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The Salish Sea.
(Photo courtesy of J. Andrew Flenniken)
Press Release May 21, 2026

Canadian Gas Company Appeals Denial of Expansion of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Terminal in Ferndale, Washington

AltaGas is asking Whatcom County Superior court to overturn a victory won by six local environmental groups requiring fair environmental review of the terminal’s expansion
The red snapper fishery is targeted by both commercial and recreational fishermen.
(Rainervon Brandis / Getty Images)
Press Release May 18, 2026

Ocean Conservancy, Earthjustice File Amicus Brief to Prevent Red Snapper Overfishing in South Atlantic

In Florida alone, so-called new “exempted” fishing permits could allow fishing to exceed the annual catch limit by 20 times – threatening ongoing efforts to rebuild fish stocks
Pygmy rabbits depend on large areas of mature sagebrush to protect them from predators and for the majority of their diet. (H. Ulmschneider / BLM and R. Dixon / Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game)
Press Release May 13, 2026

Conservation Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect World’s Smallest Bunnies

Fish and Wildlife Service failed to make required listing determination for pygmy rabbit
document May 13, 2026

Pygmy Rabbit Complaint

Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help secure Endangered Species Act protections for the pygmy rabbit – the world’s smallest rabbit species.
Remote camera image of a wolf pups taken during the summer of 2025. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife)
Article May 7, 2026

Colorado’s Wolf Pups are Leading the Species’ Recovery. The Government Wants to Undermine It

A comment period backed by anti-wolf groups hopes to derail the state’s effort to restore wolves to their historic habitat.
Press Release May 1, 2026

Groups Sound the Alarm on Massive Tar Sands Oil Pipeline, Demand Additional Opportunity for Public Comment

President Trump on Thursday issued cross-border permit for Bridger pipeline before completing environmental review, consulting Tribes
document May 1, 2026

Bridger Pipeline Quotes

A coalition of Indigenous, conservation, and community groups sounded the alarm on the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which could transport more tar sands oil per day than the controversial, and…
document May 1, 2026

Bridger Pipeline Comment Letter

A coalition of Indigenous, conservation, and community groups submitted comments on the proposed Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which could transport more tar sands oil per day than the controversial, and now…
A gray wolf walking in snow taken in Yellowstone National Park. (Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)
Article April 29, 2026

How Trump and Congress Are Attacking the Endangered Species Act – and What You Can Do

Extractive industries that have long despised the ESA now have powerful allies. We’re fighting back.
A controlled burn of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill sends towers of fire hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico on June 9, 2010. (PO1 John Masson / U.S. Coast Guard)
Update April 20, 2026

We’re Suing Over BP’s New Gulf Drilling Project, 16 Years After the Company’s Deepwater Horizon Disaster

The government greenlit BP’s proposal for a new ultra-deepwater drilling project in the Gulf, despite significant red flags.
A gentle mist settles on Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
feature April 16, 2026

A mining threat returns to the nation’s most visited wilderness

Congress voted to remove protections from mining in the watershed of the treasured Boundary Waters wilderness.
Windy, dusty day in Mojave National Preserve, California. (Christian Collins / CC BY-SA 2.0)
Press Release April 15, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Department of Interior’s Rubberstamping of Mining in California’s Mojave National Preserve

The National Parks Conservation Association calls for halt to operations damaging park landscape at the formerly decommissioned Colosseum Mine
Female panther at the Picayune Strand State Forest in Collier County.
(Tim Donovan / Florida Fish & Wildlife)
Update April 15, 2026

Court Upholds Protections for Florida’s Wetlands

The ruling ensures protections for vulnerable species like the critically endangered Florida panther.
Small mouth grunts swim past elkhorn coral. (Ethan Daniels / Shutterstock)
From the Experts April 13, 2026

America’s Fisheries Law Turns 50: Let’s Skip the Mid-Life Crisis

Fish depend on healthy habitats, abundant food sources, and a well-functioning food web to thrive.
Lake Koocanusa by Libby Dam in northwest Montana. (Lisa Kyle Young / Getty Images)
Press Release: Victory April 9, 2026

Court Upholds Selenium Water Quality Standard for Lake Koocanusa

Montana and Idaho waters endure harmful pollution from upstream Canadian coal mines
document April 9, 2026

Selenium MSJ Order

A Montana District Court upheld Montana's selenium water quality standard for Lake Koocanusa (Koocanusa Reservoir), affirming the science-based limits necessary to protect fish and other aquatic life.
A heron takes flight over wetlands in the Everglades in Florida. (Brian Lasenby / Shutterstock)
Update April 7, 2026

We’re Fighting to Protect the Everglades from Florida’s Illegal Detention Center

Florida and the Trump administration have been ramming through the construction of an immigration detention facility within the Florida Everglades, the largest mangrove ecosystem in the Western Hemisphere.
document April 6, 2026

First Circuit: Hawaii Aquarium Collection Ban Authority

The Court reverse the Order Denying Petition for Declaratory Ruling, stating Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources has authority to ban commercial aquarium collection statewide.