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October 28, 2020 | In the News: The Washington Post

Trump To Strip Protections From Tongass National Forest, One Of The Biggest Intact Temperate Rainforests

Eric Jorgenson, Managing Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “Years ago, a previous administration tried to eliminate the essential protection the roadless rule provides on the Tongass and the courts rejected the attempt. Today’s effort is no better justified and we believe it will meet a similar fate.”

October 27, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

9th Circuit Upholds Protections for Wild Lands in Bitterroot National Forest

Ruling affirms protections for some of wildest landscapes in continental United States

October 23, 2020 | Press Release

Fishing, Conservation Groups Take Step to Renew Legal Challenge to Columbia-Snake Hydropower Operations

The long legal battle continues after latest federal plan fails to restore endangered salmon

October 21, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

Prince of Wales Island to Remain Protected from Logging

Litigation wraps up, preserving legal victory halting massive timber sale in Tongass National Forest

October 21, 2020 | In the News: New Yorker

There’s Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . .

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice: "The Trump Administration has been so lawless that even Trump-appointed judges have been stepping up to check abuse. Over the last four years, the lost opportunity for progress has been huge. But litigation by public-interest lawyers and progressive states has been extraordinarily successful in limiting the damage."

October 21, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Challenges Inadequate Federal Review of Endangered Species in Gulf of Mexico

Agency ignores Deepwater Horizon tragedy, science in biological opinion for offshore oil and gas activities

October 20, 2020 | From the Experts

New Oceans Bill Offers One Plan for Two Crises

This might seem obvious, but our planet is mostly ocean. So we can’t talk about a sustainable future and environmental justice without also talking about ocean protection.

October 12, 2020 | In the News: Miami Herald

Carl Hiaasen: Don’t let Florida officials get their grubby little hands on fragile federal lands

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Regional Office, Earthjustice: “Nonstop shenanigans. They are going to grab whatever they can.”

October 8, 2020 | In the News: The New York Times

Wolverines Don’t Require Protection, U.S. Officials Rule

Tim Preso, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office, Earthjustice: “This is about our values as a people. Do we want a nation where we’re going to eradicate everything from the lower 48 in the name of economic progress and make Alaska our national museum?”

October 8, 2020 | Press Release

Defensores De la Vida Silvestre Contemplan Desafiar Decisión Que Desprotege Al Glotón

Con menos de 300 glotones en los Estados Unidos continentales, no se justifica la decisión del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE. UU. de negar su protección.

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