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Learn about the major events, court rulings, and where we are now in this long-standing fight.

State of Oregon proposed order seeking emergency measures to protect endangered salmon and steelhead from harms caused by lower Snake and Columbia River dam operations.

Conservation, fishing, and clean energy groups represented by Earthjustice filed a preliminary injunction request with a federal court in Oregon seeking emergency measures to protect endangered salmon and steelhead from harms caused by lower Snake and Columbia River dam operations. The State of Oregon filed a similar request at the same time.

Following the Trump administration’s abrupt and unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement to restore the Columbia basin, plaintiffs return to court to prevent salmon and steelhead extinction

Science shows that true recovery of grizzly bears requires a unified population with connected ecosystems.

This full-page ad ran in the Seattle Times on Oct. 8, 2025 to help counter misinformation about the state of the Columbia Basin’s salmon and steelhead runs being spread by industry special interests. The truth is that Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction. For more information: https://earthjustice.org/feature/columbia-basin-salmon-peril

Wild fish populations in the Columbia Basin are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction.

The births underscore the importance of reintroduction efforts and strong protections for endangered species.

Conservation, fishing, and clean energy groups today filed this motion to set a court schedule along with a motion requesting the U.S. District Court in Oregon end a multi-year pause on the groups’ long-running litigation to protect endangered Columbia Basin wild salmon and steelhead from federal dams that kill and harm them.

The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement forces plaintiffs back to court to protect salmon and steelhead from lethal dams

Conservation, fishing, and clean energy groups represented by Earthjustice today filed a motion requesting the U.S. District Court in Oregon end a multi-year pause on the groups’ long-running litigation to protect endangered Columbia Basin wild salmon and steelhead from federal dams that kill and harm them.

With fewer than 50 Māui dolphins remaining, they are the rarest marine dolphin on Earth. Their survival is primarily threatened by harmful fishing practices that net the dolphins.

Los grupos conservacionistas continuarán luchando contra la apelación de los demandados federales y estatales contra la orden judicial preliminar en la corte de apelaciones

Florida and the Trump administration have been ramming through the construction of an immigration detention facility within the Florida Everglades, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.

El Gobierno de México anunció que en septiembre iniciará la construcción de la escollera sur del puerto de Veracruz sobre el arrecife La Gallega, con más de 3 km de extensión. Con esto se sigue incumpliendo lo ordenado por la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación

Ballot measure deadline passes ensuring reintroduction can continue

This letter from 65 businesses and organizations on behalf of millions of members and supporters voices strong opposition to H.R. 2073, the “Defending our Dams Act.” This destructive legislation would block a decades-long, region-wide effort to restore struggling wild salmon and orca populations, address energy issues in the region and modernize outdated Northwest infrastructure.

Ruling requires government to address extinction risk of world’s most imperiled marine dolphin