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A California spotted owl perches on a tree. (Rick Kuyper / USFWS)
Press Release November 19, 2025

Lawsuit Seeks Final Protection for California Spotted Owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for California spotted owls it proposed in 2023

document November 19, 2025

CBD v USFWS: California Spotted Owl

The Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice, brings this action under the federal Endangered Species Act to compel the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take the statutorily required action of making a final determination on the proposed listing of two distinct population segments of the California spotted owl occurring in California and Nevada as endangered and threatened species.

A manatee calf with its mother at Three Sisters Springs in Florida. Earthjustice is dedicated to <a href="/office/florida">curbing the widespread contamination of Florida waters</a> by sewage, fertilizer, and manure. (James R.D. Scott / Getty Images)
Press Release November 19, 2025

Earthjustice Responds to Another Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species

Set of proposed rules would hollow out bedrock environmental law

Press Release November 18, 2025

Demanda Impugna Primera Oferta de la 2da Administración Trump Para Petróleo en Alta Mar

La oferta de petróleo en el Golfo está programada para el 10 de diciembre.

People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance in Seal Beach, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Update November 18, 2025

We’re Suing the Trump Administration Over Its Unlawful Gulf of Mexico Oil Sale

The Interior Department plans to hold an 80-million-acre oil sale in the Gulf of Mexico on Dec. 10.

Press Release November 18, 2025

Lawsuit Challenges First Offshore Oil Sale of New Trump Administration

Gulf oil sale scheduled for December 10

Press Release November 18, 2025

Groups Challenge New York State’s Approval of the NESE Pipeline Over Significant Risks to Water Quality

The pipeline project was rejected by the state two prior times over water quality threats

document November 17, 2025

Western Arctic CRA Opposition Letter

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 80 and H.J.Res. 124, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2022 Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

document November 17, 2025

Arctic Refuge CRA Opposition Letter

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 91 and H.J.Res.131, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2024 Record of Decision for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain Leasing Program.

Two sandhill cranes dance in the Western Arctic, in the area close to Lake Teshekpuk. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 13, 2025

The Trump Administration Announces Rollback of a Rule that Helped Protect the Western Arctic from Harmful Oil and Gas Drilling

The Department of the Interior announced it will finalize the rescission of common-sense rules aimed at better protecting ecologically sensitive public lands including Teshekpuk Lake

Caribou make their way across the Teshekpuk Lake area of northern Alaska. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Article November 12, 2025

The Step-by-Step Plan to Sell Off the Arctic, and What You Can Do About It

The Trump administration and Congress have waged an all-out assault on the Arctic. Here are three actions you can take to protect it.

Caribou in the Western Arctic around the Teshekpuk Lake area. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 11, 2025

Exploratory oil and gas drilling and seismic exploration move forward in the Western Arctic

Bureau of Land Management issues an environmental study to authorize ConocoPhillips’ winter drilling and seismic projects in Teshekpuk Lake and Colville River Special Areas

Clockwise, from top-left: (David Shindle for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission),  (Kelvin Gorospe / NOAA), (David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice), (Edwin Remsberg / Getty Images), (Gerald Herbert / AP), (Danielle Villasana for Earthjustice), (Petty Officer First Class John Masson / US Coast Guard), (Matteo Colombo / Getty Images)
feature November 4, 2025

Earthjustice Program Report: Fall 2025

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.

Cape fur seals swim around Dyer Island on the West Coast of South Africa. (Roger Horrocks / Getty Images)
From the Experts: Victory November 3, 2025

Legal Wins in South Africa Protect Communities and the Environment From Fossil Fuel Expansion

Groups fighting the buildout of oil and gas projects defend climate, justice, and the rule of law.

Clockwise, from top-left: (Jerry Neal / CPW), (SimonSkafar / GettyImages), (Courtney Couch / NOAA), (Zach Stern / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), (K. King / USFWS), (Zara / 500px), (Lisa Hupp / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), (New Zealand Department of Conservation), (jacobeukman / Getty Images), (Troy Harrison / Getty Images)
feature November 3, 2025

Biodiversity Program Report

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.

Kuskokwim River, in southwest Alaska. The Donlin mine's massive industrial operation will destroy thousands of acres of wetlands and streams and cause permanently elevated levels of dangerous metals in local water.
(Peter Griffith / NASA)
Press Release October 29, 2025

Fast Tracking of Permitting for the Donlin Gold Mine Further Erodes Trust Among Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribes

A federal permitting council added the Alaska gold mine to its list of projects for expedited permitting

A horseshoe crab in the Delaware Bay near Fortescue, N.J. (Aristide Economopoulos for Earthjustice)
Press Release October 28, 2025

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

Commission misses opportunity to set longer protections for female horseshoe crabs

Press Release October 27, 2025

Land Board Advances Plan to Re-Open Hawaiʻi Waters to Aquarium Pet Industry

Rulemaking decision follows the agency’s prior vote to ban reef fish collection and intense public opposition to the capture and sale of native reef wildlife