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Utah sought to reactivate lawsuits then have them dismissed as moot

We are prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office.

The policy playbook from the Heritage Foundation would strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet.

El manual de políticas de la Fundación Heritage nos quitaría derechos a un aire y agua limpios, además de un planeta saludable.

Heidi McIntosh, Managing Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office, Earthjustice: “Utah’s argument that the president may only designate small monuments centered on specific sites is just wrong. In 1920, the Supreme Court upheld President Teddy Roosevelt’s use of the Antiquities Act to protect 800,000 acres in Arizona when he declared the Grand Canyon a national monument. In…

Attacks on the Antiquities Act are not new. Earthjustice and our partners continue to fight back.

Motion to intervene filed in support of President Biden’s monument designation near Grand Canyon

Conservation groups filed a motion to intervene in defense of President Biden’s designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona.

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “It’s been many years now of litigation, fighting to protect this remarkable place, and phew, we’re done. The monument and its expansion, it’s now the law of the land. People should go visit this summer. It’s a beautiful place.”

Decision ensures that southwest Oregon rivers, fish, and wildlife remain protected

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments remain safe

A Utah federal judge dismissed two lawsuits, led by the state of Utah, that attempted to undo President Biden’s restoration of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and attacked the Antiquities Act as unlawful.

This win advances two goals at the heart of Earthjustice’s mission: protecting public lands and facing down the destructive threat of fossil fuels.

Heeding calls from tribal leaders, President Biden designated nearly a million acres as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

Statement from Earthjustice Senior Legislative Representative Blaine Miller-McFeeley

Second federal appeals court protects Monument and the rare and beautiful plant and animal species that live there

A legal victory means Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will remain protected from destructive commercial logging.

Major victory for the Monument and the spectacular variety of plants, fish, and wildlife that depend on the Monument’s ecological integrity