Earthjustice filed a lawsuit asking the Federal District Court to compel the US Fish and Wildlife Service to consider protection for the imperiled westslope cutthroat trout.
Earthjustice has worked for years to preserve and restore the Sacramento Delta, which has been the scene of epic water battles, putting its wildlife in the crosshairs.
Earthjustice petitioned for Endangered Species Act protection for the black-footed albatross, but decided not to take the Fish and Wildlife Service to court when the agency decided that a listing was not warranted.
The population of humpback chub in the Grand Canyon has fallen by two-thirds since the species was protected 30 years ago. The reason: Glen Canyon Dam and invasive species. The recovery plan for the chub is totally inadequate to the task. Earthjustice is in court to force a better plan.
Earthjustice is challenging the American military’s attempt to force the Japanese government to build a new airbase on a reef used by the endangered dugong.
