Ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

37th Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group July 8, 2020

The D.C. District Court issues its ruling on whether the Dakota Access Pipeline should be shut down while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts a court-ordered full environmental analysis of the pipeline.

Agreement between organizations and US Fish and Wildlife Service

Agreement with conservation organizations and US Fish and Wildlife Service

Conservation groups agreement with US Fish and Wildlife Service for Wolverines.

In response to a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on behalf of a local conservation group and a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, the federal government has taken initial steps to protect a dwindling shark species that has roamed the oceans for millions of years. The parties have reached an agreement to halt further legal action in the case, as long as the government follows through on promised actions to formally recognize the species as “overfished.”

For July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

The legal action seeks to compel the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to protect communities and the environment from dangerous pollution resulting from under-regulated and poorly monitored animal disposal during the pandemic.

On June 25, the Trump administration's Bureau of Land Management released a new management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, a stunning landscape in Alaska's Western Arctic. The plan allows for more oil and gas drilling than ever before.

In a victory for Earthjustice on behalf of 8 conservation organizations, a federal judge sent a massive timber sale back to the drawing board.

Memorandum to the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee on the relationship with the UNFCCC, state party obligations, use of the List of World Heritage in Danger, and the role of adaptation.

Earthjustice filed challenges on behalf of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Quinault Indian Nation of Washington state, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Minnesota, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, the Tohono O’odham Tribe of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Idaho Conservation League, and the Sierra Club. Filed in the United States District Court For The Western District Of Washington at Seattle.

Earthjustice filed challenges on behalf of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Quinault Indian Nation of Washington state, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Minnesota, the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, the Tohono O’odham Tribe of Arizona, Mi Familia Vota, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Idaho Conservation League, and the Sierra Club. Filed in the United States District Court For The District Of Arizona at Tucson.

Petition for review of EPA's MATS rollback

Motion to Intervene in Westmoreland Mining Holdings' Lawsuit Challenging MATS

Victory for Blackfeet traditionalists

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition's FOIA complaint regarding the Department of Energy's financial support of the proposed PTTG petrochemical complex.