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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
feature April 17, 2025

Where the Trump Administration is Going and Where We Stand

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

The United Nations recently adopted an oceans goal for the first time to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
(Rich Carey/Shutterstock)
From the Experts March 14, 2025

Protecting Our Ocean Protects Human Rights

Earthjustice presents to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the important relationship between the ocean and human rights.

document March 14, 2025

UN Human Rights Council Submission Overfishing

We respectfully submit the following brief in the name of the Earthjustice Oceans Program in response to the call for inputs on oceans and human rights in preparation of a thematic report to be presented to the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council.

A manatee calf with its mother at Three Sisters Springs in Florida. Manatees are a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act. (James R.D. Scott / Getty Images)
Press Release April 16, 2025

Trump Administration Plans to Remove Habitat Protections for Endangered Species

Proposed rule would eliminate habitat protections for endangered species in the midst of extinction crisis

feature January 29, 2025

Tools for Communities: Federal Hydrogen Hub Community Guide

How communities can gain information about and influence over Hydrogen Hub projects, including DOE’s Community Benefits Plan requirements

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature March 7, 2025

In Conversation: Not On Our Watch – Taking on the Trump Administration

Earthjustice’s plans during the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, and the actions we’re already taking to protect the health of frontline communities, wildlife, and our shared climate future.

A Rice’s whale, one of Earth’s rarest whales. (Lisa Conger / Beth Josephson / Permit #21938 / NOAA Fisheries)
Press Release: Victory March 28, 2025

Federal Court Finds Massive Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil Sale Illegal, Ruling in Favor of Gulf and Environmental Groups

Interior failed to properly evaluate the harm from billion-barrel oil lease sale

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature January 19, 2025

In Conversation: The 2024 Election Outcomes and The Work Ahead

In the aftermath of the 2024 election, Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, discussed the outcomes of the election and how they will affect Earthjustice’s litigation, advocacy, and political work.

Press Release March 25, 2025

Endangered Species Coalition Responds to Republican-led Congressional Attacks on Endangered Species Act and Gray Wolves

Groups express wide opposition to proposed legislation

Whitney Gravelle, President of the Bay Mills Indian Community. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Press Release April 3, 2025

Tribes, Greens Take Line 5 Tunnel to Michigan’s Supreme Court

Tribes and environmental orgs are asking the Court to overturn a state agency’s permit

Logging operations in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona. President Trump issued an executive order that seeks to increase logging in the national forest system and other federal lands. (Randi Shaffer / USDA Forest Service)
Update April 9, 2025

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Put Our Federal Forests Up for Sale

If the Trump administration breaks the law to hold timber sales, we will see them in court.

The George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River are shrouded in heavy smog in 1973. (Chester Higgins / EPA / National Archives)
feature April 9, 2025

This Is What the U.S. Used to Look Like. We’re Not Going Back.

Environmental laws have made our lives safer and healthier. Earthjustice will fight for them in court.

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 March 26, 2025

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.

Even though the red snapper population is recovering, the rate of catch in the recreational sector is growing even more rapidly.
(Pen Waggener / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release July 17, 2017

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Today Against Department of Commerce’s Decision to Sanction Overfishing of Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper

Consistent, large overages from the recreational sector resulted in new management measures that lowered catch levels by 20 percent

(Ceci Freed / Earthjustice)
video April 2, 2025

Legal Experts Explain the Harms of EPA’s Deregulatory Agenda

A huge array of environmental protections are on the chopping block.

The red snapper fishery is targeted by both commercial and recreational fishermen.
(Rainervon Brandis / Getty Images)
Press Release December 20, 2017

Court Closes Door On Repeat Of Illegal Gulf Red Snapper Season

Agreement to keep court oversight is reached in lawsuit against Department of Commerce

Press Release: Victory March 13, 2007

Court Rules to End the Era of Red Snapper Mismanagement

Federal court strikes down the previous “do nothing” red snapper plan.

North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. (EcoFlight)
Press Release February 20, 2025

Legal Intervention Defends Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Decision

Motion to intervene filed in a lawsuit from Montana and Wyoming