Our Work

Stepping Down, Looking Back (11/26/07)
As Earthjustice Executive Director Buck Parker prepares to step down, he reflects on the organization's progress during his decade at the helm.

A Golden Opportunity to Restore the Delta (09/19/07)
A ruling that could help restore the health of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has ruffled quite a few high-powered feathers.

Cheney and the Klamath Fish Kill (07/20/07)
Report shows Bush administration interfered with Klamath river flows, destroying thousands of fish and ruining livelihoods of fishing communities from California to Oregon

Another Kind of Surge (05/11/07)
Public interest in the environment has increased in the past few months -- how can we encourage discussion on green issues, and not let it lapse into just another fad?

A Look Back at Electric Cars (03/21/07)
Did Detroit kill the electric car? Bill Curtiss explains.

The Mid-Term Elections of 2006 (11/13/06)
The new majorities in Congress present new opportunities and new challenges for environmental law. Earthjustice Executive Director presents his analysis.

Breathing Less Poison (09/18/06)
In a month of high-profile victories, Buck focuses on a long-term effort.

Return to Yovimpa Point (06/15/06)
Can the lands surrounding Bryce Canyon, the Grand Staircase, and the Kaiporowits Plateau be protected from mining and other destructive activities? This month, Deputy Director Bill Curtiss explains the role Earthjustice has played.

Kemp"thorne" in Our Side (04/15/06)
Will President Bush's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, Governor Dirk Kempthorne, be a thorn in the side of conservationists?

A Victory for Wild Salmon (02/15/06)
Since 1989, when the first of salmon were listed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has never fulfilled its responsibility to protect them from the use of pesticides that EPA regulates, as Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires.

Don't Split the Circuit (11/15/05)
The Ninth Circuit's willingness to apply federal environmental laws as they were written has earned the court some powerful enemies in Washington. Anti-environmental forces figure that dividing the court in two would help them get freer access to the natural resources on public lands in the West. They're trying again.

On Katrina and Responsible Government (09/15/05)
We need to think carefully about the recovery and restoration efforts following the two hurricanes that slammed into the Gulf coast. One major focus should be to restore damaged wetlands that would have softened the impact of the storms. Another should be to include all residents of the region in the rebuilding tasks. The damage was horrendous, but it does provide an opportunity to rebuild carefully and wisely.

"The Columbia... a river that died and was reborn as money" (07/15/05)
Once a thriving river home to millions of wild salmon, in the course of the past century the Columbia River has been dammed so many times that native salmon runs are going extinct. This spring, Earthjustice secured a victory that threw out the Bush administration's misguided salmon and dam management plan and saved the lives of scores of baby salmon.

Still Roadless... for now (05/15/05)
On May 5, 2005, the Bush administration repealed the Roadless Area Conservation Rule putting nearly 60 million acres of pristine national forest lands, formerly off-limits to virtually all road building and logging, at risk. Hunters, fishermen, conservation groups, and millions of Americans considered the Roadless Rule one of the greatest conservation measures in U.S. history. Earthjustice has been working to defend the rule since its entry into law in 2001 and will continue fighting to prevent the irretrievable loss of our nation's last wild forests.

Clearing the Air on Capitol Hill (03/15/05)
Earthjustice is working hard to keep our lawmakers' heads out of the smog. This month, Buck shares some good news about the recent thwarting of the Bush administration's so-called "Clear Skies Initiative" which would drastically weaken the Clean Air Act and endanger public health. He also outlines a new rule put out by the Bush administration that would allow increases in mercury emissions over what the Act allows--not so good news.

Congressional Challenges in 2005 (01/15/05)
As Congress prepares to go to work, concern is high both legislatively -- where the Endangered Species Act and other laws are in jeopardy -- and with respect to lifetime judicial nominees.

Buck on the 2004 Election (11/15/04)
The morning after the election the Earthjustice staff gathered to assess the damage -- major -- and recommit itself to the battle ahead.

Marbled Murrelet (09/15/04)
A small, elusive sea bird that nests in ancient trees far inland is at the center of a struggle between science and politics.

Roadless Rollback (07/15/04)
A rule enacted to protect 58.5 million acres of unspoiled national forest land is about to be undone by the Forest Service.

Pesticides, Salmon & the EPA (05/15/04)
Pesticides are created to kill things, so it should be no surprise that these chemicals have serious effects when they wash into salmon streams.

Not Fit to Serve: William Myers (02/15/04)
President Bush has nominated a long-time lobbyist for the livestock and mining industries to a lifetime seat on the nation's most important environmental court.

NAFTA's Challenge to Environmental Laws (01/01/04)
The North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to subvert -- or override -- US environmental laws.

Congress Goes After the Public's Lands (11/15/03)
A series of riders -- adopted with little debate or public involvement -- strips many protections from lands manged by the Interior and Agriculture departments.

Utah Governor Michael Leavitt to head the EPA (09/15/03)
A well-known champion of local control over public resources is tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Environmental Protection Agency (07/15/03)
This agency has enforced environmetal laws since 1970 and much progress has been made cleaning up air and water. Now those very laws are under attack.