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The Step-by-Step Plan to Sell Off the Arctic — and What You Can Do About It

The Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic. Here are three actions you can take to protect it.

Three caribou walk across a marsh of water and green grass.

Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)

Endangerment Finding Repealed

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is repealing the "endangerment finding" — the scientific finding that mandates the government to protect the public against climate pollution. Related legal analysis.

Breaking Down the Trump Administration’s Attacks on the Endangered Species Act

Drew Caputo explains it all in two minutes. Related article.

Down Comes The Dam

Pomeroy Dam, on the Illinois River in Oregon, was successfully demolished — bringing back wild salmon runs. Earthjustice attorney Janette Brimmer reports from the scene.

Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Courts

Here’s why we remain confident that the courts are a place where we can mount an effective defense of the environment. Related article.

Recent Explainers

Grey reef sharks and colorful schools of anthias in the waters of Jarvis Island at the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

Our Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

The George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River are shrouded in heavy smog in 1973.

This is what the U.S. used to look like.

The Trump administration is trying to bring back an era when cities choked on smog and rivers caught on fire. Earthjustice is fighting to keep our toxic history in the past.

An upward view of the U.S. Supreme Court building near the top of the front steps.

The Law That Can Stop Trump’s Environmental Agenda is One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Strictly speaking, it’s not even an environmental law. We call it our not-so-secret secret weapon.

A group of people stand behind a speaker at a podium. Some hold signs including a large one that says "Philly deserves safe, clean + affordable energy!" and "Here 4 climate justice"

Why Are Electricity Bills Going Up?

Electricity rates are set to skyrocket, fueled by the Trump administration’s war on cheaper clean energy and push for expensive fossil fuels.

Kids take a break in a swimming pool in the shadow of the James H. Miller, Jr., coal-fired power plant in Adamsville, Alabama.

Corporations Emailed. Then 68 Power Plants Got a Pass to Pollute.

Using a loophole, the Trump administration exempted coal power plants from mercury and arsenic limits, polluting the air we breathe.

PUSH Buffalo's executive director, Dawn Wells-Clyburn, stands outside of the organization's training center.

Trump’s EPA Cancelled 350 Environmental Justice Grants, Then Congress Cut Funding for Future Projects. Here’s Why That Matters.

100% Clean Energy

Earthjustice is using the power of the law to accelerate the shift from dirty to clean energy. More stories.

How Maryland is Taking Climate Action into Its Own Hands — While Cutting Energy Bills

Smog clogs the air around the 405 freeway in Los Angeles.

Where We Go from Here on States’ Zero-Emissions Cars and Trucks Progress

A subway train on the 7 line in Queens, with New York City's Manhattan skyline in the background.

New York’s Climate Law Is a Beacon in Trump’s Smog

A large group of people, mostly young, march down a street in the rain holding signs against fossil fuels.

Oregon Energy Victory Saves Consumers Millions, Makes Climate Progress

Justice-centered Movement

Earthjustice partners with communities around the country to fight for a safe, just, and healthy environment. More stories.

Charlene Alden stands outside her home in Lame Deer, Montana.

A Tribe Takes on Coal

A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida.

We’re Fighting to Protect the Everglades from a Massive Detention Center

From left: Walter Jim, Chair of the Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC), Ray Watson, an ONC Council Member, and William Igkurak, Council President of the Native Village of Kwigillingok, presented at the 2025 Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon, on the threat of the Donlin Gold mine to their Kuskokwim River communities.

Mining Makes No Sense to the Southwest Alaska Tribes Challenging the Donlin Gold Mine

A woman looks directly at the camera with a serious expression standing in the door of a greenhouse.

Trump Guts Environmental Justice Policies, but the Fight for Justice Continues

End Fossil Fuels

Earthjustice works alongside communities impacted by coal, oil, and gas and uses the power of the law to loosen the fossil fuel industry’s destructive grip on our world. More stories.

A group of silhouetted people stand on the shore in the evening with a lit up drilling platform visible in the distance.

Trump Plans to Drill 1.27 Billion Acres of Ocean. Here’s How We’re Fighting Back.

A woman wearing a hat, sweatshirt and black pants stands in ankle-deep water with the ocean behind her, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.

Trump’s Ocean Drilling Sale Risks Another Disaster for Gulf Communities — We’re Suing

How Hawai‘i’s Youth Advocates are Fighting for Hawai‘i’s Future

A group of construction workers with heavy equipment work on a pipe in a large hole in the ground.

Communities’ Fight Against Gas Pipeline Projects Heats Up

Biodiversity

Earthjustice protects imperiled species and the ecosystems that support their lives — and ours. More stories.

An owl perched near a white tree trunk, looking towards the camera.

Trump’s Latest Attack on Endangered Species Act Threatens Biodiversity

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, May 19, 2020.

Defending the Grizzly Bear

A brightly colored orange and black monarch butterfly alights on a plant with small white flowers.

The Monarch Has Been Proposed for the Endangered Species List. It Still Needs Better Protections From Pesticides.

A bird with a black back and a white breast sits on a tan rock.

One Small Seabird Egg Offers Hope for Hawai‘i’s Biodiversity

Safeguard Lands & Waters

Earthjustice believes that humans have a moral and practical duty to defend wilderness from exploitation and destruction. More stories.

A group of people stand on the bank of a large body of water facing away from the camera, with a large bridge visible on the left of the frame. The shirt on the person on the right reads "NO LINE 5 OIL TUNNEL"

An Oil Tunnel is Threatening the Great Lakes

A young man in a life preserver sitting in a canoe smiles and looks into the camera while paddling in a misty lake with a low sun.

The Fight to Save a Beloved Midwest Wilderness

A person in a blue jacket and hat, very small in the photo, takes pictures of enormous trees, which you can only see the base of. The setting is a dense forest with ferns on the ground and moss climbing up the large tree trunks.

The Repeal of the Roadless Rule Threatens Our Wildest Public Lands

A man wearing jeans and a sweatshirt holds a coffee mug in his hand and looks up at the large green trees that surround him.

What the Tongass Needs is Time to Heal, Not More Logging

Clean Air & Water

Earthjustice is strengthening protections for the air we breathe and the water we drink, and holding polluters accountable when they violate those protections. More stories.

A woman stand on the sidewalk of a city downtown looking directly into the camera with her hands in her pocket. Her sweater reads "Howard University"

We Just Got a Win to Secure Safe, Lead-Free Drinking Water

Three smokestacks rise from behind a green hill with one spewing a large amount of white smoke. Smoke it also coming out of two other areas obscured by the hill.

4 Ways Clean Air Is Under Attack from Trump and Congressional Republicans

Cars, including taxis, fill up a large street surrounded by people on the sidewalk and very tall buildings in New York City.

Congestion Pricing is a Big Win for Clean Air. We’re Suing Trump to Keep It.

New Victory Will Bring Clearer Views and Cleaner Air to National Parks

Remove Toxic Products

Earthjustice works to ensure that all people have safe workplaces and neighborhoods, have access to safe drinking water and food, and live in homes that are free of hazardous chemicals. More stories.