Enforce environmental law to restore salmon and compel dam-operations reform.
Use federal litigation to force enforceable decisions that restore salmon migration and keep treaty-rights obligations real. This strategy backs the work to lift the current stay, build the record under ESA/NEPA, and push toward a court-approved agreement with a real timeline for breaching the four Lower Snake River dams.
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Earthjustice
Tax-deductibleThe nation’s leading nonprofit environmental law organization.
Mechanism
About LitigationHow Earthjustice uses funding
- Select the strongest claims and remedy under ESA/NEPA with partners and Tribal co-managers.
- File and litigate to lift the stay and restart the case on a court timeline.
- Build the record through evidence, briefs, motions, and expert support.
- Seek interim relief when needed to prevent further delay or harm while the case proceeds.
- Resolve and enforce via settlement or ruling, including follow-through on compliance steps.
Milestones
Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step
- 1
Stay-lift + remedy strategy set
0–30 daysClaims, remedy goals, and the plan to lift the stay are finalized with partners.
- 2
Key filings submitted
1–3 monthsMotions and briefs are filed and deadlines are public and tracked.
- 3
Record strengthened for enforceable outcome
3–6 monthsEvidence and expert support are assembled and incorporated into the litigation record.
- 4
Decision or settlement pathway clarified
Ongoing through decisionHearings, rulings, or settlement steps move the case toward a court-approved breaching agreement.