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A gray wolf walking in snow taken in Yellowstone National Park. (Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)
Article July 31, 2026

How Trump and Congress Are Attacking the Endangered Species Act – and What You Can Do

Extractive industries that have long despised the ESA now have powerful allies. We’re fighting back.
(Casey Chin / Earthjustice)
feature July 29, 2026

Columbia Basin Salmon in Peril

Wild fish populations in the Columbia Basin are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction.
document July 28, 2026

Cadiz Pipeline BLM Lawsuit

This case challenges a renewed decision by defendants U.S. Bureau of Land Management to issue a right-of-way to convey water through a mothballed oil and gas pipeline that crosses Mojave…
Grizzly bear near Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)
Update July 28, 2026

The Trump Administration Proposes Handing Grizzly Management to States Hostile to the Bears

Under the proposed rule, states would gain significant new authority to relocate or kill grizzly bears.
In the News: Florida Trib July 24, 2026

Florida wildlife under threat from Trump administration rule

Alisa Coe, Attorney, Florida Office: “Saving these animals isn’t just for the animals. It’s also for us. It’s part of our cultural heritage as Floridians.”
In the News: WHRO July 23, 2026

Habitat for endangered species in Virginia will no longer be federally protected

Ben Levitan, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “There's no way to prevent a species from going extinct if it doesn't have a place to live.”
An ʻiʻiwi feeding from a flower, Maui, Hawaii. (Randy Bartlett / Getty Images)
Press Release July 21, 2026

Conservation Groups Plan to Sue Trump Over Attempts to Eliminate Protections for Threatened Species & Favor Corporate Interests Instead of Science

Rulemakings are latest in series of attacks on Endangered Species Act
document July 21, 2026

Notice of Violations of the Endangered Species Act: Blanket 4(d) Repeal Rule

For the rule depriving newly listed threatened species, Earthjustice filed a notice of intent to sue on behalf of Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association, Conservation Council of Hawai‘i, WildEarth…
document July 21, 2026

Notice of Violations of the Endangered Species Act: New Regulation Implementing Endangered Species Act Section 4(b)(2)

For the rule giving outsize weight to “economic considerations,” Earthjustice filed a notice of intent to sue on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Defenders of…
A fireball rises above the 36th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tarague range seconds after the detonation of an M117 bomb, as a part of the flight's training, on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (A1C Joshua P. Strang / USAF)
Press Release July 20, 2026

Earthjustice and Prutehi Guåhan File Supreme Court Brief Defending Guam Community’s Right to Meaningful Environmental Review

Earthjustice filed its merits brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Guåhan, a case about whether the U.S. military can destroy its…
In the News: TIME July 19, 2026

Trump Administration Scales Back Endangered Species Protections—Again

Clay Samford, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “Rather than automatically protecting threatened species, like Florida manatees, so they don’t slip closer to extinction, the new rule leaves them unprotected while the agency does potentially years more paperwork to decide what protections they should receive.”
In the News: The Washington Post July 17, 2026

Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction

Clay Samford, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “It’s part of this administration’s push to reduce protections for public lands and wildlife that are enjoyed by all Americans, in favor of narrow business interests.”
In the News: AP July 17, 2026

U.S. plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in a push for deep-sea mining

J.V. Langkilde, Attorney, Tribal Partnerships Program: “The Trump administration continues to bow to this untested, extractive industry and seeks to make American Samoa one of the first test sites.”
In the News: Courthouse News Service July 17, 2026

Repeal of national park rule could impact drinking water for millions of Americans, study finds

Aaron Bloom, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “The current effort to rescind the rule has been proposed despite that overwhelming support more than 25 years ago, despite the hundreds of thousands who have spoken up in support of the Roadless Rule in the past year since the proposed rollback was first…
A monarch butterfly on goldenrod in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Zara / 500px)
Press Release July 17, 2026

With Two New Rulemakings, Trump Administration Attempts to Further Weaken Endangered Species Act

Rules eliminate protections for threatened wildlife and prioritize “economic interests” over critical habitat
In the News: Democracy Now! July 16, 2026

Earthjustice Sues to Block Trump’s Move to Gut Endangered Species Act

Ben Levitan, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “Habitat destruction is the biggest driver of extinction.”
Starfish in bamboo coral, one of the rich deep-sea marine life in Rose Atoll. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
Press Release July 16, 2026

Trump Administration Announces American Samoa Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale

Environmental and community groups condemn reckless proposal that threatens ocean life and cultural practices
In the News: NPR July 15, 2026

Trump administration’s proposal to shift management of grizzly bears causes confusion

Jenny Harbine, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office: “They’re not allowed to declare that a species has recovered because it is politically convenient.”