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At a Glance: In The News Trip Gulf Suits Gray Wolves Features unEARTHED In The Win Donate Take Action Find Us On Facebook "I'd like my life back." -Tony Hayward CEO, BP Let's Not Write Our Future In Oil Speaking as the Gulf oil tragedy spreads, President Obama said America must stake its future on clean, green energy. But, he and Congress have yet to describe what that future is and how they plan to reach it—much less act on it, says Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen. Read More | Comment Going To Court With Heavy Hearts: Earthjustice files multiple lawsuits as the Gulf oil spill threatens to undo years of conservation work to protect endangered turtles, bluefin tuna and other species. Read More Save The Gulf—Help Prevent The Next Spill! Earthjustice is turning up the legal heat on irresponsible oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. Help protect our shores and prevent the next disaster by making a gift that will be doubled in its value to us if received by June 30.

In Defense Of The Northern Gray Wolf With another wolf hunting season in the northern Rockies looming, Earthjustice was in federal district court this week, arguing that the federal government's decision to delist wolves in the northern Rockies was illegal. Read More From Earthjustice's blog: Kathleen Sutcliffe: I used to buy Arm & Hammer, until they refused to say what's in what I'm buying. Read More Terry Winckler: The EPA finally reveals what's in those toxic oil dispersants. Read More

Advances won by Earthjustice and its allies: Thank Your Senators! The defeat of the Murkowski resolution, the latest roadblock to a clean energy future, couldn't have happened without your help and support! Send a message of thanks to your senators for standing up for clean air! Clean Air Attack Fails In Senate U.S. senators, supported by strong appeals from Earthjustice supporters, voted down a blatant attempt to weaken the Clean Air Act. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led the failed legislative effort to keep the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases, and while she failed, more such attacks are anticipated.  Read More EPA To Ban DDT-Like Pesticide This month, nearly two years after Earthjustice sued on behalf of workers and environmental advocates, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was moving to ban the DDT-like pesticide endosulfan, a highly toxic pesticide used in orchards and fields.  Read More Yosemite Saved From Road Builder Three years of legal struggle by Earthjustice have stopped a developer's plan to build two roads into Yosemite Park. A Fresno judge rejected a land owner and county's claim to right of way under a repealed, Civil War-era law know as R.S. 2477. The roads would have linked Hazel Green's property to Highway 120 within Yosemite, and facilitated its development into a destination hotel and resort. No Appeal For Richmond Refinery This month, Chevron quietly let pass its final opportunity to appeal a court decision that had stopped its expansion of an oil refinery that is the single largest source of greenhouse gas pollution in California. This is a great victory for public disclosure to the refinery's neighbors.  Read More Tongass Protected For Another Year Millions of acres of America's roadless national forests—including the Tongass in Alaska—have been given another year's reprieve from most logging and road construction by the Obama administration. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he wants to more closely study projects in roadless areas, such as the Tongass, as the federal court system deals with legal challenges to the Roadless Rule.  Read More

Take Action Take Action Against Coal Ash! Your governor, like governors across the country, is under pressure to let polluters continue dousing American communities with toxic coal ash. Take action now by telling your governor to stand strong against the threat posed by coal ash to our communities and wildlife. Take action today! Connect Join us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Watch us on YouTube! Earthjustice. Because the earth needs a good lawyer. Earthjustice is the nation's leading, non-profit law firm for the environment. To learn more about our work, visit our website, http://www.earthjustice.org. Photo Credits - Oiled Sea Turtle: Young Kemp's Ridley turtle, rescued May 21, 2010. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.) Gray Wolf: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Tongass National Forest: Katerina Zelena. Chevron Richmond Refinery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_imax/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.