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In the News: Inside Climate News August 7, 2026

Trump Promotes Commercial Fishing in Protected Pacific Marine National Monuments

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “We’re planning to take the administration to court and sue them. The proclamation itself is unconstitutional, illegal, and any efforts to implement the proclamation and give the green light to commercial fishing would be likewise illegal.”
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: 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.”
More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature July 13, 2026

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.
In the News: The Salt Lake Tribune June 24, 2026

Utah’s lawsuit to overturn national monument boundaries revived by appeals court

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Court after court has affirmed the president’s authority under the Antiquities Act to create monuments on federal lands.”
A view of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains located in Chuckwalla National Monument. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Press Release March 5, 2026

Court Allows Organizations to Intervene In Lawsuit to Defend Chuckwalla National Monument

Conservation, education, veteran, and recreation groups fight to protect critical Southern California public lands in Chuckwalla National Monument
The vibrant colors of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Getty Images)
Press Release March 4, 2026

Senator Lee, Representative Maloy Introduce Joint Resolution to Undo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Management Plan

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection as we know it
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
feature February 23, 2026

What You Should Know About The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

An abuse of executive power seeks to roll back prohibitions on commercial fishing
Phipps Arch in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (© Tim Peterson)
Press Release January 22, 2026

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Under Attack from Utah Members of Congress

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public land protection as we know it
Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island at the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. (Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA)
feature August 11, 2025

Court Stops Trump Attack on Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument

We sued the Trump administration for trying to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing — and we won.
Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island, Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. (Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA)
Press Release: Victory August 9, 2025

Hawai‘i Federal Court Nullifies Fisheries Service Letter Allowing Destructive Fishing in Pacific National Monument

Court strikes down free pass to commercial fishers in protected areas granted following Trump proclamation in April
document August 8, 2025

PIHMNM Ruling Vacating NMFS Letter

Court ruling that commercial fishing cannot legally continue in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM). Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on its fifth and sixth claims for relief,…
A shrimp swims through a giant bamboo coral on the "Kahalewai" seamount in the Jarvis Island Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. (NOAA)
video May 28, 2025

Earthjustice Sues to Protect Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument

David Henkin, attorney in Earthjustice's Mid-Pacific Office, explains our lawsuit to protect the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
Butterfly fish feed in the waters of Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. (Jim Maragos / USFWS)
Press Release May 22, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order Opening Pacific Monument to Commercial Fishing

April's proclamation threatens indigenous heritage, endangered species, and pristine marine ecosystems in Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
document May 22, 2025

Pacific Monument Complaint: District of Hawaii

This case challenges President Donald J. Trump’s unlawful Proclamation 10918 of April 17, 2025, which purports to strip core protections from the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument and to…
In the News: The Guardian April 27, 2025

Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “When he is saying that fisher folks from Hawaii or American Samoa need to travel for days to go fish. Well, you need to travel for days to get to these remote Pacific islands. They’re some of the most remote places on Earth ……
In the News: Mongabay March 19, 2025

Rep from American Samoa calls for opening protected Pacific waters to tuna fishing

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office: “In the Antiquities Act, Congress gave the President the authority to create national monuments, not to dismantle them.”
In the News: Arizona Public Radio January 28, 2025

Judge rejects Grand Canyon monument lawsuit from Arizona lawmakers

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “We’ve been privileged to follow the lead of 11 Tribal Nations with deep cultural ties to the monument, and we will continue fighting to protect it from uranium mining and other threats so that future generations can benefit from this irreplaceable landscape."