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In the News: NPR July 14, 2026

Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “Making this kind of dramatic change doesn’t make any legal sense because it goes against the fundamental purpose and spirit of the statute itself.”
The vibrant colors of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Getty Images)
Update July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Slash National Monuments by Nearly 3 Million Acres

The administration is targeting Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, attempting to shrink both monuments to less than 10% of their current size.
From the Experts July 14, 2026

Nearly Sixty Farm, Farmworker, Environmental, Health, and Community Groups Tell OMB: Don’t Play Politics with Federal Funding

Federal financial assistance should not be subject to political maneuvering and gamesmanship, yet the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed rule will do just that
document July 14, 2026

Final Bitterroot Order

Following the Court’s decision on the merits last month, this morning Judge Christensen issued a final order in this case. The Court has vacated the road density provisions of Amendment…
Jude Addo-Chidie, a Ph.D. student in agronomy at Purdue University, takes a soil sample from a corn field, July 12, 2023, at the Southeast-Purdue Agricultural Center in Butlerville, Ind. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been removing important climate-related data from its websites that farmers rely on to adapt to extreme weather. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP)
Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Vigorously Opposes Proposal to Politicize Federal Funding

OMB’s proposal would centralize control over federal grant decisions under political appointees
Press Release July 14, 2026

Earthjustice Encouraged by Governor Hochul’s Executive Order on Data Centers

Executive order will protect New Yorkers from negative impacts of AI data centers, especially combined with the Responsible Data Center Development Act
A golden-cheeked warbler in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores for Earthjustice )
Press Release July 14, 2026

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration

Rulemaking claims habitat destruction does not “harm” endangered species
document July 14, 2026

Complaint: Lawsuit to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration

Rulemaking claims habitat destruction does not “harm” endangered species.
document July 14, 2026

Civil rights comments directed to OMB on its funding proposal

Groups filed comments directed at OMB strongly opposing a Trump administration proposal that would give the president’s political appointees veto power over federal financial assistance programs.
document July 14, 2026

Comments directed to DOT on OMB funding proposal

Groups filed comments directed at DOT strongly opposing a Trump administration proposal that would give the president’s political appointees veto power over federal financial assistance programs.
document July 14, 2026

Comments directed to EPA, NOAA, DOE on OMB funding proposal

Environmental groups filed comments to EPA, NOAA, and DOE strongly opposing a Trump administration proposal that would give the president’s political appointees veto power over federal financial assistance programs.
Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article July 14, 2026

An Oil Pipeline is Threatening the Great Lakes

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans…
A gray wolf walking in snow taken in Yellowstone National Park. (Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)
Article July 14, 2026

How Trump and Congress Are Attacking the Endangered Species Act – and What You Can Do

Extractive industries that have long despised the ESA now have powerful allies. We’re fighting back.
In the News: The Guardian July 13, 2026

Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “President Trump’s attack on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments is just as illegal today as it was in 2017.”
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Tarpley / BLM)
Press Release July 13, 2026

Trump Administration Illegally Attacks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Earthjustice vows to take legal action in response to Trump’s proclamations
document July 13, 2026

Joint Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rule, Guidance for Grants and Agreements

Organizations submitted comments urging the Office of Management and Budget to withdraw the proposed rule governing federal awards, grants, and cooperative agreements. In the alternative, they asked OMB to clarify…
More than 100,000 Native American archaeological and cultural sites, some dating to 12,000 B.C., are protected in Bears Ears National Monument. (Steven St. John for Earthjustice)
feature July 13, 2026

What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.
In the News: CNN July 10, 2026

Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “Let’s be clear: there is no support for the Trump administration’s rule — no scientific support, no legal support, no public support. We will see the Trump administration in court.”