Biodiversity

The Latest On: Biodiversity

January 13, 2021 | In the News: The New York Times

Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting

January 12, 2021 | Press Release: Victory

Hawai‘i Court Confirms Illegal Aquarium Collection Must Stop

Latest attempt by state to sidestep the court and allow continued collection shut down

January 12, 2021 | Case

Protecting Hawai'i’s Reef from the Aquarium Trade

Important creatures in Hawai’i’s reef ecosystems are being captured for private aquariums, exposing the reefs to algal growth and robbing them of resiliency. Earthjustice is fighting to stop this destructive practice so that Hawaii’s beautiful reefs have a fighting chance to survive.

January 12, 2021 | Press Release

Conservation Groups to EPA: Assault on Law, Science, and Public Voice Will Not Be Tolerated

Federal lawsuit filed to uphold EPA’s Yazoo Pumps veto

January 5, 2021 | Feature

Sage Against the Machine

Saving the greater sage-grouse was one of the largest conservation efforts in U.S. history. When the Trump administration tried to sacrifice it to oil and gas, the bird’s champions flew to its rescue.

December 22, 2020 | Article

Hawaiʻi Scores Another Big Win in Stopping Harmful Aquarium Fishing, Protecting Reefs and Native Hawaiians

Court closes loophole that allowed industry to illegally extract over half a million marine animals from Hawai‘i reefs in the last two years.

December 21, 2020 | From the Experts

Congress Has a Chance to Prevent the Downfall of Our Fisheries

By introducing a discussion draft to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Representatives Jared Huffman and Ed Case have taken a major step towards securing sustainable fisheries.

December 17, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Finalizes Another Rule To Gut Endangered Species Act

Feds ignore extinction crisis and redefine another key rule under the wildlife conservation law

December 15, 2020 | Press Release

Trump Administration Finalizes Rule That Further Undermines Endangered Species Act

Feds ignore extinction crisis and climate change in limiting protection for habitat

December 14, 2020 | Article

Keeping the Wolverine Wild in a Climate Crisis

Wolverines are among the fiercest creatures on the planet, yet even they are fighting to survive in a warming world.

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