National Monuments

April 2, 2019 | Legal Document

Legal Document: Federal Judge Upholds Expansion of Ecological Wonder Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

A federal judge rejects Murphy Timber’s challenge to President Obama’s expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in 2017. The judge rules there was no dispute that President Obama acted within his authority when expanding the national monument and that there was no irreconcilable conflict between the Antiquities Act and the Oregon and California Lands Act.

April 2, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Judge Upholds Expansion of Ecological Wonder Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

In a win for unique public lands, court rejects timber company’s arguments that monument lands should be for timber production only

March 12, 2019 | In the News: Associated Press

Trump’s National Monument Changes Return to Spotlight

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Earthjustice Rocky Mountain office: the lack of an outcome for so many monuments “raises questions if this was really about abuses they saw in monument designations or whether it was really more of a political deal that he had made with the Utah senators?”

March 5, 2019 | In the News: Northwest News Service

Timber Industry Challenge To Cascade-Siskiyou Monument Expansion Gets Its Day In Court

Kristen Boyles, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: “This lawsuit seeks to create a conflict where none actually exists. This case presents arguments that are a means to an end. And the end being that Murphy timber does not want this expansion to stay in place.”

January 17, 2019 | Blog Post

D.C. Is Shut Down for the People — and Open for President Trump’s Corporate Cronies

The government is working just fine for the oil and gas industry.

December 4, 2018 | Blog Post

Listen to the Cosmic Sound of Sandstone Arches in Bears Ears

A scientist’s mission to record the humming arches of Utah’s national monuments

November 28, 2018 | Blog Post

We’re Fighting a Corporate Scheme to Sell the Mojave Desert’s Water

Earthjustice is challenging Cadiz, Inc.’s plans to sell contaminated groundwater from a fragile ecosystem in southern California.

November 15, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: After the Elections, What Comes Next?

Earthjustice Policy & Legislative staff discuss the results of the 2018 midterm election and what they mean for our environment, our health, and the future of our planet; what comes next in the fight to defend our democracy; and the public’s ability to seek justice in a court of law.

October 22, 2018 | Feature

Insider Briefing: Meet Abigail Dillen

New President Abigail Dillen discusses her vision for Earthjustice’s future as the organization battles the assault on environmental safeguards and pushes for a rapid shift to 100% clean energy.

October 15, 2018 | Press Release

Environmental, Civil Rights Advocates Demand Trump Administration Halt Move to Silence Freedom of Speech on National Mall

Groups criticize proposed rule imposing fees for lawful assembly in new letter

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National Monuments

Legal Document: Federal Judge Upholds Expansion of Ecological Wonder Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Federal Judge Upholds Expansion of Ecological Wonder Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

Trump’s National Monument Changes Return to Spotlight

Timber Industry Challenge To Cascade-Siskiyou Monument Expansion Gets Its Day In Court

D.C. Is Shut Down for the People — and Open for President Trump’s Corporate Cronies

Listen to the Cosmic Sound of Sandstone Arches in Bears Ears

We’re Fighting a Corporate Scheme to Sell the Mojave Desert’s Water

Insider Briefing: After the Elections, What Comes Next?

Insider Briefing: Meet Abigail Dillen

Environmental, Civil Rights Advocates Demand Trump Administration Halt Move to Silence Freedom of Speech on National Mall

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