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Erik Grafe, Attorney, Alaska Office: “We’ll continue to use the power of the law to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. This land is cherished by people globally, nationally and within Alaska for its ecological values and held to be a sacred place by neighboring Gwich’in communities. It is no place to drill for oil.”

Earthjustice will continue to work with clients and partners to protect Alaska’s public lands and hasten the clean energy transition to build a vibrant and thriving state

Sabemos que podemos salir victoriosos ante el presidente Trump y sus aliados, porque lo hemos hecho antes.

One election will not deter us or erase the environmental progress we’ve achieved.

Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) represent the Nez Perce Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Bay Mills Indian Community, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in this case.

Affording protections to critical caribou calving and migration areas in the Western Arctic will help safeguard irreplaceable Arctic ecosystems from fossil fuel development

Michigan panel barred evidence about the public need for Line 5 and its risks

Adam Ratchenski, Attorney, Midwest Office, Earthjustice: “The right to present witnesses, evidence, and argument, and to present rebuttal evidence, is part of the rudimentary due process that’s required in administrative proceedings.”

A backgrounder on the proposed Line 5 tunnel project in the Straits of Mackinac.

Department of Interior announces no bids were received

Hannah Payne Foster, Attorney, Alaska Office, Earthjustice: “In this kind of major extractive project, the barriers to entry to the legal process is high even for engaged, smart advocates. Our clients care so much about their communities, but with thousands of pages to review it is really hard to track what is happening, access resources,…

Salmon advocates commend the move to revise the study as a critical next step in a comprehensive plan to restore the Columbia Basin’s native fisheries

DecaBDE, linked to cancer and harm to children’s brain development, threatens Indigenous and frontline communities due to inadequate EPA regulations

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior is contesting the wetland and waterway permit that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources granted to Enbridge to construct the Line 5 reroute project.

The Canadian oil pipeline could destroy local waters, wildlife, and economy

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for producing an inadequate final Environmental Impact Statement on Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute, violating the Wisconsin Environmental Protection Act.

Earthjustice, representing the Yurok Tribe, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, the Center for Environmental Transformation, and the Consumer Federation of America, filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging its 2024 rule on decaBDE, a toxic flame retardant linked to cancer, reproductive issues, and harm to children’s brain development. DecaBDE is also highly toxic to salmon and other wildlife.

The Line 5 pipeline has already leaked over 1 million gallons of oil to date and threatens the Great Lakes. Now, Anishinaabe tribes are in court fighting the company’s dangerous plans to keep the oil flowing.