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Press Release June 26, 2025

Motion for Preliminary Injunction Filed Urging Court to Set Aside USDA’s Unlawful Termination of Grants Supporting Farmers and Communities

The preliminary injunction urges the court to order restoration of vital grants and funding that support tree planting, growing food in underserved communities, training new farmers, and helping farmers adopt climate-friendly practices

document June 27, 2025

Motion for Temp Restraining Order & Preliminary Injunction, Everglades Detention Facility

Plaintiffs Friends of the Everglade and Center for Biological Diversity respectfully file this motion for expedited relief seeking entry of a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to maintain the status quo during the pendency of this action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enforce the National Environmental Policy Act, Administrative Procedure Act, and state and local laws prohibiting the ongoing construction of an immigration detention center within the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida Everglades.

document June 26, 2025

USDA Grant Termination Case: Motion for Preliminary Injunction

The Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Earthjustice, Farmers Justice Center, and FarmSTAND, calls upon the court to order the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore vital grants, enjoin USDA’s unlawful policy and practice of terminating grants in this manner, and return to the grant conditions that existed before USDA engaged in these unlawful actions.

A beaver lodge in the Sunset Roadless Area. The area is home to species including elk, bear, beaver and goshawk.
(Ted Zukoski / Earthjustice)
feature June 23, 2025

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.

The U.S. Supreme Court. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release June 27, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions

Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen issues statement

Clockwise from top left: Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice) Controlled burn during BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard) Subway train on the 7 line in Queens, New York City. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images) An oil-coated feather on a Florida beach in 2010, following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. (Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley / U.S. Air Force)
feature June 27, 2025

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

Press Release June 5, 2025

USDA Grantees Sue Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Grant Terminations

Wide range of nonprofits take action against U.S. Department of Agriculture for illegal withholding of important funding, seek order to reverse grant terminations

document June 18, 2025

Motion to Intervene and Request for Rehearing of Order No. 202-25-3, Campbell Power Plant

On June 18, 2025 public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy’s illegal extension of the J.H. Campbell power plant past its planned expiration.

document April 7, 2025

Preliminary Injunction: USDA Climate Webpages Purge

Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court grant a preliminary injunction ordering restoration of all webpages that were removed pursuant to USDA’s January 30, 2025, directive and enjoining USDA from removing or substantially modifying additional webpages pursuant to that directive.

Press Release March 18, 2025

Farmers and Advocates Seek Preliminary Injunction Requiring USDA to Restore Purged Climate Webpages

Farmers have been stripped of vital digital resources due to the Trump Administration’s climate webpage purge; Motion seeks to restore access and prevent additional webpage removals

Press Release: Victory May 13, 2025

USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers’ Lawsuit

The Trump administration will restore access to vital resources for climate-smart agriculture, forest conservation, climate change adaptation, and rural clean energy projects

document March 17, 2025

USDA Purge Lawsuit Preliminary Injunction March 18 2025

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Working Group request that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York grant a preliminary injunction ordering restoration of all webpages that were removed pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 30, 2025, directive and enjoining USDA from removing or substantially modifying additional webpages pursuant to that directive.

Jennifer Hadayia, the Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston, on June 20, 2025, in Houston, Texas. (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 25, 2025

Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Sue Trump Administration for Terminating EPA Grant Programs

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

Press Release June 18, 2025

Ten Groups Push Back Against Trump’s Illegal Campbell Plant Extension

Public interest groups challenge the Department of Energy’s sham order

document May 28, 2025

Motion to Intervene to Defend the Tongass Against Alaska Forest Association Legal Challenge

A coalition of conservation groups, Alaska tribes, a commercial fishing advocacy group and an ecotourism operator request to intervene in a timber industry legal challenge that seeks to revive industrial old-growth logging in the Tongass National Forest.

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 29, 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.

document May 22, 2025

Motion to Intervene in NEVI EV Charging Lawsuit

A coalition of groups filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit from 17 states against the Trump administration for the unlawful freeze of billions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure

The White House in Washington, D.C. (René DeAnda / Unsplash)
feature May 23, 2025

The Trump Administration & The Environment

When the Trump administration breaks the law, Earthjustice will take them to court. We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.