The organization operates with 200+ full-time lawyers ranking among the nation's foremost legal strategists for the environment, supported by research analysts, policy experts, and scientists leveraging expertise from the nation's highest court to local public utility commissions. With 15 offices across the nation, Earthjustice serves more than a thousand public-interest clients, providing top-tier legal representation in their fight for justice.
Cyborg Score Rationale
Earthjustice demonstrates exceptional strategic positioning as the nation's leading environmental law nonprofit with deep institutional expertise, extensive litigation portfolio across multiple jurisdictions, and proven track record of precedent-setting cases. The organization maintains strong financial support, highly credentialed legal talent, and extensive network reach, though as a nonprofit dependent on donations, it faces ongoing funding variability.
Top Insights
Active litigation against EPA policy reversals as of June 2026, including challenges to endangerment finding repeal and EPA grant program elimination
In 2021, Earthjustice made $154 million in total revenue and $100 million in total expenditures, demonstrating substantial but constrained financial capacity relative to litigation scope
Behind nearly every major environmental win, Earthjustice appears to be present, indicating central positioning in environmental law ecosystem
The organization does not receive any funding from corporations or governments, maintaining independence but creating donor concentration risk
Recent Developments
(June 2026) Sued Trump EPA for repealing endangerment finding and attempting to abandon greenhouse gas regulation authority
(March 2026) Filed petition challenging EPA's illegal disapproval of Colorado's Regional Haze Plan to improve air quality in national parks
(March 2026) Representing coalition of nonprofits, tribes, and local governments appealing EPA grant program elimination under Inflation Reduction Act
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