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

“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.”

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.”

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,…

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.”

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

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

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.

Utah sought to reactivate lawsuits then have them dismissed as moot

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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