Global warming is harming bears; Earthjustice calls for a time out on Arctic Ocean oil and gas development

Oil and gas industrialization would destroy one of the last truly intact wilderness areas on Earth

Statement from Earthjustice attorney Clayton Jernigan regarding proposed Endangered Species Act protections for polar bears.

Global warming continues to destroy polar bear habitat

Federal regulations fail to account for combined impacts in Beaufort Sea habitat area

When it comes right down to it, there’s only one way to save the sea ice polar bears depend on: cut carbon emissions.

(UPDATE: Since this was posted, more than 21,000 Earthjustice supporters sent comments to the Minerals Management Service opposing expansion of oil and gas exploration in the "Polar Bear Seas.") The Beaufort and Chukchi seas are home to one in five of the world’s remaining polar bears. That’s why these icy waters north and west of…

Ice-free summers add to existing pressures on bears

The Endangered Species Act is under attack. From Congress. Politicians are risking the future of wolves, salmon, polar bears and more. Like any self-respecting member of the digital age, these animals are standing up for themselves by channeling the power of the Internet.

After decades of work to save them, government regulators are proposing to remove federal protections for Yellowstone’s iconic grizzlies.

An expert scientist from Polar Bears International outlines the threats facing polar bears on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge if seismic exploration is allowed to proceed.

“Bear also drinks from fishbowl”

Lack of habitat protection and warming temperatures threaten bears

Delisting does not consider global warming, other problems

Analysis of impacts sorely lacking

Opposition builds against drilling Arctic’s Chukchi Sea

Broad coalition challenges federal approval of Shell Oil’s plan to drill in the Beaufort Sea

Administration’s OK of Hilcorp’s Liberty Project violated federal law, ignored climate change