National Monuments

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

October 8, 2018 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Court Upholds Protections for Oceans and National Monuments

Court dismisses an industry challenge to the first U.S. Atlantic Ocean marine monument

October 8, 2018 | Fact Sheet

Background information for court ruling on motion to dismiss in Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association

On the lawsuit challenging Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

October 5, 2018 | Legal Document

OPINION: Federal Court Upholds Protections for Oceans, National Monuments

A federal court dismissed an industry challenge to the first marine national monument in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean.

September 27, 2018 | Legal Document

Uinta Basin Lease Challenge

This case challenges the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) decisions to issue 121 oil and gas leases covering 117,720.59 acres in northwest Colorado and northeast Utah without considering how the air pollution from developing the leases will adversely impact public health, the environment, and treasured public lands like Dinosaur National Monument.

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