Public Lands

The Latest On: Public Lands

January 14, 2022 | Press Release

Biden Administration Refuses To Return to Obama-Era Coal Policy

Earthjustice responds to Biden administration failure to act on coal

January 13, 2022 | Legal Document

Doc. 220 BLM Brief In Support Of MSJ

The Department of Justice filed a brief on behalf of the Department of Interior in response to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and environmental groups challenge to the Biden administration's decision to defend a Trump-era policy continuing coal leasing on public lands.

December 30, 2021 | In the News: Washington Post

This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?

December 9, 2021 | Feature

Justice for the Earth and Its People

The exploration of landmark cases behind Earthjustice's rise and reinvention.

November 17, 2021 | Video

Stop Oil Drilling in the Everglades

Oil drilling in the Florida Everglades threatens water for millions of people, thousands of plants and animals, and the way of life of the Miccosukee Tribe.

November 15, 2021 | Letter

President Biden Lease Sale Letter

Call to action telling the Biden administration to overhaul the federal fossil fuel program and end new fossil fuel leasing.

November 12, 2021 | Article

Here’s Why Leasing Public Land to Oil and Gas is a Death Sentence for the Planet

Selling public land to companies that carve it up for fossil fuels is a bad deal for people and the environment.

November 11, 2021 | In the News: WUSF

A plan to drill two more oil wells in Big Cypress Swamp is being challenged

Tania Galloni, Managing Attorney, Florida Office, Earthjustice: "If you consider that Florida is at one of the greatest threats of sea level rise and climate change from intensifying storms, the idea that we would drill for oil at all — and begin new drilling in the Everglades, one of the most ecologically sensitive parts of the state and for the region — it really makes no sense at all."

November 9, 2021 | Press Release: Victory