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Earthjustice secured new protections for endangered grizzly bears and wolves in Idaho. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
feature December 1, 2024

Earthjustice Program Report: Fall 2024

Each legal matter that Earthjustice takes on is a commitment to our clients and partners — a promise to fight alongside them for however long it takes.

A grizzly bear in a Montana forest. (Beth Hibschman / Getty Images)
Article November 21, 2024

How We’re Helping Grizzlies Come Back from the Brink

Grizzly bears are facing growing threats to their survival in the Northern Rockies. Here’s how we’re working to secure true recovery of this iconic species.

feature October 11, 2024

Specific Types of Hydrogen Hub Projects That Could Impact Your Community

Each Hydrogen Hub will include a wide range of projects. Potential harms and benefits from specific projects will vary significantly.

Map of smog air pollution by county in 2022. (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature November 29, 2023

What’s the state of smog pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of smog pollution in the air. Smog can trigger asthma attacks and increase the risk of heart and lung diseases.

Map of soot air pollution by county in 2022. (Air Quality System Data / U.S. EPA)
feature November 29, 2023

What’s the state of soot pollution where you live?

Search by county to see the level of soot pollution in the air. Soot causes death and serious health harms.

A pair of grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park. (Todaysfotos / Shutterstock)
Press Release: Victory March 20, 2024

Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Idaho Grizzly Bear Habitat

Trapping and snaring will no longer be allowed during non-denning periods

A young gray wolf.
(Paul Carpenter / Getty Images)
Press Release August 28, 2024

Idaho Wolf-Trapping Brochure Misleads Public About Judge’s Binding Order

Idaho Fish and Game brochure distributed to sport shops ignores grizzly bear protections

An onshore wind power facility near Tarfaya, Morocco. Earthjustice is expanding collaboration across Africa to accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
(siemens.com/press)
feature November 17, 2024

Earthjustice Around the World

Earthjustice partners with organizations and communities around the world to establish, strengthen, and enforce legal protections for the environment and public health.

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

Press Release November 22, 2024

Lawsuit Challenges Faulty Environmental Analysis for California’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Community and environmental groups sue Kern County for approving oil company’s plan that will keep the state hooked on fossil fuels, threatening community health and climate goals

Press Release September 10, 2024

Earthjustice Welcomes Natalie Bridgeman Fields as International Program Managing Attorney

Natalie Bridgeman Fields joins the public interest environmental law organization from Accountability Counsel, which she founded and directed for 14 years

Devon Hall of REACH (Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help) speaks during a recent meeting of the group in Warsaw, North Carolina. (Justin Cook for Earthjustice)
Article October 29, 2024

North Carolina Communities’ Battle Against Animal Factory Pollution

Overburdened communities in North Carolina face the harshest impacts of industrial animal production. Now, they’re taking a stand.

staff September 9, 2024

Natalie Bridgeman Fields

As the managing attorney of the Earthjustice International Program, Natalie leads a global team of attorneys, scientists, and other practitioners working to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and advance clean energy, defend biodiversity and the natural world, and protect human health.

In the News: The Sacramento Bee November 6, 2024

Gas price hikes for biofuels? California climate policy gets backlash from environmentalists, GOP

Matt Vespa, Attorney, Clean Energy Program, Earthjustice: “This program is funneling billions of dollars to polluting biofuels that drive deforestation and food insecurity when those dollars could be spent on accelerating deployment of electric vehicles that will improve our air.”

Homes stand near the Drax Power Station in the rural constituency of Selby and Ainsty on June 19, 2023, in Selby, England. (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
case November 3, 2024

Industrial Wood Pellets Are Not Renewable, Clean Energy

The plants that make industrial wood pellets harm people and the environment — with low-income, rural communities disproportionately affected.

In the News: The New York Times November 2, 2024

How a Trump Win Would Upend Major Climate Court Fights

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice: “With a Trump administration, it’s significantly more likely than in prior transitions that they will simply change their litigation position.”

Roishetta Sibley Ozane (left) founded The Vessel Project of Louisiana and co-directs the Gulf South Fossil Fuel Finance Hub. Robert Thompson is an Inupiat guide who has worked to protect the Arctic Refuge from oil drilling.
feature September 3, 2024

Our Energy Future

Uplifting voices across the nation, who are leading the way to cleaner, safer energy sources.

In the News: The New York Times October 24, 2024

E.P.A. Toughens Requirements to Remove Lead Paint Dust Around Children

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice: “This long-overdue action is a game changer in the fight against lead exposure, a silent threat that endangers lives at even the smallest trace.”