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View of the Tulsequah River, looking east towards the confluence with Taku River.
(Photo courtesy of Chris Miller / Trout Unlimited)
Press Release February 19, 2024

Alaska Tribes facing BC mining threat ask for international hearing

SEITC briefs the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights on Canada’s violations

Polar bear mother with two cubs on an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean.
(Sepp Friedhuber / Getty Images)
Article January 22, 2019

Arctic Refuge Oil Surveys Put Polar Bears In The Crosshairs

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

Fossil fuel pipelines crossing the Western Arctic in Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Update November 17, 2023

We Just Filed an Appeal to Stop the Willow Project

Willow would be catastrophic for the climate, and we will not drop our challenge.

Boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021, in El Dorado Hills, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 41 of the state's 58 counties, about 30% of the state's population. Folsom Lake is at 38% of normal capacity.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
feature July 19, 2023

Cómo El Cambio Climático Alimenta El Clima Extremo

La contaminación por carbono está contribuyendo a los desastres climáticos que solo empeorarán a menos que tomemos medidas.

(U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
feature December 20, 2023

2023: Another Big Year Defending the Arctic

With your support, this year, we kept up the fight to preserve Arctic lands and waters that are critical to the survival of wildlife, culturally important to Indigenous peoples, and serve as vital bulwarks against climate change.

Boat docks at the Browns Ravine Cove sit on dry earth at Folsom Lake on May 10, 2021, in El Dorado Hills, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 41 of the state's 58 counties, about 30% of the state's population. Folsom Lake is at 38% of normal capacity.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
feature July 19, 2023

How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather

Carbon pollution is contributing to climate disasters that will only get worse unless we take action.

Press Release November 10, 2023

Tras Fallo Que Favorece al Proyecto Petrolero Willow, Grupos Presentarán Apelación

Grupos conservacionistas prometen seguir luchando contra el proyecto de combustibles fósiles de ConocoPhillips en el Ártico

Caribou in the western Arctic. (Kiliii Yüyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 9, 2023

Alaska District Court Rules Willow Oil Project Can Proceed; Conservation Groups Plan To File Appeal

Groups vow to keep up the fight against ConocoPhillips fossil fuel project in Arctic

Press Release March 15, 2023

Conservation groups sue to stop the Willow Oil Project in Alaska’s Western Arctic

Administration’s environmental review failed to account for project’s full climate impact

Press Release March 15, 2023

Grupos Presentan Demanda Para Detener El Proyecto Willow Oil En El Ártico Occidental De Alaska

La revisión ambiental de la administración no tuvo en cuenta el impacto climático total del proyecto

Press Release: Victory December 7, 2020

Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Approval of Offshore Oil-drilling Project in Arctic

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

The 19 million acres of tundra, rivers and mountains of the Arctic Refuge shelter migratory birds from all 50 states and six continents each summer. To the Gwich'in people of northeast Alaska, this is sacred ground. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Press Release September 6, 2023

Earthjustice Celebrates Cancellation of Arctic Refuge Leases and Proposed Future Actions

Biden administration cancels illegal leases and opens new processes that could preserve cherished Arctic lands in Alaska. More is needed to tackle the biggest climate threat: further oil drilling on existing oil and gas leases in the Western Arctic 

Press Release September 6, 2023

Earthjustice Celebra Cancelación De Ofertas Para Exploración en Refugios En El Ártico Y Otras Acciones Propuestas

La administración Biden cancela ofertas ilegales y abre nuevos procesos que podrían preservar las preciadas tierras árticas en Alaska, pero se necesita más para abordar la mayor amenaza climática: más perforaciones en los arrendamientos de petróleo y gas existentes en el Ártico occidental.

Press Release May 14, 2008

Polar Bears Receive Endangered Species Act Protection

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

A bowhead whale and calf surface in the Arctic Ocean.
(Amelia Brower / NOAA)
feature October 20, 2021

Northern Fights

By land and by sea, America’s Arctic is under attack. Earthjustice is fighting on multiple fronts to protect this irreplaceable region and keep the Arctic’s fossil fuels in the ground.

document September 6, 2018

Polar Bears International expert analysis

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.

Press Release March 5, 2007

Earthjustice Supports Listing of Polar Bear as Threatened

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

A polar bear rests on the edge of an ice sheet.
(Thp73/iStock)
Article July 16, 2015

To Save Polar Bears, Cut Carbon and Say ‘No’ to Arctic Drilling

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