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Youth plaintiff Kalā W. shares an emotional moment with an elder  on Jun. 24, 2024, during the celebration of the historic settlement in <a href="https://earthjustice.org/feature/hawaii-youth-climate-lawsuit" class="a_color--white"><em>Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation</em></a>. (Elyse Butler for Earthjustice)
feature December 13, 2024

2024: A Year in Earthjustice

Together, we achieved extraordinary wins for the earth and its people. Thank you.

Grizzly bear sow and cubs near Roaring Mountain in Yellowstone National Park. (Eric Johnston / NPS)
Press Release December 3, 2024

Local & National Groups Sue to Stop Unlimited Bitterroot Road Building

Local advocates tap Earthjustice to bring lawsuit aiming to protect vital grizzly bear corridor

document December 3, 2024

Bitterroot Complaint

Local and national wildlife conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging federal agencies’ plans to allow increased road building in the Bitterroot National Forest that would cause harm to grizzly bears and bull trout; both of which are listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 26, 2024

Judge Rejects Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuits Challenging Trump Monument Cuts

Utah sought to reactivate lawsuits then have them dismissed as moot

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has been nominated to be Secretary of the Interior by President-elect Donald Trump. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Update November 15, 2024

Trump Nominates Oil and Gas Ally as Interior Secretary

By picking Burgum, who has little experience managing lands, Trump is signaling that the agency will prioritize expanding oil and gas drilling on federal lands for the next four years.

(Architect of the Capitol)
Press Release November 15, 2024

Earthjustice Statement on Announcement of Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary

“We can’t double down on drilling and habitat loss in the face of runaway climate change and extinctions.”

Grizzly bear near Roaring Mountain in Yellowstone National Park. (A. Falgoust / NPS)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means Gutting Key Environmental Laws. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

Fossil fuel drilling sites in Alaska's Western Arctic, in an around the Lake Teshekpuk area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Article November 12, 2024

Project 2025 Means More Mining and Drilling on Public Lands. We’ll Fight Back.

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

Louie Wagner Jr. casts for ooligan on the Unuk River, as his family has for generations. (Sonia Luokkala / SEITC)
feature October 22, 2024

Timeline: SEITC Actions on British Columbia Mines

Learn about the major events and where we are now in this fight

Press Release October 14, 2024

Florida Supreme Court declines to review overwhelming statewide vote that directed tax dollars to conservation land-buying for future generations

State agencies using accounting gimmicks, improperly spending land-buying tax money

Fishing skiffs tied up on the riverbank along the Kuskokwim River in the village of Akiachak, Alaska. (Design Pics Inc / Alamy)
Article October 1, 2024

Alaska Tribes Win Legal Fight Against Gold Mine

The massive Donlin Gold Mine, if built, would pose grave risks to Kuskokwim River communities.

document September 30, 2024

Order Granting in Part – Donlin Mine

Order granted in part: the FEIS violates NEPA and ANILCA by failing to consider a larger tailings spill; claims that the FEIS’s treatment of the State HIA violated NEPA and that the Section 404 permit violated the CWA is denied.

An old-growth Douglas fir stands in the fog in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Press Release September 24, 2024

Earthjustice Slams House Vote on Fix Our Forests Act

“True forest management requires engaging communities and utilizing proven best practices, not opening our lands to more reckless logging operations.”

document September 23, 2024

Fix Our Forest Opposition Letter

Letter to members of the House of Representatives, opposing the Fix Our Forests Act from House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman.

Press Release September 20, 2024

One Million Public Comments Support Old-Growth Protections on National Forests

Comments also support protections for mature trees

document September 13, 2024

EPRA Mining Provisions Opposition Letter

Groups oppose the mining provisions in the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024

A black bear cub climbs on fallen Douglas firs in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Article September 11, 2024

Help Protect Old-Growth Forests Now Before It’s Too Late

Old forests are powerhouses for absorbing and sequestering carbon dioxide, a key driver of the climate crisis. These stunning photographs of the Pacific Northwest old-growth forests showcase their beauty and vital role in the ecosystem.

Grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park. (Jackie Skaggs / National Park Service)
Press Release September 10, 2024

Idaho, Montana & National Groups Put Feds on Notice on Bitterroot Road Building

Earthjustice will go to court to protect critical connective ecosystem for grizzly bears