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document October 8, 2025

Report on the Discovery of an Indigenous Archeological Site at Donnel Point, La Quinta Channel, San Patricio County, Texas

In mid-July 2024, a resident discovered a shell deposit in an eroded bank at Donnel Point, located on La Quinta Channel. This property is owned by the Port of Corpus Christi and may be slated for development. Immediate steps must be taken to protect these cultural resources and preserve this place, which may be the last intact Indigenous settlement on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay.

Press Release October 8, 2025

Karankawa and Friends Celebrate Rediscovery of Indigenous Village and Seek Official Protection from the State of Texas

A local scientist and historian alerted the state to what they found at the site along the Corpus Christi Gulf Coast

(Casey Chin / Earthjustice)
feature October 7, 2025

Columbia Basin Salmon in Peril

Wild fish populations in the Columbia Basin are in serious trouble, with key stocks teetering on the brink of extinction.

Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Article October 6, 2025

An Oil Tunnel is Threatening the Great Lakes

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Time is running out to stop one company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.

Charlene Alden stands outside her home in Lame Deer, Montana on July 2, 2025. Alden is the Environmental Protection Director for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. (Louise Johns for Earthjustice)
Article September 25, 2025

A Tribe Takes on Coal

The Northern Cheyenne have a long history of defending their land. Now, they’re showing how clean energy progress can still be made.

The Gallatin Range in Southwest Montana. (Jared Lloyd / Getty Images)
feature September 23, 2025

The Intermountain West: Regional Spotlight

Our teams in Bozeman, Montana, and Denver, Colorado, have spent decades fighting to defend the web of life, to protect people’s health, and to advance a just transition to clean energy. We’re pleased to share highlights of our progress, and a glimpse at what’s next.

Old-growth trees on Kosciusko Island, Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales, Alaska. The Roadless Rule protects about half of the Tongass, the crown jewel of the National Forest system and home to nearly one-third of all old-growth temperate rainforest remaining in the entire world. (David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 23, 2025

Proposal to Scrap Roadless Rule Draws Public Outcry

At least half a million say ‘No’ in initial round of public comment

Protestors stand on shore after the Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla Against the Line 5 pipeline in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in 2022. Protestors paddled out in the water in canoes and kayaks holding signs to protest the pipeline. (Sarah Rice for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 19, 2025

Michigan Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Line 5 Oil Tunnel

Court will hear arguments by Michigan Tribes and environmental advocates

document September 19, 2025

Roadless Rule NGO Sign-On Letter 9-19-25

329 organizations joined a sign-on letter opposing the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule.

document September 19, 2025

Line 5 Michigan Supreme Court Order on Application

The Michigan Supreme Court said it will hear a challenge brought by Tribal Nations located in Michigan and environmental advocates who argue that the Michigan Public Service Commission broke state laws in approving Enbridge’s proposal to construct a massive oil tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac.

A view of the northwest section of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. (U.S. Department of the Interior)
Press Release September 18, 2025

Groups Denounce Gosar Bills to Nullify Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National and Ironwood Forest National Monuments

Bills would undermine critical land protections and the leadership of local Tribes

PUSH Buffalo's executive director, Dawn Wells-Clyburn, stands outside of the organization's training center. (Brandon Watson for Earthjustice)
Press Release September 17, 2025

Nonprofits, Tribes, and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of EPA Program Termination

Groups vow to keep fighting the wholesale termination of the grant program

document September 16, 2025

Emergency Injunction: Appalachian Voices v. EPA

A coalition of nonprofits, Tribes, and local governments filed an emergency injunction asking for a court order requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to keep the program funds available while the appeal is heard.

document September 16, 2025

Notice of Appeal: Appalachian Voices v. EPA

A coalition of nonprofits, Tribes, and local governments filed an appeal challenging a federal district judge’s dismissal of their challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s unlawful termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in Little Redfish Lake Creek, Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho. Salmon will have greater access to spawning grounds in Idaho if the lower Snake River dams are removed.
(Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon / iLCP)
Press Release September 11, 2025

Groups Return to Court to Protect Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon

The Trump Administration’s unilateral withdrawal from a historic agreement forces plaintiffs back to court to protect salmon and steelhead from lethal dams

Sockeye salmon make their way back up a river in the Pacific Northwest to spawn.(Shutterstock)
From the Experts September 4, 2025

Wins and Highlights from the Washington 2025 Legislative Session

Let’s celebrate this year’s environmental victories, plan to continue our work in the Columbia Basin — and prepare for next year!

Press Release September 2, 2025

Judge Dismisses Challenge by Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Against EPA Program Termination

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

document August 29, 2025

Line 5 Oil Tunnel Comments to EGLE from Bay Mills Indian Community

Comment letter shared by President Whitney Gravelle of the Bay Mills Indian Community with Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) in considering permits for Enbridge’s Line 5 oil tunnel project.