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Press Release September 20, 2024

One Million Public Comments Support Old-Growth Protections on National Forests

Comments also support protections for mature trees

Homes stand near the Drax Power Station in the rural constituency of Selby and Ainsty on June 19, 2023, in Selby, England. (Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)
case November 3, 2024

Industrial Wood Pellets Are Not Renewable, Clean Energy

The plants that make industrial wood pellets harm people and the environment — with low-income, rural communities disproportionately affected.

A Bureau of Land Management-maintained forest in Oregon. (Bureau of Land Management)
Press Release December 19, 2023

Climate Forests Campaign: Biden Administration Moves to Protect Old-Growth Forests

Environmental groups welcome needed action on old-growth, urge future action on mature forests

A black bear cub climbs on fallen Douglas firs in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Article September 11, 2024

Help Protect Old-Growth Forests Now Before It’s Too Late

Old forests are powerhouses for absorbing and sequestering carbon dioxide, a key driver of the climate crisis. These stunning photographs of the Pacific Northwest old-growth forests showcase their beauty and vital role in the ecosystem.

A Bureau of Land Management-maintained forest in Oregon. (Bureau of Land Management)
Press Release February 2, 2024

Forest Service Urged to Bolster Protections for Forests in Proposed Policy

Comments call for addressing major gaps on selling old growth and protecting mature forests

An old-growth forest in Oregon. (Frances Eatherington)
Press Release July 20, 2023

More than Half a Million People Call on Forest Service to Protect Mature, Old-growth Forests and Trees

Public comment period concludes today for pathway to rulemaking on how Forest Service manages national forests

Press Release November 14, 2022

Report: U.S. Agencies Undermine Biden’s Pledge to Protect Climate-Saving Forests

Failure to protect mature and old-growth forests from logging risks global credibility on forest conservation

An old-growth Douglas fir stands in the fog in the Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon. (David Herasimtschuk)
Press Release September 24, 2024

Earthjustice Slams House Vote on Fix Our Forests Act

“True forest management requires engaging communities and utilizing proven best practices, not opening our lands to more reckless logging operations.”

Clear-cut logging operations have already devastated forests in Oregon. This bill will allow even larger areas to be razed for timber production without public comment.
(Karin Hildebrand Lau / Shutterstock)
Article July 14, 2017

Devastating Federal Forest Bill Would Clear Cut National Forests and Silence Our Dissent

Rather than protect national forests, this bill is a gift to the timber industry.

An old-growth forest in Oregon. (Frances Eatherington)
Press Release March 14, 2024

Climate Forests Campaign Responds to Senator Barrasso Bill Targeting Old-Growth Forests

Bill aims to undermine Forest Service efforts to protect old-growth trees

The Tongass is America’s largest national forest.
(Brian Logan / U.S. Forest Service)
Press Release January 30, 2024

Alaska Native Tribes, Southeast Alaska Businesses and Forest Advocates Defend Tongass National Forest’s Roadless Rule

Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies

An old-growth forest in Oregon. (Frances Eatherington)
Press Release June 20, 2024

U.S. Forest Service Advances Protections Plan for Old-Growth Forests

Release of environmental review document kicks off a 90-day public comment period

Maroon Lake, in Colorado's White River National Forest.
(Scott Mecum / USDA)
Press Release September 4, 2020

Trump Administration Moves to Escalate Oil & Gas Drilling in National Forests

Department of Interior proposes new rule cutting public input out of process for leasing permits in forests

The Tongass National Forest, Alaska
(Earleliason / iStock)
Press Release August 1, 2018

Earthjustice Praises New Legislation to Protect National Forests

Legislation would enshrine the 2001 protections of wild forests in law

Press Release June 23, 2022

Logging Mature and Old Trees Threatens U.S. Climate Goals

New Vilsack guidance to Forest Service falls short of protecting key forests

Bears hunt for salmon in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. (USDA Photo)
Press Release July 5, 2023

More than 330,000 people call on the Bureau of Land Management to protect mature and old growth forests

Public comment period concludes for proposed rulemaking on how BLM manages federal land

Press Release: Victory January 25, 2023

U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest

The National Roadless Rule was rolled back for America’s last great rainforest by the Trump administration, threatening millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands

Silver Glen Springs in the Ocala National Forest, Florida
(Photo courtesy of USGS)
Article October 31, 2014

Our National Forests Must be Protected from “Lawless” Logging

S. 1966, the “National Forests Job and Management Act of 2014,” would result in the loss of at least 7.5 million acres over a 15-year period.