In this issue: Suing to protect the Arctic, the law that can stop Trump’s anti-environment agenda, six Earthjustice attorneys shares what motivates them to keep fighting for the planet, and more. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Illustrations of six Earthjustice lawyers. (Illustrations by Ceylan Sahin Eker)

The lawyers giving us hope in a challenging year

From protecting national forests and opposing a detention center in Florida’s Everglades, to pushing for policies that clean the air and create good jobs, these six Earthjustice attorneys share what motivates them to keep fighting for the planet and its people.

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A snowy owl in the Western Arctic. Earthjustice has fought for decades on multiple fronts to protect this irreplaceable region. (Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice)

We’re suing to protect the Arctic

The Arctic faces unprecedented threats from aggressive oil and gas drilling proposals, including new oil exploration. These risky ventures endanger fragile ecosystems, Indigenous communities, and accelerate the climate crisis. As the Trump administration makes moves to sell off vast tracts of public lands in the Arctic, Earthjustice is taking the administration to court to protect this vital ecosystem.

A California spotted owl in the Plumas National Forest in Northern California. (Jamie Chambers / USDA Forest Service)

Saving endangered species is wildly popular — why does Trump keep doing the opposite?

Corporations that want to drill, mine, log, or profit from the lands where imperiled species live have long lobbied against the Endangered Species Act and the natural habitats it protects. Now these same extractive industries that poured millions of dollars into re-electing Trump are calling the shots and want to see this bedrock environmental law torn apart.

At a time when we must redouble our commitment to protect biodiversity and stop extinction, the Trump administration is back at it again — attacking the Endangered Species Act so extractive industries can have a free pass for mining, drilling, logging and other environmentally destructive operations, especially on our public lands. Speak up now to oppose the Trump administration’s continued attacks.

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Meet the law that can stop Trump’s anti-environment agenda

“Some may find it unsatisfying to rely on a procedural law to challenge this administration’s actions. People also grumbled when federal prosecutors resorted to tax laws to take down mob boss Al Capone in the 1930s. But a smart litigator uses every tool at their disposal to secure justice.”

– Earthjustice’s Sam Sankar explains how the the Administrative Procedure Act ensures that our government is working for all of us.

Wetlands on South Carolina's Kiawah Island. (Daniela Duncan / Getty Images)

Clean water protections are under attack

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency is set to give corporate polluters what they want and put many thousands of formerly-protected wetlands and waterways at risk of toxic pollution and industrial development.

People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance in Seal Beach, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Drilling harms coastal communities and ecosystems

In the places where offshore drilling already happens, communities are burdened with significant amounts of hazardous air pollution that have led to the highest rates of cancer and respiratory illnesses in the country. Now, the Trump administration is proposing to dramatically expand offshore drilling across the U.S. by auctioning off a staggering 1.27 billion more acres of our public waters to the oil industry.

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Photo Credits (top to bottom):
Illustrations by Ceylan Sahin Eker, Kiliii Yuyan for Earthjustice, Jamie Chambers / USDA Forest Service, Daniela Duncan / Getty Images, Mario Tama / Getty Images