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The vast and austere landscape of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument offers a spectacular array of scientific and historic resources. (Bob Wick / BLM)
Update February 27, 2025

The Trump Administration is Targeting National Monuments

Now is the time to let the administration know we won’t stand for selling America’s public lands to the highest bidding polluter.

People enjoy a sunny afternoon in a Los Angeles park with a view of the downtown skyline. (Chris Delmas / AFP via Getty Images)
Article February 26, 2025

10 Ways We’ll Fight the Trump Administration to Protect Our Environment

Earthjustice will use the power of the law to defend the right to a healthy environment.

A brown pelican covered in oil sits on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Jun. 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (Charlie Riedel / AP)
Press Release February 19, 2025

Groups File First Environmental Lawsuit Vs. New Trump Administration, Challenging Illegal Order to Undo Ocean Protections from Offshore Drilling

Two legal actions challenge President Trump’s attempts to open offshore drilling

Flaring natural gas burns by jack pumps at an oil well near Buford, North Dakota in the Bakken oil fields. (William Campbell / Corbis via Getty Images)
Article January 23, 2025

Trump Unveiled His Fossil Fuel Agenda. We’ll Fight for a Clean Energy Future Instead.

A raft of executive orders envisions sweeping fossil fuel extraction on federal lands, waters

In the News: Politico January 21, 2025

Trump seeks to ‘unleash’ Alaska’s natural resources

Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Office: “We’ll continue to use the power of the law to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This land is cherished by people globally, nationally and within Alaska for its ecological values and held to be a sacred place by neighboring Gwich’in communities. It is no place to drill for oil.”

A natural gas flare from an offshore oil drilling rig in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
(Paul Souders / Getty Images)
Press Release January 20, 2025

Earthjustice Statement: Day One Agenda from the Trump Administration Prioritizes Extractive Industries Above All Else in Alaska

Earthjustice will continue to work with clients and partners to protect Alaska’s public lands and hasten the clean energy transition to build a vibrant and thriving state

Caribou in the western Arctic. (Kiliii Yüyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release January 16, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Western Arctic Protections

Affording protections to critical caribou calving and migration areas in the Western Arctic will help safeguard irreplaceable Arctic ecosystems from fossil fuel development

Oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens the habitats of a wide range of wildlife, including polar bears, Arctic foxes and wolverines. (Sarkophoto / Getty Images)
Press Release January 8, 2025

Earthjustice Statement on Lease Sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 

Department of Interior announces no bids were received

Caribou can be found roaming through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Andre Coetzer / Shutterstock)
Press Release December 9, 2024

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Still at Risk from Oil Drilling

Interior on track to hold lease sale before end of Biden’s term; greater threats expected under incoming administration

 Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
From the Experts September 16, 2024

New Protections Within Reach for Vast Areas of the Western Arctic

More than 200,000 people call on Interior to expand protections against oil and gas drilling.

Map of D-1 lands in Alaska (The Pew Charitable Trusts)
Press Release: Victory August 27, 2024

The Department of the Interior Finalizes Protections for 28 Million Acres of Public Lands in Alaska

Earthjustice joins Tribes in applauding the safeguarding of Alaska’s federally-managed lands critical for food security and the protection of intact ecosystems

 Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Update July 24, 2024

How You Can Help Protect the Western Arctic from Oil and Gas Drilling

The Biden administration adopted new protections for millions of acres of the Arctic in April. Now it’s time for the next step.

In the News: Alaska Beacon July 17, 2024

Controversial lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet that drew one bid conducted improperly, judge rules

Carole Holley, Managing Attorney, Alaska Office: “The agency has no discretion in holding the lease sale. But what they do have is a responsibility to do a proper environmental analysis and to look at the cumulative effects on an endangered species and to properly evaluate a lease sale in this area, what impacts it may…

Press Release: Victory July 17, 2024

Corte Federal Revoca Oferta de Arrendamiento de Petróleo en Altamar que Amenazaba a las Belugas Frente a la Costa de Alaska

El fallo a favor de grupos ambientalistas resalta las preocupaciones sobre la supervivencia de las ballenas beluga

A Cook Inlet beluga calf swims with three larger beluga whales. (Paul Wade / NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
Press Release: Victory July 17, 2024

Federal Court Reverses Offshore Oil Lease Sale That Threatened Belugas off Alaska’s Coast

Ruling in favor of environmental groups highlights concerns about endangered whales

 Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release July 12, 2024

Earthjustice Supports New Protections for the Arctic

Expanding Western Arctic protections will help safeguard irreplaceable Arctic ecosystems from harmful fossil fuel development

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Press Release May 1, 2024

Earthjustice Slams Congressional Votes on Anti-Environmental Bills

“This week’s votes are the anti-Earth week nobody asked for.”

document April 25, 2024

Letter in Opposition to Stauber Alaska Bill

HR 6285 would undo the Biden administration’s actions on the Arctic.