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US based non profit organization for environmental issues

Earthjustice (originally Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund) is a nonprofit public interest organization based in the United States dedicated to litigating environmental issues. Headquartered in San Francisco, they have an international program, a communications team, and a policy and legislation team in Washington, D. C., along with 14 regional offices across the United States. The organization was founded in 1971 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, though it was fully independent from the Sierra Club. The name was changed to Earthjustice in 1997. This was thought to better reflect its role as a legal advocate which represents hundreds of regional, national and international organizations. As of September 2018, the group has provided free legal representation to more than 1,000 clients ranging from the Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, American Lung Association, as well as smaller state and community groups, such as the Maine Lobstermen's Association and the Friends of the Everglades. Earthjustice is a nonprofit organization, meaning the legal service they provide is free for their clients. Funding for the organization comes from donations. It does not receive any funding from corporations or governments. In 2021, Earthjustice made $154 million in total revenue and $100 million in total expenditures. As of 2021, Earthjustice has full time staff of about 170 attorneys in 14 offices across the United States, and 14 public interest lobbyists based in Washington, D. C. They are involved in 630 active legal proceedings. an environmental attorney who first joined Earthjustice in 2000 and was previously Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy.

Opposed Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 (H. R. 2279; 113th Congress), a bill that would "amend laws concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) oversight of hazardous substances."

In 2010, Earthjustice launched a fundraising campaign using the location based social networking app Foursquare. The ad campaign, which ran in billboards in San Francisco's BART system, gained national recognition as one of the first successful nonprofit uses of Foursquare. This success was featured in media outlets such as The New York Times, Mashable, and MacLife magazine, as well as books such as Carmine Gallo's The Power of Foursquare.

In 2001, Worth magazine, aimed at high income Americans, named Earthjustice as one of America's 100 best charities. Since April 1, 2009, Charity Navigator has given Earthjustice 4 stars, the oversight group's highest rating. In December 2014, the organization was recognized for its tagline "Because the earth needs a good lawyer", which was chosen in a 2009 online contest as one of the best nonprofit taglines out of 1,702 entries. Earthjustice has come under criticism for actions that are described as radical or counterproductive. Kevin Mooney of the right leaning Capital Research Center writes that Earthjustice has represented a wide range of clients and causes, ranging from those well within the political and scientific mainstream to "radical fringe groups with a reputation for outrageous claims and uncompromising positions." Similarly, Fargo, North Dakota, columnist Rob Port has described Earthjustice as fundamentally "obstructionist" in their strategy against the Dakota Access Pipeline during 2016.