Focus Area
The Arctic
Earthjustice is fighting to protect one of the Earth’s remaining wild landscapes by working to reduce black carbon, stop disruptive oil and gas drilling, and defend communities that rely on the Arctic landscape for sustenance.
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THE ARCTIC IS GROUND ZERO FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.
Massive blocks of Arctic ice play an important role in regulating the planet’s climate. But rapid loss of Arctic ice due to climate change is leading to great shifts—temperatures are increasing, storms are intensifying and sea levels are rising as we move towards irreparable damage. Additionally, as the Arctic landscape changes, the wildlife and human communities that depend on its resources for survival are facing daunting and life-threatening challenges.
EARTHJUSTICE IS FIGHTING TO SAVE THE IRREPLACEABLE ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM BY:
- PROTECTING ARCTIC WILDLIFE through litigation that protected imperiled species like polar bears, caribou and whales.
- REDUCING BLACK CARBON through coalition building on the national and international level.
- STOPPING OIL AND GAS DRILLING with litigation that beats back unlawful attempts by oil and gas companies to unleash dangerous carbon emissions and turn one of the most productive ocean ecosystems in the world into an industrial drilling zone.
WE’RE PROTECTING THE ARCTIC FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Earthjustice played a strategic role in advocating for a landmark program to reduce methane, black carbon and other pollutants.
