The California spotted owl is the last of four native Sierra Nevada species to receive Endangered Species Act protection in the culmination of a 30-year legal fight.

There are many reasons that people connect with biodiversity. Here are mine.

The National Roadless Rule was rolled back for America’s last great rainforest by the Trump administration, threatening millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands

The Climate Forests Campaign welcomes Forest Service’s new focus on mature, old-growth trees; highlights need for protections from logging

Earthjustice’s attorneys and policy experts rated his administration’s progress.

Brazilian politician Marina Silva talks with Earthjustice about the importance of addressing climate change in the wake of the 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires.

While necessary action in reducing emissions from food production and food waste were included in the Final Scoping Plan, transformative strategies such as methane emissions limitations were left on the table

Comments filed on the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) Draft Scoping Plan. The attached comments were written by a coalition of environmental, environmental justice, labor, and economic justice groups across New York State.

Agriculture & Forestry Chapter of the Comments on the Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan

Failure to protect mature and old-growth forests from logging risks global credibility on forest conservation

Proposal is part of a broader package with harmful environmental consequences

Scientific research indicates that logging on federal forests is a substantial source of carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere that is at least comparable to and likely greater than levels associated with wildfires. This is a one-pager compiled by the Climate Forests Coalition based on existing research.

Increased threats could unravel the web of life that sustains so many species on this planet—including us.

Mature and old-growth forests store and sequester a vast amount of carbon, making them an essential resource for achieving our nation’s climate commitments

New funds and grant programs will help frontline communities hold polluters and government agencies accountable for pollution exposure.

Provision adopted as part of Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act

Scientific research indicates that logging on federal forests is a substantial source of carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere that is at least comparable to and likely greater than levels associated with wildfires.

In July 2022, 127 groups signed on to a letter calling for stronger protections for old-growth and mature forests.