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March 15, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Court Strikes Down Hundreds of Trump-Era Oil and Gas Leases As Violating Sage-Grouse Protections

Trump administration violated federal law by leasing sensitive sage-grouse habitat for drilling

February 23, 2022 | Update

Mexico’s Supreme Court Votes to Protect Veracruz Reef from Port Expansion

The highest court in Mexico ruled unanimously to protect sea turtles and other marine life in the Veracruz Reef System.

February 16, 2022 | Press Release

Congressional Leaders Introduce Bill to Save the North Atlantic Right Whale

The “Right Whale Coexistence Act” introduced to support survival and recovery of critically endangered species

February 10, 2022 | Press Release

Call for Leadership on Colorado Gray Wolf Reintroduction After Species Relisting

Today's win for wolves should spur additional action regionally

February 10, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Gray Wolves Regain Federal Endangered Species Act Protections

Court decision will prevent hunting, poisoning, and trapping in 44 states

February 10, 2022 | Legal Document

Gray Wolf Delisting Court Decision

Court grants judgment vacating the “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife,” 85 Fed. Reg. 69,778 (Nov. 3, 2020), and thereby reinstating federal protections for wolves in 44 states.

February 10, 2022 | Update

Wolf Protections Restored Across Most of the U.S.

Earthjustice represented conservation groups in a successful legal challenge to a government policy that led to hundreds of wolves being slaughtered.

February 10, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Victoria: Lobos Grises Reciben Nuevamente Protecciones de la Ley Federal de Especies en Peligro de Extinción

La decisión de la corte evitará su caza, envenenamiento y captura en 44 estados

February 9, 2022 | Press Release: Victory

Mexican Supreme Court Orders Protection of Reefs and Wetlands in Veracruz

Mexico’s highest court halts a major port expansion project, ruling in favor of community and environmental defenders of the reefs on the Veracruz coast

February 7, 2022 | Press Release

Earthjustice Calls for Emergency Relisting of Northern Rockies Gray Wolves

Response follows Secretary Haaland op-ed in USA Today

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