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A northern spotted owl in Oregon. The northern spotted owl was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1990. (Kyle Sullivan / BLM)
Update November 20, 2025

Trump’s Latest Attack on Endangered Species Act Threatens Biodiversity

Already, over one-third of plant and animal species in the U.S. are at risk of disappearing.

From the Experts: Victory November 20, 2025

The End of a Marketing Mirage: In Settlement of Greenwashing Lawsuit, Tyson Agrees to Stop Making Climate Claims

Given the enormous emissions associated with industrial meat production, beef produced in this manner can never be a “climate-smart choice.” Climate-smart beef is plainly an oxymoron.

Regina Fred touches one of her window-mounted heat pumps in her apartment in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo)
Press Release: Victory November 20, 2025

California To Launch Window Heat Pump and 120 Volt Induction Pilot Programs

California Market Transformation Administrator to launch two programs helping more homes electrify appliances

Press Release November 20, 2025

Trump Propone Expansión Masiva de Perforación Marítima en Aguas Públicas Protegidas en Alaska, California y Cerca de Florida

Se prevé que el plan de perforación en alta mar encuentre una fuerte oposición dentro de la opinión pública

document November 20, 2025

NEW Groups Oppose HR 1949

Groups oppose Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. (EcoFlight)
Press Release November 20, 2025

Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing

Congress and the administration continue attacks on our national public lands

document November 19, 2025

SPEED Act Opposition Letter

Over 100 groups oppose Chair Westerman’s “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” (The “SPEED Act”).

A California spotted owl perches on a tree. (Rick Kuyper / USFWS)
Press Release November 19, 2025

Lawsuit Seeks Final Protection for California Spotted Owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for California spotted owls it proposed in 2023

document November 19, 2025

CBD v USFWS: California Spotted Owl

The Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice, brings this action under the federal Endangered Species Act to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the statutorily required action of making a final determination on the proposed listing of two distinct population segments of the California spotted owl occurring in California and Nevada as endangered and threatened species.

A manatee calf with its mother at Three Sisters Springs in Florida. Earthjustice is dedicated to <a href="/office/florida">curbing the widespread contamination of Florida waters</a> by sewage, fertilizer, and manure. (James R.D. Scott / Getty Images)
Press Release November 19, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Another Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species

Set of proposed rules would hollow out bedrock environmental law

Clockwise from top left: Laura Beth Resnick of Butterbee Farm. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice) Controlled burn during BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard) Subway train on the 7 line in Queens, New York City. (Marco Bottigelli / Getty Images) An oil-coated feather on a Florida beach in 2010, following the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. (Tech. Sgt. Emily F. Alley / U.S. Air Force)
feature November 19, 2025

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

Press Release November 19, 2025

Trump Administration Issues a Third Sham Emergency Order to Force the J.H. Campbell Power Plant to Keep Burning Coal

The costs of running the unnecessary coal power plant surpassed $80 million in September

Press Release November 18, 2025

Demanda Impugna Primera Oferta de la 2da Administración Trump Para Petróleo en Alta Mar

La oferta de petróleo en el Golfo está programada para el 10 de diciembre.

The U.S. Supreme Court. (William Manning / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 18, 2025

The Law That Can Stop Trump’s Environmental Agenda is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Strictly speaking, it’s not even an environmental law. We call it our not-so-secret secret weapon.

Press Release November 18, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges FERC Approval of Central U.S. Grid Operator’s Fast-Track Energy Plan

Earthjustice filed a legal challenge to MISO’s plan to fast-track connection of mostly fossil-fueled generation at the expense of households

People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance in Seal Beach, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Update November 18, 2025

Trump Plans to Drill 1.27 Billion Acres of Ocean. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back.

We’ve successfully challenged Trump’s past offshore oil lease sales that broke the law at the expense of coastal communities, and we’re ready to win again.

Wetlands on South Carolina's Kiawah Island.
(Daniela Duncan / Getty Images)
Update November 18, 2025

Trump’s EPA Just Tried to Gut the Protections That Keep Our Drinking Water Clean

We’re prepared to go to court to defend clean water as a right for all.