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The Latest On: Public Lands

April 6, 2021 | Press Release

50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments

Biden administration expected to release international climate commitments ahead of Earth Day summit on April 22

March 31, 2021 | Análisis

¿Qué es la crisis de la biodiversidad?

La mitad de todas las especies se enfrentan a la extinción a finales de este siglo. Pero todavía podemos salvarlos.

March 31, 2021 | Explainer

What is the Biodiversity Crisis?

Half of all species may face extinction by the end of this century. Here’s how we can save them.

March 26, 2021 | Feature

How one company almost got away with draining the Mojave Desert

Thankfully, the arm of the law is longer today than it was a century ago.

March 23, 2021 | Press Release

Conservation Groups Ask Court to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

Legal action seeks to reverse Trump administration’s dismantling of environmental protections for Northwest’s disappearing old-growth forests

March 23, 2021 | Press Release

Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Pipeline Approval for California Desert Water Grab

Cadiz water pipeline skipped full environmental review, would drain Mojave Desert of precious water supply

March 23, 2021 | Legal Document

Lawsuit Challenging BLM Approval of Right of Way for Cadiz

This case challenges a December 21, 2020 decision by defendants to issue a private company, Cadiz, rights-of-way to convey water through a mothballed oil and gas pipeline that crosses Mojave Trails National Monument and other protected public land in southeastern California

March 9, 2021 | Press Release

Earthjustice Statement: Fixing Oil & Gas Program Can Solve a Major Climate Conundrum

Drilling & mining America’s public lands generates 25% of nation’s climate-warming emissions

March 9, 2021 | In the News: Bloomberg

Interior Department Begins Review of Oil, Gas Leasing Program

Drew Caputo, Vice President of Litigation, Earthjustice: “The federal oil and gas leasing program needs serious reform if America is going to address climate change. Nearly 25% of this country’s climate-cooking emissions come from fossil fuels pumped or mined from lands and waters that belong to all Americans. This is unsustainable.”

February 3, 2021 | Update

A Huge Amount of Fossil Fuel Drilling Happens on Public Lands and Waters. Biden Is Taking Steps to Change That.

Instead of fueling the climate crisis and the extinction boom, public lands and waters can be part of the solution.

Public Lands

50 Organizations Call on President Biden to Protect Tongass National Forest and Carbon-rich Forests Under U.S. Climate Commitments

¿Qué es la crisis de la biodiversidad?

What is the Biodiversity Crisis?

How one company almost got away with draining the Mojave Desert

Conservation Groups Ask Court to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Pipeline Approval for California Desert Water Grab

Lawsuit Challenging BLM Approval of Right of Way for Cadiz

Earthjustice Statement: Fixing Oil & Gas Program Can Solve a Major Climate Conundrum

Interior Department Begins Review of Oil, Gas Leasing Program

A Huge Amount of Fossil Fuel Drilling Happens on Public Lands and Waters. Biden Is Taking Steps to Change That.

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