Public Lands

The Latest On: Public Lands

July 31, 2021 | Article

Indigenous Heritage Sites Are at Risk of Destruction. Biden Can Change That.

Historic totem pole journey builds pressure on the Biden administration to fulfill promises made to the first peoples of America’s lands and waters.

June 28, 2021 | Press Release

Bethel Tribe Challenges DEC Commissioner’s Decision Upholding Donlin Gold Mine Permit

Mine operations will cause mercury to spike to unsafe levels

June 17, 2021 | Explainer

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

The Tongass National Forest is threatened by a rule change that would allow new clear-cut logging. We’re in court to defend the Tongass.

June 16, 2021 | Article

Court Freezes Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan, But Biden Administration Won't Ice It for Good

The Biden administration is defending ConocoPhillips’ dangerous plan to refreeze and then drill the Arctic for oil.

June 16, 2021 | Case

Stopping a Proposed Manufacturing Megasite Near the Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s Land

The project threatens pristine woods and the Nation’s culture

June 16, 2021 | Press Release

Earthjustice: Injunction Reversing Biden’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Pause is ‘Legally Wrong’

The law does not require the government to run public lands and waters for the sole benefit of the oil and gas industry

June 11, 2021 | Press Release

Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Tongass National Forest

U.S. Forest Service revisits Trump rollback of Roadless Rule

June 9, 2021 | Letter

Letter: Forest Service Protections Sought for Wolves in Idaho, Montana Wilderness Areas

New policies could eradicate gray wolf populations in Northern Rockies states

May 28, 2021 | In the News: Ravalli Republic

Wildlife lawyers: Flathead plan fails grizzlies, trout

Timothy Preso, Managing Attorney, Northern Rockies Office, Earthjustice: “The new forest plan makes a massive change in on-the-ground conditions without any study of the effects.”

May 18, 2021 | Legal Document

Opening Brief: Groups Head to Court Against Biden Administration’s Defense of Federal Coal Leasing

Opening brief in defending coal leasing moratorium

Public Lands

Indigenous Heritage Sites Are at Risk of Destruction. Biden Can Change That.

Bethel Tribe Challenges DEC Commissioner’s Decision Upholding Donlin Gold Mine Permit

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

Court Freezes Dangerous Arctic Drilling Plan, But Biden Administration Won't Ice It for Good

Stopping a Proposed Manufacturing Megasite Near the Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s Land

Earthjustice: Injunction Reversing Biden’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Pause is ‘Legally Wrong’

Biden Administration Takes Action to Protect Tongass National Forest

Letter: Forest Service Protections Sought for Wolves in Idaho, Montana Wilderness Areas

Wildlife lawyers: Flathead plan fails grizzlies, trout

Opening Brief: Groups Head to Court Against Biden Administration’s Defense of Federal Coal Leasing

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