Following the Trump administration’s abrupt and unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement to restore the Columbia basin, plaintiffs return to court to prevent salmon and steelhead extinction
This full-page ad ran in the Seattle Times on Oct. 8, 2025 to help counter misinformation about the state of the Columbia Basin’s salmon and steelhead runs being spread by industry special interests. The truth is that Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction. For more information: https://earthjustice.org/feature/columbia-basin-salmon-peril
The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement forces plaintiffs back to court to protect salmon and steelhead from lethal dams
With fewer than 50 Māui dolphins remaining, they are the rarest marine dolphin on Earth. Their survival is primarily threatened by harmful fishing practices that net the dolphins.
The Puget Soundkeeper victory is critical first step to address long-standing pollution from municipal wastewater that degrade water quality in Puget Sound
The Trump administration’s decision to abandon the agreement continues the administration’s pattern of breaking promises, ignoring science, and devaluing our iconic lands and wildlife.
The administration’s decision reneges on promised investments in fisheries and clean energy, and ignores federal, state, tribal science on the need for urgent action to prevent extinction and rebuild healthy and abundant salmon
