The theme of Earth Day 2021 was “Restore our Earth” – an important theme for this critical time. One million species are currently threatened with extinction, but we can act to reverse this by prioritizing nature and investing in its recovery.
On Earth Day 2021 (Thursday, April 22), Born Free USA hosted
Restore Our Earth: Born Free’s Global Plan to Prioritize Wildlife and Nature, a lively webinar with experts from around the globe that explored how stewarding and investing in nature will help restore our Earth and result in a massive impact for humans, animals, and the habitats we share.
The webinar features:
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While fossil fuel companies defend against mounting climate liability lawsuits in court, their surrogates are working in parallel to target the attorneys, academics, and institutions supporting these lawsuits. This defensive strategy involves vigorous public records requests, and in some cases legal action or intervention, to try proving a supposed conspiracy by those working to hold polluters accountable.
ExxonMobil has itself argued that attorneys general and municipal officials that have sued the company are engaged in a conspiracy to take down Big Oil. That argument hasn’t gained traction in court, but this hasn’t stopped operatives tied to fossil fuel funding from trying to take up that charge.
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Video Shows Family Separated under Trump Policy Have Reason to Hope
(Iowa) – The administration of United States President Joe Biden should move swiftly to ensure fair, dignified, and humane treatment of asylum seekers and migrants at the border, Human Rights Watch and the Iowa City Catholic Worker said in a video released today. The video follows a family still separated after almost two years under the “Remain in Mexico” program, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).
The administration of former President Donald Trump sent over 71,000 asylum seekers back to Mexico under MPP, adopted in 2019. President Biden ended the returns last month. Some asylum seekers sent to wait in Mexico with active cases in immigration courts may sign up to start a process to enter the US as of February 19, 2021, according to a Department of Homeland Security announcement.
Earthjustice is accepting applications for a Deputy Managing Attorney to join our team of lawyers and advocates working at the Rocky Mountain Regional Office. Candidates should have at least ten years of litigation experience, as well as experience supporting the professional development of less senior attorneys through training and mentorship. The position will be located in Denver. Founded in 1971, Earthjustice is the nation’s premier nonprofit environmental law organization with a distinguished track record of achieving significant and lasting environmental protections. We wield the power of the law and the strength of partnerships to protect people’s health; preserve magnificent places and wildlife; speed the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy; and combat climate change. We partner with other organizations, supporters, and citizens to engage the critical environmental issues of our time, and to bring about positive change. The Rocky Mountain Office’s work fo