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The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass in Alaska, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (Carlos Rojas / Getty Images)
Article August 19, 2026

How Trump and His Allies Are Attacking America’s Forests

The Trump admin and Congress are trying to gut our national forest protections for the benefit of loggers, drillers, and miners. We're fighting back to defend our iconic public lands…
document August 19, 2026

AB 40: Fact v. Myth

AB 40 is needed to ensure that enormous bulk coal facilities fully disclose impacts and develop mitigation measures before they are granted lead agency or air district approval.
Elk in the Rapid River Roadless area in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest. (John McCarthy / The Wilderness Society)
feature August 18, 2026

Timeline of the Roadless Rule

A timeline of the creation of and 25-year fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy.
In the News: The Wall Street Journal August 18, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Open Millions of National-Forest Acres to Logging

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: “For 25 years, the Roadless Rule has kept our wildest forests intact. The benefits have been incalculable for people, for water, for wildlife, and for the climate.”
In the News: NPR August 18, 2026

Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging

Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans: “The roadless rule protects some of the most valuable public lands that belong to all Americans. It is the most important land protection measure of the last 60 years.”
A tug pulls a coal barge past the Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Ed Wray / Getty Images)
From the Experts August 18, 2026

Indonesian Court Gave Coal a Free Pass

One of the world's biggest coal players made striking commitments to transition to renewables: the follow-through has been shaky.
A photographer makes pictures of old-growth trees in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
feature August 18, 2026

The Repeal of the Roadless Rule Threatens Our Wildest Public Lands

These are lands that belong to all Americans, not the timber industry.
A photographer makes pictures of old-growth trees in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Administration Attack on Roadless Rule

Despite widespread opposition, Forest Service seeks to lift protections across 45 million acres of national forestlands
document August 18, 2026

Court Decision on Two PFAS as Hazardous Substances Under Superfund Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld EPA's 2024 decision to list two toxic “forever chemicals” — PFOA and PFOS — as hazardous substances under the federal…
The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass in Alaska, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (Carlos Rojas / Getty Images)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Conservationists Blast Federal Proposal to Bulldoze Forestlands

U.S. Forest Service announces proposal to rescind Roadless Rule, threatening millions of acres of national forestlands
Firefighters walk through foam used to extinguish a four alarm fire in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston in 2018. Firefighting foam is one source of PFAS contamination in the environment. (David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory August 18, 2026

Court Upholds Rule Designating Two Forever Chemicals as Hazardous Substances

Last year EPA reaffirmed its rule, however industry and association groups challenged the designations
Earthjustice attorney David Henkin, left, and Rudy Bartley, a member of the nonprofit groups Faasao Amerika Samoa and Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa, take part in the Stand with the Moana demonstration to support and protect the ocean on July 16, 2026 on the Utulei shore in American Samoa. The event was organized by Finafinau, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group. (Gabby Faʻaiʻuaso for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Lawsuit Targets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale in U.S. Waters

Groups seek to protect imperiled species from underwater mining activities in American Samoa
document August 18, 2026

Complaint: Deep-Sea Mining in American Samoa

Plaintiffs Fa‘asao Amerika Samoa and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i hereby complain of the actions of Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. The United States has…
document August 17, 2026

Opposition to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

Earthjustice recommends that the California Legislature rejects the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit, which is a giveaway to refineries and airlines. California’s dollars are better spent on zero-emission vehicle infrastructure,…
Polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese, taken from the ocean floor. (William West / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release August 17, 2026

Second Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Announced Off of Mariana Islands and Guam

Trump administration accelerates reckless plan to open Pacific to deep-sea mining
In the News: Public News Service August 17, 2026

Federal appeals court greenlights trial for Suncor citizen lawsuit

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Unfortunately, the enforcement efforts that have happened up to this point by the state and the federal government just haven’t fixed the problem at all. The actual fines and requirements just haven’t changed the way Suncor is operating.”
A loon spreads its wings in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 17, 2026

Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands

Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands
document August 17, 2026

Grizzly Bear 4d Comments

Earthjustice submitted comments on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Wild Swan, Park County Environmental Council, Sierra Club, and Swan View Coalition urging the U.S. Fish and…