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Press Release September 17, 2026

Bonneville Power Administration wants to raise customer rates – and is wrongly blaming emergency measures to protect salmon

Better decision-making by the federal hydropower agency could protect both Northwest consumers and imperiled salmon
Press Release September 17, 2026

Earthjustice Responds to Radical New Trump Administration Memo that Sanctions Killing of Endangered Species

New internal memo subverts the law by making it OK to kill endangered species — as long as it wasn’t intentional
The Lower Granite Dam is one of the four Lower Snake River dams. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
From the Experts September 16, 2026

Court-Ordered Spill Provides a Lifeline for Columbia Basin Salmon

Additional water spilled over Columbia Basin dams is crucial for migrating juvenile salmon.
Sockeye salmon (Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon)
feature September 16, 2026

Timeline: A Long Fight to Restore Snake River Salmon

Learn about the major events, court rulings, and where we are now in this long-standing fight.
Each spring, bison migrate across Yellowstone National Park's western boundary to reach lower elevation foraging areas — including Horse Butte — that provide the earliest new grass. (Jim Peaco / NPS)
Press Release September 14, 2026

State of Montana Moves to Drop Yellowstone Bison Suit Ahead of NPS Analysis

Fort Peck Tribes, conservation groups urge NPS to defend bison conservation progress
document September 14, 2026

Yellowstone Bison – Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss

The state of Montana moved to dismiss its lawsuit over Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison management plan.
Red knots, ruddy turnstones, dunlin and semipalmated sandpipers coming through the Delaware Bay near Fortescue, New Jersey, on May 23, 2022. (Aristide Economopoulos for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 14, 2026

On “Day Zero” for American Wildlife, Groups Across U.S. Denounce Trump’s Attack on Endangered Species’ Habitat

Bipartisan Members of Congress & former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Directors under Republican and Democrats have also denounced ESA "harm" rule
In the News: Inside Climate News September 9, 2026

NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’

Andrea Treece, Attorney, Oceans Program: “If you asked AI to come up with a plan to hollow out marine ecosystems and impoverish coastal communities, it would look a lot like the one NOAA just put out. The agency is taking a sharp turn away from science.”
An octopus on the seafloor at Physalia Seamount in the Atlantic Ocean. Deep-sea mining would threaten the rich ecosystems at the bottom of the ocean. (NOAA Okeanos Explorer)
From the Experts September 9, 2026

Why We Don’t Need to Mine the Deep Sea

As tech changes, better solutions are emerging
A school of rays swimming in the Northern Mariana Islands. (Charlie Jung / Getty Images)
Press Release September 8, 2026

Lawsuit Challenges Mariana Islands Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale

Groups seek protection for imperiled species from destructive deep-sea mining activities
document September 8, 2026

Deep Sea Mining Mariana Islands Complaint

Plaintiffs Our Common Wealth 670, PåganWatch, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, and Center for Biological Diversity hereby complain of the actions of Defendants National Marine Fisheries Service and Secretary of Commerce…
Press Release September 8, 2026

Conservation Groups Challenge Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Big Game Migration Corridors

Lease sales in Colorado and Wyoming threaten sensitive public land resources and habitat
document September 8, 2026

Complaint: Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Colorado and Wyoming

Conservation groups filed suit over the Trump administration’s approval of two large oil and gas lease sales in Colorado and Wyoming, which threaten big game migration corridors and pristine, wilderness-quality…
Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 4, 2026

Trump Administration Proposes Regulations to Rubber Stamp Drilling in Alaska’s Western Arctic

The regulations proposed at the request of the oil industry seek to greenlight potentially massive new oil development in sensitive areas of the Western Arctic
A bison roams on the American Prairie Reserve, a massive prairie-based nature reserve in northeastern Montana being developed by the American Prairie Foundation. (Ami Vitale for Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory September 4, 2026

Court Decision Prevents Trump Admin from Removing More Than 900 Bison from Federal Land

Earthjustice and Cochenour Law filed for preliminary injunction for American Prairie in August
document September 4, 2026

American Prairie: Preliminary Injunction

A Montana District Court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from removing more than 900 bison from federal land in Montana.
In 1973, gray wolves became one of the first animals to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice has gone to court for decades on behalf of wolves throughout the country. (Kathleen Reeder Wildlife Photography / Getty Images)
feature September 3, 2026

Biodiversity Program Report: Summer 2026

Highlights of Earthjustice's work to protect imperiled wildlife and the habitats that support their lives — and ours.
The vibrant colors of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. (Getty Images)
Update September 2, 2026

Earthjustice Sues Trump Admin Over Illegal Move to Slash National Monuments by Nearly 3 Million Acres

The administration is targeting Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, attempting to shrink both monuments to less than 10% of their current size.