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The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass in Alaska, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (Carlos Rojas / Getty Images)
Article August 19, 2026

How Trump and His Allies Are Attacking America’s Forests

The Trump admin and Congress are trying to gut our national forest protections for the benefit of loggers, drillers, and miners. We're fighting back to defend our iconic public lands…
In the News: Bloomberg Law August 19, 2026

Roadless Rule Rollback

Timothy Preso, Managing Attorney, Biodiversity Program: “This rule has been subject to litigation many times and it has survived numerous challenges, and if they’re going to try to take it down again, we’re not going to stop defending it.”
Elk in the Rapid River Roadless area in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest. (John McCarthy / The Wilderness Society)
feature August 18, 2026

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and 25-year fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.
In the News: The Wall Street Journal August 18, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Open Millions of National-Forest Acres to Logging

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “For 25 years, the Roadless Rule has kept our wildest forests intact. The benefits have been incalculable for people, for water, for wildlife, and for the climate.”
In the News: NPR August 18, 2026

Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans: “The roadless rule protects some of the most valuable public lands that belong to all Americans. It is the most important land protection measure of the last 60 years.”
A photographer makes pictures of old-growth trees in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
feature August 18, 2026

The Repeal of the Roadless Rule Threatens Our Wildest Public Lands

These are lands that belong to all Americans, not the timber industry.
A photographer makes pictures of old-growth trees in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Attack on Roadless Rule

Despite widespread opposition, Forest Service seeks to lift protections across 45 million acres of national forestlands
The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass in Alaska, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (Carlos Rojas / Getty Images)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands

U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands
A loon spreads its wings in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 17, 2026

Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands

Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands
Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 14, 2026

Mining Claims Filed Immediately After Trump Decimates National Monuments in Utah

Attempts to file mining claims in Bear Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments show industry clamoring to exploit landscapes
document August 10, 2026

Regional Spotlight: The Intermountain West (Summer 2026)

Across the heart of the West, Earthjustice is working in lockstep with our clients and partners to hold polluters accountable, protect wildlife and habitats, and spur the shift to clean…
A sign that used to welcome visitors at the Big Water gateway in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was removed. (Ray Bloxham / SUWA)
Press Release July 30, 2026

Trump Administration Works to Erase Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments

Removal of signage for both national monuments conducted in recent days
(Scott Womack for Earthjustice)
Press Release July 28, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Latest Attempt to Drain Mojave Desert

California’s Cadiz Pipeline would deplete groundwater, harm desert wildlife
Press Release July 22, 2026

Environmental Groups Challenge Trump EPA’s Rejection of Hawaiʻi’s Clean Air Plan in Federal Court

Coalition asks court to overturn an illegal EPA rule that harms the state's iconic and unique park lands
In the News: Las Vegas Review-Journal July 19, 2026

Trump renews monument wars

Tom Delehanty, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “This was a completely illegal abuse of power that President Trump just does not have.”
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.”
The vibrant colors of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Getty Images)
Update July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Slash National Monuments by Nearly 3 Million Acres

The administration is targeting Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, attempting to shrink both monuments to less than 10% of their current size.
In the News: The Guardian July 13, 2026

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “President Trump’s attack on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments is just as illegal today as it was in 2017.”