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document April 13, 2025

The Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

Logging operations in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. President Trump issued an executive order that seeks to increase logging in the national forest system and other federal lands. (Randi Shaffer / USDA Forest Service)
Press Release April 10, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Senate Fix Our Forests Act

“Congress should support real solutions like the Community Protection and Wildfire Resiliency Act that put the safety and needs of communities over the timber industry’s profits.”

document April 10, 2025

Senate Letter Opposing the Fix Our Forests Act 2025

Groups send opposition letter to U.S. Senators opposing the Fix our Forests Act of 2025

Logging operations in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. President Trump issued an executive order that seeks to increase logging in the national forest system and other federal lands. (Randi Shaffer / USDA Forest Service)
Update April 9, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Put Our Federal Forests Up for Sale

If the Trump administration breaks the law to hold timber sales, we will see them in court.

A house is seen near the Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)
Press Release April 8, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Executive Orders to Boost U.S. Coal

President Trump announces executive orders to prop up coal and open public lands to destructive mining

document April 7, 2025

Groups Oppose MRCA 2025

Letter to Congress from 135 organizations, Tribes, companies and elected officials expressing strong opposition to S. 544, The Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (MRCA).

Logging operations in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. President Trump issued an executive order that seeks to increase logging in the national forest system and other federal lands. (Randi Shaffer / USDA Forest Service)
Press Release April 4, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to ‘Emergency’ Forests Directive That Lays Groundwork for Widespread Industrial Logging

Secretarial memo following Trump Executive Order seeks widespread increase of logging across federal forests

In the News: Associated Press April 4, 2025

Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging

Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “This is all about helping the timber industry. It’s not looking at what will protect communities. It’s about the number of board feet, the number of trees you are pulling down.”

More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature March 26, 2025

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

What open-pit gold mining looks like: Barrick Goldstrike Mines' Betze-Post Pit near Carlin, Nevada, is one of the largest gold mines in the world. The open pit is so large that it is visible from space. (Adella Harding / Elko Daily Free Press via AP)
Press Release March 20, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Minerals Executive Order

The executive order aims to provide funding and loans for projects as well as accelerate permitting processes under the guise of the Defense Production Act

Imágenes de flores silvestres y las Montañas Mule, ubicadas en el Monumento Nacional Chuckwalla. (Bob Wick)
Update March 19, 2025

La Administración Trump Indica que Intentará Eliminar dos Monumentos Nacionales en California

Los ataques a estos populares monumentos pondrían en peligro innumerables lugares sagrados, paisajes y recursos culturales.

Press Release March 18, 2025

Tenth Circuit Affirms Public’s Right to Access Millions of Acres of Public Land

Court ruling safeguards right to access public land via corner crossing

document March 18, 2025

Corner Crossing Opinion

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the public’s right to access millions of acres of public land across the West via corner crossing.

A view of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains located in Chuckwalla National Monument. (Bob Wick)
Update March 18, 2025

Trump Administration Signals It Will Try to Eliminate 2 National Monuments in California

Attacks on Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments would jeopardize countless sacred sites, landscapes, and cultural resources.

document March 11, 2025

Enviro Opposition Letter to S. 362

Letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee from environmental groups opposing the approval of the Bull Mountains Mine.

document March 11, 2025

Climate Letter on S. 362

Letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee from more than 100 groups expressing extreme opposition to the Bull Mountains Mine approval due to climate concerns.

document March 11, 2025

NGO Letter Opposing S. 714

Letter to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee opposing S. 714 (Critical Mineral Consistency Act).

document March 6, 2025

Bull Mountain Land Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council: Opposition to S. 362

Letter to the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources from Bull Mountain Land Alliance and Northern Plains Resource Council bill expressing strong opposition to S.362 and to Bull Mountains Mine.