Forests

The Latest On: Forests

July 15, 2016 | Blog Post

Two Political Trainwrecks in the Making

The House and Senate are packing their environmental budget bills with poison pill riders that would harm America’s air, water and wildlife.

June 30, 2016 | Blog Post

Climate Change Is Altering Our Most Treasured Parks

We’re already seeing the impacts climate change will have on national parks over the next century.

June 23, 2016 | Blog Post

This Land Is Our Land

As the National Parks Service turns 100 this summer, Earthjustice continues to defend public lands so future generations can always find refuge in these magnificent places.

June 23, 2016 | Press Release

Senate Proposal Threatens to Roll Back Forest Safeguards and Authorize Harmful Logging Activities

The Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee is weighing a proposed bill which discounts NEPA and could have detrimental consequences to our nation’s forest system

April 29, 2016 | Blog Post

Five (True!) Tall Tales About Trees

This Arbor Day, we’re celebrating the holiday with five fun facts about trees, along with a list of the various ways that Earthjustice is working to save these invaluable organisms.

March 28, 2016 | Press Release: Victory

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections

Court leaves rules in place that protect Tongass rainforest wildlands from damaging logging, road construction

March 18, 2016 | Blog Post

Shutting Down a Wasteful Plan in Puerto Rico

An energy company is trying to fund the construction of a waste incinerator in Puerto Rico with federal dollars, even though the project could harm human health and the environment. (Spanish language version available.)

March 17, 2016 | Feature

Coal's Toll on Colorado’s Forests

Photos by the Forest Service—obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request—give graphic evidence of underground coal mining's impacts on Colorado landscapes that provide a home for black bear and elk, beaver and the elusive lynx.

March 15, 2016 | Blog Post

‘Long March’ in Bangladesh Urges Protection of Sundarbans Forests from Pollution

More than a thousand concerned citizens marched over 200 miles in scorching heat to protest two planned coal-fired power plants that threaten the Sundarbans World Heritage Site.

March 14, 2016 | Blog Post

Who Protects the Protectors like Berta Cáceres?

The brutal murder of Honduran indigenous and land rights defender Berta Cáceres brings into focus the dangers that activists face worldwide. (Spanish language version available.)

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