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Doing Right by Right Whales


The North Atlantic population of right whales is so sparse that the loss of even a single individual right whale may contribute to the extinction of the species. Read More.

Preserving Our Natural Heritage
Representing national and local organizations around the country, Earthjustice's legal victories ensure that our wildlife, waterways, and public lands are preserved—not just for this generation, but for those yet to come.

  • Protect Endangered Wildlife: Through our pioneering legal work, Earthjustice has amassed a tremendously successful track record of protecting America's endangered species.

  • Preserve Our Public Lands: Earthjustice attorneys and policy experts have preserved millions of acres of pristine wilderness.
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From The unEARTHED Blog

Back to the Bush Leagues on Arctic Drilling?
by Trip Van Noppen. In the Arctic waters surrounding Alaska, George W. Bush is still president, but... Read more
Friday Reads: The Sea-Section Edition
by Shirley Hao. [UPDATE: "Friday Reads" is now moving to Mondays! Look for us at the start... Read more
Taking On The Military In Hawaii
by Terry Winckler. Earthjustice attorney David Henkin is giving the keynote address this month at the... Read more

Featured Stories

Savage Rapids after the dam was removed

Dam Falls on Rogue River

The Rogue River in Oregon is running free for the first time in 88 years - thanks to Earthjustice. Read more.

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Photo of Mineral King valley. Credit: John Rasmussen.

Finally—The Valley of Mineral King
Becomes Wilderness

Mineral King—the Sierra "birthplace" of environmental law—is one of many wild places across the nation permanently freed from the threat of degradation by development. Read more. Photo © John Rasmussen.

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Sea Turtles Rescued from Longliners

Seven species of sea turtles swim the seven seas, as they have for more than 100 million years. But over just a few short decades, these ancient and resilient creatures have succumbed to human activity and their numbers are plunging. Read more.

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In Its Struggle Against Climate Change,
Pika Gets a Legal Hand

On a warming planet, the American pika, an alpine "boulder bunny," is running out of cool mountain habitat. Read more.

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Horse Butte Bison Being Hazed

Earthjustice continues to defend bison that wander outside of Yellowstone. Nnew baby bison and their mothers have been subjected to hazing operations intended to drive them back into the park. A video documents a baby bison with a broken leg fleeing helicopters and mounted riders. Read more.

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A Global Warming Story You Haven't Heard

Quick action to cut black carbon can slow the melting of Arctic ice that sustains polar bears and other wildlife, fight global warming, and save lives. Read more.

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Take Action.Stop Soot Now

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Supreme Court Kensington Mine Decision

Earthjustice attorney Tom Waldo discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's Kensington Mine decision and what it means for America's waters on Nation Public Radio's "Living on Earth." Read more. Photo © Pat Costello / Lighthawk.

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Clear flowing headwaters in the TeePee-Spring Creed roadless area of Montana's Cabinet Mountains. Credit: Terry Glase. Tell Congress: Pass the Clean Water Protection Act
It's time for Congress to stand up for what's right and put a stop to the devastation of our rivers, streams and headwaters caused by mountaintop removal mining. Photo © Terry Glase.

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Latest Legal Cases

Badger-Two Medicine Travel Plan Intervention
The Forest Service issued a landmark decision banning motorized wheeled vehicles from all trails and prohibiting all snowmobiling in the Badger-Two Medicine region in the Rockies, located amidst some of our nation's most impressive wildlands. Motorized interests have challenged it in court, and Earthjustice has requested to intervene in the case to defend the Forest Service decision. (October 28, 2009)

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Canada Lynx Critical Habitat Intervention
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 39,000 square miles of forest land as critical habitat for the lynx, a secretive cat that requires big, wild landscapes to survive. Snowmobile groups in Wyoming and Washington responded in May 2009 with a lawsuit that seeks to nullify the critical habitat designation in the interest of allowing more snowmobile traffic within the lynx's essential habitat. (September 11, 2009)

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Hatfield's Ferry and Coal Combustion Waste
After decades of operating without air pollution controls, the Hatfield's Ferry plant is finally installing "scrubbers" that will dramatically reduce its emissions of air pollutants. The bad news is that the plant is going to dump the scrubber waste water into the Mongahela River. (July 21, 2009)

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Orion North Timber Sale
The Orion North timber sale would clearcut the heart of the last major roadless watershed in Thorne Arm, on Revillagigedo Island near Ketchikan in the Tongass National Forest. (July 17, 2009)

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