 26, 2026

Groups Request Public Comment Period Extension for the Proposed Rollback of the Roadless Rule

The Trump administration has allowed just 32 days for the public to comment on the plan that would open the door to widespread destruction of cherished national forests
document August 26, 2026

Amicus Brief: Big Bend National Park Border Barrier Construction

This is an amicus brief to support Center for Biological Diversity, et al. in Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction as well as Motion for Summary Judgement…
Press Release August 25, 2026

Recreation, Conservation Groups Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback

Proposal would gut protections for fish and wildlife, create chaos for public lands users
Bald eagles are still prevalent today in large part thanks to the Endangered Species Act. (Photo courtesy of Kenneth Cole Schneider)
Article August 24, 2026

Americans are Stepping Up to Protect Wildlife and Their Wild Places

Earthjustice supporters are fired up about protecting species and the irreplaceable spaces they call home.
document August 21, 2026

Roadless Rule Recission: Public Comment Extension Request

Conservation groups are asking the U.S. Forest Service to extend the public comment period on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule from 32 days to at least 120 days,…
Earthjustice attorney David Henkin, left, and Rudy Bartley, a member of the nonprofit groups Faasao Amerika Samoa and Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa, take part in the Stand with the Moana demonstration to support and protect the ocean on July 16, 2026 on the Utulei shore in American Samoa. The event was organized by Finafinau, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group. (Gabby Faʻaiʻuaso for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Lawsuit Targets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale in U.S. Waters

Groups seek to protect imperiled species from underwater mining activities in American Samoa
document August 18, 2026

Complaint: Deep-Sea Mining in American Samoa

Plaintiffs Fa‘asao Amerika Samoa and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i hereby complain of the actions of Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The United States has…