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document November 9, 2026

Supreme Court Decision on Big Bend Border Case

U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's emergency request to stay a lower court injunction blocking border wall construction and related infrastructure in and around Big Bend National Park in…
An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
Press Release November 9, 2026

Supreme Court Clears Way for Border Construction in Big Bend, Putting National Park at Risk

Emergency order allows Trump administration to resume construction while legal challenge continues
Press Release November 9, 2026

Trump Administration Continues Systematic Dismantling of Public Lands

Proposed rule would shut the public out and allow the administration to make sweeping decisions about 250 million acres of Western public lands behind closed doors
document November 9, 2026

BAAJA Updated Manager’s Amendment Analysis

In an effort to help inform the Senate cloture vote that is scheduled for Monday, November 9, 2026. Earthjustice is providing our initial analysis of the manager's amendment to the…
Since 2009, the “endangerment finding” has formed the legal backbone for some of our most important climate protections, including limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. (Pi Lens / Shutterstock)
feature November 5, 2026

Guide to Public Hearing on Methane Regulations Rollback

This is our last chance to speak directly to EPA and urge them to drop this proposal, which would give the oil and gas industry a pass to pollute.
An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
Article November 5, 2026

The Trump Administration’s Border Wall Strategy: Waive the Laws it Doesn’t Like.

In just a year and a half, the Department of Homeland Security has issued an unprecedented number of waivers of federal laws for border wall construction, threatening the southern border’s…
A canoe on calm waters in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Northeastern Minnesota. (Brad Zweerink / Earthjustice)
From the Experts November 4, 2026

Some of the Great Wild and Special Places the Senate Permitting Bill Puts on the Chopping Block

Americans have been able to enjoy the sights and histories of Chaco Canyon, the Boundary Waters, Bears Ears, and the Arctic Refuge for years. Now, the Senate permitting bill could…
Stormy Hamar, a Haida artist and carver and a member of the Organized Village of Kasaan Tribal Council, is working to protect the remaining old-growth trees on Prince of Wales Island in the Tongass National Forest. (David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice)
Article November 4, 2026

What the Tongass Needs is Time to Heal, Not More Logging

The Organized Village of Kasaan is fighting alongside other Southeast Alaska tribes and forest advocates to defend the Tongass National Forest.
Grizzly bear near Swan Lake in Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)
Press Release November 3, 2026

Grizzly Bear Mortalities in Greater Yellowstone Reach Record Levels for Third Year in a Row

Conservation groups sound the alarm on administration plan to allow for more bear killing, potential delisting
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts November 3, 2026

¿Qué hará la Ley de Asequibilidad y Empleos? Todo Lo Que la Administración Trump Quiera

El proyecto de ley crearía un mayor margen de maniobra legal para que este presidente realice acuerdos corruptos y dé luz verde a proyectos perjudiciales de toda clase.
Caribou on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Florian Schulz / protectthearctic.org)
Press Release October 30, 2026

Court Hears Arguments in Legal Challenge to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Leasing Program

Meanwhile, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, an Alaska-sponsored corporation, quietly submitted an exploration application to federal agencies
Networks of gas pipelines funnel gas from wellheads to homes and businesses.
(Reinhard Tiburzy / Shutterstock)
From the Experts October 29, 2026

Yes, the Permitting Bill Really Could Lock in Illegal Permits

Here's why John Podesta was right to predict a rush of permitting “like you’ve never seen” with the Trump administration.
Looking along Pennsylvania Ave. towards the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Doug Armand / Getty Images)
From the Experts October 28, 2026

What Will BAAJA Do? Whatever the Trump Administration Wants

BAAJA would create more legal runway for this president to make corrupt deals and greenlight harmful projects of all kinds.
document October 23, 2026

Notice of Intent — West Reservoir Project

Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan notified the Trump administration of their intent to sue the Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service for their failure to…
A view of the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park. (Deb Snelson / Getty Images)
Update October 22, 2026

Court Blocks Trump’s Border Barrier Construction at Big Bend

The administration ignored environmental impacts and laws to build their barrier.
Press Release October 21, 2026

Reporter Memo: Making sense of the latest attacks on the Endangered Species Act

Attacks from the Trump Administration and Congress could thwart the law's successful track record of preventing extinction
Press Release October 21, 2026

Lawsuit Aims to Restore Protections for Threatened Wildlife

Conservation groups say rule rescinding ‘blanket’ protections goes against intent of Endangered Species Act
A view of Pago Pago Harbor on Tutuila Island, American Samoa. (Leamus / Getty Images)
From the Experts October 20, 2026

How Deep-Sea Mining Endangers American Samoa

The ocean is inseparably intertwined with American Samoa culture and identity. Now deep-sea mining threatens it all.