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Ozawa Bineshi Albert, with Casey Camp-Horinek (right).

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October 28, 2020 | Explainer

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

The Tongass National Forest is threatened by a rule change that would allow new clear-cut logging. We’re fighting to defend it.

November 23, 2020 | Feature

Reclaiming the Klamath

For the Yurok, the fight to protect the Klamath River and the Tribe’s way of life goes back centuries.

November 20, 2020 | From the Experts

World Trade Organization Is Negotiating New Agreement to Protect Our Oceans From Overfishing

Earthjustice is one of more than 160 leading environmental organizations that have signed on in support of ending unsustainable funding practices

November 20, 2020 | Update

What the 2020 election means for the environment

A Biden administration can remedy many of the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks within the space of a year.

November 18, 2020 | Update

Trump Administration’s Final Push to Drill the Arctic Refuge: What Comes Next?

In its waning days of power, the Trump administration is attempting to open the Arctic for oil and gas drilling in sacred and irreplaceable Alaskan wilderness.

November 18, 2020 | Feature

From the Ground Up: A Petition to Protect New York City’s Community Gardens

By protecting community gardens through CEA designation, New York City can help to ensure that the gardens continue to strengthen and transform neighborhoods for decades to come.

November 17, 2020 | Update

This City Just Took a Big Step Toward a Clean Energy Future

Homes and businesses will run on all-electric appliances, creating healthier, safer homes and significantly reducing the city’s greenhouse gas emissions.

November 16, 2020 | Update

Victory for Tribes as Michigan Governor Stops Oil Giant

Today, local tribes and communities in Michigan are celebrating a victory for the Great Lakes, the world’s largest source of fresh surface water. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has revoked the 1953 easement for the Line 5 dual pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac for violation of the public trust doctrine.