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Earth Island Institute
Building a Better World through Activist Projects, Legal Advocacy, Youth Leadership, and an Award-Winning Journal
Earth Island Institute is an international environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, wildlife protection, climate change solutions, women’s environmental leadership, Indigenous communities, sustainable agriculture and food systems, community resilience, environmental justice, and more. The organization also includes a legal division, Earth Island Advocates; a youth leadership program, New Leaders Initiative; and an award-winning magazine, Earth Island Journal. Founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower, Earth Island Institute is one of the leading environmental activist organizations in the United States.
Our Project Support Program
Supporting environmental projects across the United States and around the globe with financial management, administration, training, and peer learning.
Project Newsroom
Press Releases
Earth Island Institute to Celebrate the 2025 Brower Youth Award Winners
Prestigious Environmental Prize Honors Five Youth Leaders
October 9th, 2025
Earth Island Institute Reaches Settlement with Danone in Landmark Plastic Pollution Lawsuit
“Earth Island is pleased to reach an amicable resolution with Danone, and for Danone’s agreement to support initiatives and efforts to reduce plastic waste in California.”
September 10th, 2025
Groups File Noncompliance Complaint with OSHA and EPA for Violations of the Hazard Communication Standard for Four Oil Spill Dispersant Manufacturers
Groups claim three new dispersants are Corexit knockoffs with the same deadly effects as the discontinued Corexit products
June 23rd, 2025
In the News
New York’s plastic lawsuit against PepsiCo has been dismissed. What’s next?
Despite the setback, environmental attorneys think similar litigation can succeed elsewhere.
Grist, November 19th, 2024
Revealed: Louisiana created alleged conflict of interest in ‘Cancer Alley’ case
Featuring Earth Island's Rise St. James
The Guardian, August 10th, 2023
Native oysters need help coming back to the Bay. Chickens are pitching in
Featuring Earth Island's Wild Oyster Project
Berkeleyside, July 12th, 2023
Earth Island Journal
An Earth Island Institute news publication.
WhyAreLoonsStillDyingfromLeadPoisoning?
In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates.
January 15th, 2026ATimeCapsuleRevealstheUrgentToneofClimateJournalisminthe2010s
What a 10-year-old time capsule reveals about the state of climate reporting.
January 14th, 2026AfterVenezuela,TrumpeyesGreenlandsvitalstrategicasset
A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people).
January 7th, 2026Earth Island Advocates uses the law to fight for justice for the planet’s beautiful and varied ecosystems and inhabitants.
Current Legal Actions
New Leaders Initiative
Supporting a new generation of environmental leaders and presenting the premier youth environmental prize in North America, the Brower Youth Award.
Images at the top of this page: Picture Lake and Mount Shuksan, North Cascades, James Patterson/TandemStock; Kikuyu farmer near Lake Bogoria, Kenya, Scott Davis/TandemStock; dolphin off the coast of Ixtapa, a Pacific Coast beach resort in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Christian Vizl/TandemStock; a young boy hugging a tree, Karine Aigner/TandemStock.
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