In just a year and a half, the Department of Homeland Security has issued an unprecedented number of waivers of federal laws for border wall construction, threatening the southern border’s…
Scientists are unequivocal: the biodiversity loss and habitat destruction that likely would come from mining the deep sea would be irreversible. Here's how the Senate permitting bill would prop open…
The court finds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to follow key environmental laws when approving a fill permit but stops short of remanding the authorization
The U.S. District Court in Alaska found the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acted arbitrarily when approving a controversial suction dredge gold mining operation proposed about 30 miles east of…
A federal district court ruled on October 29, 2026 to maintain the block it put on new mining operations in the Mojave National Preserve by Dateline Resources Ltd.
Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan notified the Trump administration of their intent to sue the Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service for their failure to…
On Oct. 21, 2026, Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of clients challenging a Trump administration rule change that affected the Endangered Species Act (ESA) blanket 4d rule, jeopardizing the…
Plaintiffs ask this court to declare that the Marine Minerals Administration’s (MMA) Final Leasing Notice exceeds MMA’s lawful authority, is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, and contrary to…
