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December 15, 2016 | Article

Cold Winds Rise: Five Frozen Treasures Under Threat

These majestic winter landscapes could be targeted by the next presidential administration.

June 30, 2016 | Press Release

Forest Service Plan Would Perpetuate Destruction of Tongass Old-Growth

Proposed plan continues the controversy of old-growth logging for years to come, fails to protect real economic drivers, and impairs the country’s ability to combat climate change

April 29, 2016 | Article

Five (True!) Tall Tales About Trees

This Arbor Day, we’re celebrating the holiday with five fun facts about trees, along with a list of the various ways that Earthjustice is working to save these invaluable organisms.

March 28, 2016 | Press Release: Victory

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections

Court leaves rules in place that protect Tongass rainforest wildlands from damaging logging, road construction

January 7, 2016 | Article

10 Earthjustice Longreads You Don’t Want to Miss

Through stunning photo essays and gripping long-form features, Earthjustice is bringing its cases and victories to the public innovative ways.

November 23, 2015 | Press Release

Statement on Release of Tongass National Forest Management Plan

Earthjustice urges the U.S. Forest Service to end large-scale, old-growth logging much faster in its final plan.

July 30, 2015 | Article

Huge Victory from the Ninth Circuit Protects the Tongass National Forest

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has protected the roadless portions of the Tongass National Forest—the largest and wildest national forest—from new road-building and logging.

July 29, 2015 | Press Release: Victory

Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection of Roadless Areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Court rejects attempts to exempt the Tongass from the Roadless Rule

July 29, 2015 | Feature

Saving the Forest for the Trees

Alaska's Tongass National Forest is home to centuries-old trees and rivers flowing among thousands of islands. It is also the last forest where the fight continues to keep timber sales out of roadless areas.

May 14, 2015 | Article

In Memory of Michael McIntosh

We remember Michael McIntosh, who passed away on May 7, for his lifetime of service, commitment to social issues, and a career dedicated to the environment, civil rights and public interest law.

Tongass

Cold Winds Rise: Five Frozen Treasures Under Threat

Forest Service Plan Would Perpetuate Destruction of Tongass Old-Growth

Five (True!) Tall Tales About Trees

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections

10 Earthjustice Longreads You Don’t Want to Miss

Statement on Release of Tongass National Forest Management Plan

Huge Victory from the Ninth Circuit Protects the Tongass National Forest

Ninth Circuit Ensures Protection of Roadless Areas in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Saving the Forest for the Trees

In Memory of Michael McIntosh

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