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Arctic Athabaskans Urge Black Carbon Reductions to Protect Homelands

By Grand Chief Ruth Massie | April 24, 2013 |

Our homelands—the Arctic wildlife and ecosystems that are the foundation of our culture and traditional ways of life—are fast changing. Arctic warming has made the weather, the condition of the ice, and the behaviors and location of fish and wildlife so unpredictable that our Elders no longer feel confident teaching younger people traditional ways. If…

Attorney Persevered Like A Wolverine To Protect Them

By John McManus | February 5, 2013 |

Last Friday, the federal government proposed to protect wolverines as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Wolverines are the biggest member of the weasel, mink, marten and otter family, but they don’t act like good family members—they are loners who cover huge ranges usually high in mountain ranges above tree line up in…

Ecology Without Equality

By Shirley Hao | January 17, 2013 |

Environmental justice advocate and former 50 States Ambassador, Vernice Miller-Travis, discusses why the fractured nature of green groups and the environmental justice movement undermines our overall political effectiveness.

Critical Mass At 20

By Brian Smith | September 25, 2012 |

How a bike ride in San Francisco started an international movement to reconsider car domination of our cities.

A Friend of Wolves for Decades

By Shirley Hao | September 14, 2012 |

Earthjustice has worked for more than two decades to protect wolves and return balance to the Northern Rockies ecosystem.

Mountain Heroes and Citizens Gather at White House To Call on Nation's Leaders To End Mountaintop Removal Mining

By Shirley Hao | September 12, 2012 |

A Solidarity Day at White House and historic photo petition delivery to save communities, public health, and mountains

Kayford Mountain, Prettiest Lady I've Ever Seen

By Liz Judge | August 8, 2012 |

This is the story of a man who fell in love with a mountain and his struggle to keep it and all mountains from being destroyed by coal mining.

Daryl Hannah Making Splash For Mountain Heroes

By Liz Judge | July 24, 2012 |

Daryl Hannah is best known as an actor in films such as Splash, Blade Runner, Roxanne, Wall Street, and Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2. But outside of the studio, she is a vocal environmental activist who dedicates herself to raising awareness of climate change, sustainable farming energy solutions, and of course, mountaintop removal. For…

Mountain Hero Gets Help from Author Wendell Berry

By Liz Judge | June 25, 2012 |

Junior Walk is not a celebrity. He grew up in Whitesville, West Virginia, born into a family of coal miners and workers. When he was just a kid, the water in his family’s home became contaminated with coal slurry. Though it was blood-red and smelled like sulfur, Junior, who was just a child at the…