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Ruling derails future attempts to weaken law

A federal court struck down President Trump’s attacks against the Endangered Species Act, restoring key values of the bedrock environmental law to the status it held for decades before attacks by the first Trump administration.

Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants

A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from coal-fired power plants.

The EPA finalized a repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, lifesaving regulations that drastically reduce toxic chemical emissions from the nation’s dirtiest power plants. We’re fighting back.

Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of federal regulators rather than the state of Florida.

The administration’s repeal of a key scientific finding on climate will harm millions.

El muro fronterizo y las boyas acuáticas representan una amenaza inevitable e irreversible para la vida humana, la propiedad y el medio ambiente

Local groups submit amicus brief to prevent further construction on retrofitting warehouse

Grupos locales presentan escrito de amicus curiae para impedir la construcción de un almacén en proceso de reacondicionamiento

A coalition of environmental and community organizations, represented by Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed an amicus brief in the State of Maryland’s case to stop a proposed mass detention facility in Hagerstown.

Suit claims Bureau of Land Management walked away from 2015 commitments to sage-grouse to benefit oil and gas industry

Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for the declining greater sage-grouse.

Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment

60-day notice states recently-approved West Reservoir Project could harm grizzly bears and bull trout

Swan View Coalition and Friends of the Wild Swan notified the Trump administration of their intent to sue over the recently-approved West Reservoir timber project in Flathead National Forest, which would allow for new roadbuilding that could harm federally-protected grizzly bears and bull trout.

The Organized Village of Kasaan is fighting alongside other Southeast Alaska tribes and forest advocates to defend the Tongass National Forest.