Jenny Harbine

Managing Attorney

Northern Rockies Office

Jenny looks directly at the viewer with a slight smile. She's wearing a light blue collared button-down shirt. She's standing in front of a white backdrop.

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MT, CA (inactive)

Jenny Harbine

Managing Attorney Northern Rockies Office

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Perry Wheeler
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
pwheeler@earthjustice.org

Jenny Harbine is the managing attorney of the Northern Rockies regional office, leading advocacy to protect the region’s wild landscapes and wildlife, prevent and remedy the harmful impacts of fossil fuel development, and promote a transition to clean renewable energy.

Jenny developed her passion for environmental protection growing up in Montana, where she was surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty and a community that strongly connected with the land.

Prior to joining Earthjustice in 2006, Jenny was an attorney at a small environmental and land use law firm in San Francisco, California. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.

Expert Posts & Articles

Landscape aerial photo of large open pit coal mine.
June 12, 2023

It Is Time To End the Era of Coal

Continuing to mine coal from public lands is fundamentally incompatible with the urgent action required to protect communities and combat climate change.
North Antelope Mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
September 23, 2022

The Biden Administration Must End Our Reliance on Coal

The U.S. coal leasing program is an outdated relic of the past that must be phased out immediately
The North Antelope Rochelle Mine, located in Campbell County, Wyoming, about 65 miles south of Gillette in the Powder River Basin.
September 22, 2022

The Biden Administration Must Act on Coal Leasing on Public Lands

The administration has refused to reinstate an Obama-era moratorium as U.S. coal consumption rises
coal ash waste
September 6, 2016

Montana Residents Must Curb Water Use — To Perpetuate Dirty Coal Power

Global warming, exacerbated by coal development, has led to record-low water flows in the Yellowstone River.

Media Inquiries

Perry Wheeler
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
pwheeler@earthjustice.org

Bar Admissions

MT, CA (inactive)

Quoted in the News

July 15, 2026

NPR

Trump administration’s proposal to shift management of grizzly bears causes confusion

“They’re not allowed to declare that a species has recovered because it is politically convenient.”
May 7, 2026

Politico

Proposed oil link to Canada faces a laundry list of hurdles — and a ticking clock

“Those agencies are accountable to the law and that doesn’t change with presidential administrations.”
May 1, 2026

CTV News

On the Bridger Pipeline

“This project will meet with the same opposition that Keystone did.”
December 9, 2025

Daily Montanan

NorthWestern request to tap customer credit ‘unprecedented,’

“The result is the same, which is that customers are paying for costs that may or may not be prudent for an asset that may or may not be, in its entirety, used and useful.”
April 11, 2025

Denver Post

Officials say Trump’s orders promoting coal conflict with Colorado’s emissions goals

“Coal has been on the decline for decades, not because of federal policies, but because it’s dirty and it’s increasingly unreliable as our coal fleet ages. And it can’t compete on a level playing field with renewable energy sources.”
March 10, 2025

Montana Free Press

Trump administration seeks to unravel NEPA, reducing power to regulate federal action

“We’re in a moment right now as litigators. We will use the courts to continue to protect our clients and communities from the environmental harm the administration seeks to unleash. So many of these Trump executive orders portend a real onslaught of what’s to come. We’re ready for it. This is what the courts are built for.”

Latest Press Statements

A large brown grizzly bear stands in a field of brown, dry brush looking to it's right.
July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Proposal Would Shift More Grizzly Bear Management to Hostile Northern Rockies States

Grizzly bears retain their listing status under the Endangered Species Act for now
A bison grazes at American Prairie.
February 6, 2026

American Prairie Challenges BLM’s Proposed Revocation of Bison Grazing Permits

The administration’s proposal sets a dangerous precedent on public land management, reversing longstanding practice
North Antelope Rochelle Mine in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. (EcoFlight)
November 20, 2025

Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing

Congress and the administration continue attacks on our national public lands
North Antelope Mine in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
October 8, 2025

Senate Passes Congressional Review Act Resolution to Reopen Montana’s Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing

Resolution will upend the public lands management system as we know it
September 2, 2025

Montana Public Service Commission Declines Constitutional Responsibility to Consider Climate Change

Decision follows a February 2024 petition submitted by over 40 businesses and organizations asking the PSC to comply with the Montana Constitution
July 7, 2025

Trump Administration Begins Process to Reopen Powder River Basin to New Coal Leasing

Resource management plan amendment process follows massive coal giveaways in Republican budget bill