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Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) rests near a breathing hole in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean.
(Florian Schulz / florianschulz.com)
feature August 20, 2020

Timeline: Defending America’s Arctic

Earthjustice has been advocating against drilling in the Arctic for decades. Here’s how we got to where we are today.

Walrus female and pup on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea.
(Sarah Sonsthagen / U.S. Geological Survey)
case November 10, 2014

Protecting Walruses from Arctic Drilling

The Arctic Ocean’s sea ice is rapidly melting due to climate change, creating dire consequences for Chukchi Sea walruses which depend on the ice for resting, raising their young, feeding, and avoiding predators. As a result of this melting, the walruses have been forced ashore in recent years. It happened again in 2014, as 35,000…

document November 10, 2014

Walrus Chukchi Sea Complaint

Walrus Chukchi Sea Incidental Take Regulations lawsuit

Walrus female and pup on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea.
(Sarah Sonsthagen / U.S. Geological Survey)
Press Release November 10, 2014

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Struggling Walruses from Arctic Drilling

Coalition challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule allowing oil industry to harm mammals in the Chukchi Sea