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The order, among other things, directs the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to move toward issuing permits to deep sea mining corporations in both U.S. and international ocean waters.

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.

The monuments comprise over 5 million acres of national public lands across the west

New emergency permitting regulations will shorten processes that typically take 1-2 years to a few weeks

Tracking how Earthjustice is holding the Trump administration and Congress accountable — while making progress in states, in public utility commissions, and overseas.

Sam Sankar, Senior VP for Programs, Earthjustice: “President Trump’s proposal is almost comically illegal. If any federal agency actually tries doing this, we’ll see them in court.”

Dror Ladin, Attorney, Northeast Office: “In administrative law, you’re not supposed to just reopen questions based on things that could have been raised at the time.”

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

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “If these proposals are finalized and withstand legal challenges, they will affect migratory birds and listed species by making it harder to protect the habitat that the species need to survive and recover.”

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney of Earthjustice’s Northwest Office, speaks with Soundside about the Trump administration’s actions on federal forest management

This order threatens indigenous cultural heritage and critical species’ habitat within and around the monument

A Republican-run Congress may repeal lead exposure protections, endangering millions of lives in the U.S. We are ready to fight back.

Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice, speaks on a panel of guests discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s approach to the environment

Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program: “The EPA knows that the risks from ethylene oxide extend far beyond the walls of the sterilization facility. EPA had a legal obligation to address those risks.”

Proposed rule would eliminate habitat protections for endangered species in the midst of extinction crisis

Kristen Boyles, Managing Attorney, Northwest Office: “There is no emergency … that is just part of the grift.”

The Line 5 oil pipeline is putting at risk the Great Lakes — the world’s largest surface freshwater system. The State of Michigan can still stop the construction.

For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.