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Earthjustice calls for a halt to exploratory oil drilling off the coasts of the United States, particularly in the Arctic Ocean, following the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Earthjustice urges Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to block the logging of 1,500 acres of old-growth forest in the Central Kupreanof and Sue timber sales within the Tongass National Forest. The organization argues that the Obama administration should fulfill campaign promises to protect roadless forests and remove a 2003 Bush-era exemption that currently leaves the Tongass without the protections reinstated by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for other roadless areas.

A statement from Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen responding to Congressman John Shadegg's efforts to limit the ability of environmental organizations to sue to prevent offshore oil drilling and his introduction of H.R. 6887.

Earthjustice challenged a December 2007 amendment by the Forest Service regarding the monitoring of management indicator species (MIS) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, arguing that the changes increased risks to wildlife and habitat by reducing monitoring requirements.

A case study by Earthjustice regarding a United States District Court ruling that required the EPA to establish financial assurance regulations for mining companies to prevent taxpayers from bearing the cost of environmental cleanup.

Earthjustice filed a legal challenge against a proposed natural gas drilling project in the HD Mountains of southwest Colorado to prevent the destruction of old-growth and roadless forests.

Earthjustice sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after a 2006 rule diminished the critical habitat of the California red legged frog due to political and industry pressure. The lawsuit was settled in September 2008 when the FWS proposed a rule to significantly increase the species' critical habitat.

Earthjustice filed a lawsuit on behalf of several conservation organizations after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) initially refused to extend Endangered Species Act protections to the Bonneville cutthroat trout, which has lost 90 percent of its range.

Earthjustice successfully challenged a proposal by Florida Power & Light to build a massive coal-fired power plant near the Florida Everglades, leading to the project's rejection and the subsequent construction of a 75 megawatt solar thermal facility.

Earthjustice reports a federal court victory in West Virginia where a judge ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the Clean Water Act by issuing mountaintop removal mining permits that permanently buried headwater streams. The ruling, which affects numerous pending permits in Appalachia, underscores a lack of scientific evidence for the effectiveness of stream mitigation projects in the region.

A statement from Earthjustice attorney Clayton Jernigan delivered at a March 5 public hearing in Washington DC, supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act due to the impacts of global warming.

This case study by Earthjustice details the legal battle over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which were designed to regulate toxic air emissions from power plants.

This case study describes Earthjustice's legal efforts to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate carbon emissions from motor vehicles under the Clean Air Act, leading to a landmark Supreme Court ruling and the subsequent establishment of federal carbon pollution limits.

Earthjustice successfully challenged a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service policy that sought to count hatchery-bred salmon as part of wild populations to reduce Endangered Species Act protections. While a court initially ruled the policy scientifically flawed, the effort was ultimately abandoned by the Obama administration.

This case study by Earthjustice describes a legal challenge against a 2005 Bush administration policy that sought to allow commercial logging within the Giant Sequoia National Monument, which was ultimately ruled illegal by a federal judge in 2006.

This case study by Earthjustice details the efforts to protect spring-run Chinook salmon in Butte Creek, California, from the impacts of hydroelectric power generation operated by Pacific Gas & Energy (PG&E) under a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license.

Earthjustice successfully challenged an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the state of Utah to open wilderness-quality lands to development and limit the government's ability to protect them.

An Earthjustice lawsuit successfully blocked the export of nine decommissioned naval vessels from the United States to England for scrapping, ensuring they are recycled domestically to avoid the risks of transporting toxic materials across open waters.

This case study by Earthjustice details legal efforts to maintain Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, highlighting the impact of climate change on bear diets and population trends.

A letter from a broad coalition of religious leaders and faith-based organizations addressed to President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, urging the U.S. government to implement a strong policy to protect roadless areas in national forests.