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Revillagigedo Island in Alaska.
(Photo courtesy of Anita Gould)
Press Release August 27, 2026

Lawsuit Aims to Halt Massive Old-Growth Logging Project in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Forest Service’s old-growth logging plan will harm subsistence use and jeopardize wildlife, drain taxpayer dollars
document August 27, 2026

South Revilla Complaint: Tongass National Forest

A Southeast Alaska Tribe and two conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a 15-year, large-scale old-growth logging project in the Tongass National Forest on…
A view of the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park. (Deb Snelson / Getty Images)
Update August 27, 2026

We’re Defending Big Bend from Trump’s Border Barrier

The administration ignored environmental impacts and laws to build their barrier.
Big Bend National Park in Texas. (National Park Service)
Press Release August 27, 2026

Groups Back Lawsuit to Stop Border Destruction at Big Bend National Park

Environmental organizations challenge the Trump administration’s use of sweeping waivers to sidestep protections for wildlife, habitat, and public lands
Mature eastern hardwood forest in Green Mountain National Forest, home to the largest roadless areas in Vermont. (Kurt Budliger for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 26, 2026

Groups Request Public Comment Period Extension for the Proposed Rollback of the Roadless Rule

The Trump administration has allowed just 32 days for the public to comment on the plan that would open the door to widespread destruction of cherished national forests
Bald eagles are still prevalent today in large part thanks to the Endangered Species Act.
(Photo courtesy of Kenneth Cole Schneider)
Article August 24, 2026

Americans are Stepping Up to Protect Wildlife and Their Wild Places

Earthjustice supporters are fired up about protecting species and the irreplaceable spaces they call home.
document August 21, 2026

Roadless Rule Recission: Public Comment Extension Request

Conservation groups are asking the U.S. Forest Service to extend the public comment period on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule from 32 days to at least 120 days,…
A cultural site in Bears Ears National Monument. (© Tim Peterson)
Press Release August 20, 2026

Utah Senator Mike Lee Wants to Speed Up the Destruction of Bears Ears National Monument

Piling on top of Trump’s proclamation, Lee could soon fast-track an attempt to rip up the monument's land-use plan, which reflects a historic collaborative management process with five Tribal Nations
The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass in Alaska, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (Carlos Rojas / Getty Images)
Article August 19, 2026

How Trump and His Allies Are Attacking America’s Forests

The Trump admin and Congress are trying to gut our national forest protections for the benefit of loggers, drillers, and miners. We're fighting back to defend our iconic public lands…
Earthjustice attorney David Henkin, left, and Rudy Bartley, a member of the nonprofit groups Faasao Amerika Samoa and Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa, take part in the Stand with the Moana demonstration to support and protect the ocean on July 16, 2026 on the Utulei shore in American Samoa. The event was organized by Finafinau, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group. (Gabby Faʻaiʻuaso for Earthjustice)
Press Release August 18, 2026

Lawsuit Targets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale in U.S. Waters

Groups seek to protect imperiled species from underwater mining activities in American Samoa
Polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with coveted metals like cobalt, nickel and manganese, taken from the ocean floor. (William West / AFP via Getty Images)
Press Release August 17, 2026

Second Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Announced Off of Mariana Islands and Guam

Trump administration accelerates reckless plan to open Pacific to deep-sea mining
A loon spreads its wings in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 17, 2026

Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands

Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America’s public lands
document August 17, 2026

Grizzly Bear 4d Comments

Earthjustice submitted comments on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Wild Swan, Park County Environmental Council, Sierra Club, and Swan View Coalition urging the U.S. Fish and…
Fish swim around staghorn coral colonies in the Florida Keys. (Fish and Wildlife Research Institute / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Press Release: Victory August 13, 2026

Conservationist Lawsuit Alerts to Rare Coral Peril; U.S. Corps of Engineers Halts Fort Lauderdale Dredging

Silt and sediment threatens imperiled staghorn coral and queen conch
Press Release August 12, 2026

Grupos Presentan Demanda Enmendada Contra Centro de Detención de los Everglades

Funcionarios de Florida y federales retuvieron información clave sobre financiación
Winter at the Roan Plateau in Colorado.
(Photo courtesy of SkyTruth)
Press Release August 12, 2026

BLM Moves Forward With Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing on the Iconic Roan Plateau in Western Colorado

Release of Environmental Assessment begins 30-day public comment period
Coho salmon suffering from “Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome.” Exposure to 6PPD-Q can kill coho salmon within hours. (Puget Soundkeeper)
Article August 12, 2026

What is 6PPD? How a Tire Chemical Harms Salmon — and Possibly Your Health

The tire industry continues to use a dangerous chemical whose byproduct kills salmon and may harm people. We took the industry to court.
Pelika Andrade, pictured on the island of Nihoa, has spent nearly 20 years protecting Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (Photo courtesy of Pelika Andrade)
Article August 12, 2026

The Pacific Ocean Fed Her Community for Generations. Now It’s Under Attack by the Trump Administration

Pelika Andrade has spent nearly 20 years protecting Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Trump’s plan to allow commercial fishing there could undo it all.