Earthjustice is a nonprofit environmental law firm dedicated to preserving our natural heritage, safeguarding our health, and promoting a clean energy future. It works in the courts to enforce environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities. Earthjustice has nine regional law offices, a policy department in Washington, DC, and an international program.

Grant History:

2009 - $100,000 To provide strategic legal services and advice to the Northwest conservation community. Conservation Capacity

2007 - $100,000 To provide strategic legal services and advice to the conservation community to ensure a rich, sustainable and diverse natural heritage in the Northwest. Conservation Capacity

2007 - $400,000 To use values-based research to build broader public support for conservation in the Northwest. Conservation Capacity

2005 - $110,000 To protect bedrock national environmental laws and regulations and critically threatened wildlife and fisheries habitat in the Pacific Northwest. Endangered Ecosystems

2003 - $100,000 To protect and defend the nation's bedrock environmental laws and regulations and the public resources of the Pacific Northwest while ensuring the nation's judicial selection process provides fair and proper respect for the rights of average Americans and Congress' ability to enact environmental safeguards. Endangered Ecosystems

2003 - $40,000 For communications research regarding endangered species issues. Communications and Capacity Building

2002 - $15,000 For general support of their legal and educational efforts to protect natural resources and human health. Communications and Capacity Building

2001 - $60,000 To defend the gains made in environmental protection over the past year, and to build a judicial wall of defense against anti-environmental initiatives. Endangered Ecosystems