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Conservation, education, veteran, and recreation groups fight to protect critical Southern California public lands in Chuckwalla National Monument

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection as we know it

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public lands protection

An abuse of executive power seeks to roll back prohibitions on commercial fishing

Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation’s public lands system and upend public land protection as we know it

Together with our clients, we’re wielding the power of the law across 700 legal matters to protect people and our planet. With deep gratitude, we are pleased to share highlights of this work, which is made possible by partners like you.

Earthjustice fights to protect imperiled species and the habitats that support their lives — and ours. Here are highlights of our work to defend our natural world over the past year, and a glimpse at what’s next.

Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to defend the web of life, to protect people’s health, and to advance a just transition to clean energy. We’re pleased to share highlights of our progress, and a glimpse at what’s next.

Bills would undermine critical land protections and the leadership of local Tribes

Meet some of the lawyers behind our cases, and learn how they’re defending our land, air, and water against the Trump administration’s unprecedented threats.

Conservation, veteran, and recreation groups file for right to defend Chuckwalla National Monument designation that protects critical Southern California public lands

The motion to intervene and brief in the Torongo and Blue Ribbon Coalition v. Burgum lawsuit.

We sued the Trump administration for trying to illegally open one of the world’s most pristine tropical marine environments to commercial fishing — and we won.

Court strikes down free pass to commercial fishers in protected areas granted following Trump proclamation in April

Court ruling that commercial fishing cannot legally continue in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM). Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on its fifth and sixth claims for relief, ECF No. 13, is granted, and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) April 25, 2025, letter is hereby vacated.

Clearcutting. Drilling. Overfishing. The Trump administration is selling out our public lands to profiteers.

For decades, we’ve defended our public lands for the benefit of all people, and we’ll continue fighting back as long as Trump’s attacks continue.

Commercial fishing within national monument boundaries threatens protected marine habitats, endangered species, and the long-term health of our world’s oceans