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feature July 29, 2026

Columbia Basin Salmon in Peril

Wild fish populations in the Columbia Basin are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction.

Grizzly bear near Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)

Update July 28, 2026

The Trump Administration Proposes Handing Grizzly Management to States Hostile to the Bears

Under the proposed rule, states would gain significant new authority to relocate or kill grizzly bears.

In the News: Florida Trib July 24, 2026

Florida wildlife under threat from Trump administration rule

Alisa Coe, Attorney, Florida Office: “Saving these animals isn’t just for the animals. It’s also for us. It’s part of our cultural heritage as Floridians.”

In the News: WHRO July 23, 2026

Habitat for endangered species in Virginia will no longer be federally protected

Ben Levitan, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “There's no way to prevent a species from going extinct if it doesn't have a place to live.”

An ʻiʻiwi feeding from a flower, Maui, Hawaii. (Randy Bartlett / Getty Images)

Press Release July 21, 2026

Conservation Groups Plan to Sue Trump Over Attempts to Eliminate Protections for Threatened Species & Favor Corporate Interests Instead of Science

Rulemakings are latest in series of attacks on Endangered Species Act

document July 21, 2026

Notice of Violations of the Endangered Species Act: Blanket 4(d) Repeal Rule

For the rule depriving newly listed threatened species, Earthjustice filed a notice of intent to sue on behalf of Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association, Conservation Council of Hawai‘i, WildEarth…

document July 21, 2026

Notice of Violations of the Endangered Species Act: New Regulation Implementing Endangered Species Act Section 4(b)(2)

For the rule giving outsize weight to “economic considerations,” Earthjustice filed a notice of intent to sue on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Defenders of…

In the News: TIME July 19, 2026

Trump Administration Scales Back Endangered Species Protections—Again

Clay Samford, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “Rather than automatically protecting threatened species, like Florida manatees, so they don’t slip closer to extinction, the new rule leaves them unprotected while the agency does potentially years more paperwork to decide what protections they should receive.”

In the News: The Washington Post July 17, 2026

Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction

Clay Samford, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “It’s part of this administration’s push to reduce protections for public lands and wildlife that are enjoyed by all Americans, in favor of narrow business interests.”

A monarch butterfly on goldenrod in Schaumburg, Illinois. (Zara / 500px)

Press Release July 17, 2026

With Two New Rulemakings, Trump Administration Attempts to Further Weaken Endangered Species Act

Rules eliminate protections for threatened wildlife and prioritize “economic interests” over critical habitat

A gray wolf walking in snow taken in Yellowstone National Park. (Stan Tekiela / Getty Images)

Article July 17, 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.

In the News: Democracy Now! July 16, 2026

Earthjustice Sues to Block Trump’s Move to Gut Endangered Species Act

Ben Levitan, Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “Habitat destruction is the biggest driver of extinction.”

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, May 19, 2020. (Jim Peaco / NPS)

feature July 14, 2026

Defending the Grizzly Bear

Science shows that true recovery of grizzly bears requires a unified population with connected ecosystems.

A grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming. (Scott Suriano / Getty Images)

Press Release July 14, 2026

Trump Administration Proposal Would Shift More Grizzly Bear Management to Hostile Northern Rockies States

Grizzly bears retain their listing status under the Endangered Species Act for now

Press Release: Victory July 14, 2026

Development at Turtle Bay Must Follow Environmental Protection Laws

Oʻahu’s North Shore is home to endangered species protected by state and federal laws

In the News: NPR July 14, 2026

Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “Making this kind of dramatic change doesn’t make any legal sense because it goes against the fundamental purpose and spirit of the statute itself.”

document July 14, 2026

Friends of the Bitterroot v Burgum: Final Order

The court vacated the agency's approval of Amendment 40's removal of elk habitat road density standards and directs agencies to reconsider the standard with remand for further Endangered Species Act…

A golden-cheeked warbler in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores for Earthjustice )