Public Lands

The Latest On: Public Lands

January 19, 2021 | Press Release

Conservation Groups Challenge EPA’s Reversal on Utah Regional Haze Plan

Lawsuit seeks to reinstate heightened requirements for pollution controls on twin coal-fired plants. Groups will also ask Biden Administration to reconsider.

January 13, 2021 | In the News: The New York Times

Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting

January 12, 2021 | Legal Document

Round II MT lease sale complaint 1.12.21

January 12, 2021 | Press Release

Groups Challenge Trump Administration Sale of 58,000 Acres of Public Lands for Oil, Gas Drilling

Feds ignored effect on groundwater, cumulative climate impacts

January 5, 2021 | Feature

Sage Against the Machine

Saving the greater sage-grouse was one of the largest conservation efforts in U.S. history. When the Trump administration tried to sacrifice it to oil and gas, the bird’s champions flew to its rescue.

December 23, 2020 | Press Release

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Decision to Gut Tongass National Forest Protections

Time is running out to curb carbon emissions, but Tongass logging will only make climate change worse

December 23, 2020 | Legal Document

Complaint Challenging Roadless Rule Rollback in Tongass National Forest

Earthjustice's Alaska regional office filed a complaint on behalf of five Alaska Native Tribes, small businesses and conservation organizations.

December 23, 2020 | 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.

December 21, 2020 | Press Release

Environmental Groups Appeal Wyoming Federal Court’s Decision to Overturn Vital Waste Management Protections

The Waste Prevention Rule is a common-sense rule protecting tribal and public lands from oil and gas waste

December 9, 2020 | Article

Montana Supreme Court Deals Final Blow to Mining Plan Near Yellowstone

A giant gold mining project proposal near Yellowstone National Park is officially dead, and Montanans’ right to stop such unlawful projects is upheld, with far-reaching impacts.

Public Lands

Conservation Groups Challenge EPA’s Reversal on Utah Regional Haze Plan

Trump Opens Habitat of a Threatened Owl to Timber Harvesting

Round II MT lease sale complaint 1.12.21

Groups Challenge Trump Administration Sale of 58,000 Acres of Public Lands for Oil, Gas Drilling

Sage Against the Machine

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Decision to Gut Tongass National Forest Protections

Complaint Challenging Roadless Rule Rollback in Tongass National Forest

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

Environmental Groups Appeal Wyoming Federal Court’s Decision to Overturn Vital Waste Management Protections

Montana Supreme Court Deals Final Blow to Mining Plan Near Yellowstone

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Save the Tongass — Restore the Roadless Rule

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