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OFFICE SPOTLIGHT

Dazzling Flathead Valley Preserved From Development

In dramatic victories for conservation, the governments of British Columbia and Montana have signed an agreement to ban all mining and energy development on public lands in the transboundary North Fork of the Flathead River valley.  Read more.

THE LATEST

U.S. Court of Appeals Hears Government Secrecy Case

U.S. trade agency continued secrecy denies public access to document related to protection of environment and public health

Time for Arctic Leadership on Black Carbon

In an op-ed, attorney Erika Rosenthal and professor Martin Williams explain how Arctic nations have an extraordinary opportunity to show global leadership to slow regional warming and melting by embracing a proposal to launch talks on an agreement to reduce emissions of the climate pollutant black carbon.

A Changing Climate: An Era of Extreme Weather

The wait is over—the impacts are here. The president, politicians and the public suddenly re-discovered climate change after 2012's superstorm Sandy—but the impacts of climate change have been affecting us for decades, and are getting worse.

Shaken By Storm: A Nation Demands Climate Change Action

As Americans rise up after superstorm Sandy and demand action on climate change, Earthjustice plans for a clean energy future with a three-pronged approach: ending our reliance on fossil fuels, building ecosystem resilience, and promoting a clean energy future.

A Year of Victories

This past year, Earthjustice with our partners and clients won broad victories on a number of fronts. Read about three of these far-reaching achievements—and look back on the dozens of other victories for the Earth that you helped us achieve this year.

Conservation Coalition Urges Canadian Government to Reject Tar Sands Mine Expansion

Endangered birds and threatened caribou victims of operations in the region

2012 Arctic Ice Melt: Telepress Conference

In 2012, scientists from the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center confirmed that Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low, beating the previous mid-September low in 2007. Arctic sea ice cools the planet, while providing refuge for much of the region’s iconic wildlife. When ice melts it reveals darker Arctic Ocean water, which in turn absorbs more heat from the sun, further heating the region.

Environmental Groups Defend EPA Rule Reducing Large Ship Pollution

State of Alaska challenges federal efforts to clean up dirty marine diesel

ABOUT OUR WORK

Solving global issues such as climate change and water scarcity requires international cooperation. Our International program partners with organizations from other countries to combat global warming by reducing black carbon emissions and discouraging the use of highly polluting fossil fuels, such as tar sands. Our international attorneys also work on connecting environmental issues to human rights and on the ecological impacts of global trade.

 

QUICK FACTS

Year opened: 1991

 

OFFICE INFORMATION

50 California Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 217-2000
intloffice @earthjustice.org