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In the News: The Hill January 23, 2025

Amid raging fires, House passes contentious forestry bill

Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “This is a bill dressed up as a wildfire prevention bill, but it’s really just a Trojan horse for Republicans to fulfill this lifetime goal of weakening environmental laws and serving industry interest.”

document January 21, 2025

Fix Our Forests Act: Opposition Letter

Over 130 groups send a letter to members of Congress opposing the Fix Our Forests Act

Caribou in the western Arctic. (Kiliii Yüyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 16, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Western Arctic Protections

Affording protections to critical caribou calving and migration areas in the Western Arctic will help safeguard irreplaceable Arctic ecosystems from fossil fuel development

Bears Ears National Monument. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release January 16, 2025

Earthjustice Blasts New Legislation to Weaken Antiquities Act

“We will fight attempts both inside and outside of Congress that threaten our ability to protect special places for the benefit of the American people.”

In the News: National Parks Traveler January 15, 2025

4th Annual Threatened and Endangered Parks: Trump’s Return Triggering Trepidation

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “It was clear from the plaintiff’s arguments that they’re hoping to get the cases to the U.S. Supreme Court quickly and attack the monument designations themselves and perhaps the Antiquities Act itself.”

In the News: The Daily Yonder January 7, 2025

Along the Kuskokwin River, Gold Mining Likely Comes at a High Price

Hannah Payne Foster, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “In this kind of major extractive project, the barriers to entry to the legal process is high even for engaged, smart advocates. Our clients care so much about their communities, but with thousands of pages to review it is really hard to track what is happening, access resources,…

In the News: CNN January 3, 2025

Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, Oceans: “Every president this century has recognized that some areas of the ocean are just too risky or too sensitive to drill.”

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.

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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.