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| "The Republican attack on EPA is radically unpopular with voters across parties and demographics." |
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| Congress v. The Environment |
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Breaking News... Today, a grim, new faction in the House of Representatives is bringing to a vote numerous attacks on the laws that protect our nation's water, air, natural resources, wildlife and health. Their actions could drive endangered wolves and salmon into extinction, and would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency's mission to protect us from lethal pollutants and climate change consequences. There are abundant handouts for industrial polluters. Read what is at stake by Earthjustice Vice President of Litigation Patti Goldman. Also, read these related blog posts: |
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 David Guest: Congressman befriends Fla's toxic slime. Read |  The Zuke: U-turn in Rockies to bad old days. Read |
 Tr-Ash Talk: Friends of toxic coal ash emerge in Congress. (Latest in a series on the dangers of coal ash.) Read |
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 Fired And Fired Up Over Sunflower
Speaking out for the first time, former head of Kansas Department of Health and Environment says he didn't resign—he was removed because of his refusal to approve the dirty, controversial Sunflower coal-fired power plant. Read More | Fight Continues Over Genetically Engineered Beets
Earthjustice is leading a coalition of farmers and conservation groups in court, challenging the USDA's decision to allow commercial growing of Monsanto's "Roundup Ready" genetically engineered sugar beets. The USDA's action is in defiance of a previous court ruling. Read More. |
Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Two Outspoken Oscar Nominees
It's Oscar season and Earthjustice is rolling out the red carpet for Academy Award nominees Mark Ruffalo and GASLAND director Josh Fox—travelling to our nation's capitol today to speak out on the dangers of the gas drilling technique known as fracking. Read more |
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 Shell Shelves Arctic Seas Drilling
Earthjustice's work has helped stop Shell Oil from drilling this summer in fragile offshore waters of the Arctic seas. Shell threw in the towel, acknowledging problems in meeting environmental considerations. Read MoreORVs Bog Down In Montana, Idaho
Don't expect to hop on your off-road vehicle and churn through protected areas in Idaho and Montana. A federal judge upheld a ban on ORVs in the spectacular Badger-Two Medicine region of northern Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. Read More
In Idaho, another federal judge struck down the Salmon-Challis National Forest's Travel Management Plan, which would have allowed ORV use on hundreds of miles of trails. Read More | CO Drilling Rules Survive Lawsuit
Representatives of the Colorado oil and gas industry have abandoned their lawsuit challenging the state's tough new rules governing oil and gas development. Earthjustice had intervened in opposition to the suit. Read More "Nemo's" Turtles Win Protection
Loggerhead turtles—the starring species in Finding Nemo—are themselves being saved from lethal long-line fishing techniques off Hawaii. A federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of conservation groups by Earthjustice, has resulted in an agreement to sharply reduce the number of loggerheads caught accidentally by the longline fleet. Read More Makua Rescued From Explosives
Artillery shells and mortars will no longer rain down on biologically rich Makua on O'ahu—thanks to a decision by the Army after 12 years of Earthjustice legal pressure. Live-fire training had threatened dozens of species with extinction. Read More |
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The Beginnings of Earthjustice
 Forty years ago, attorneys Phil Berry, Fred Fisher and Don Harris pooled their collective outrage over environmental degradation and became the founding members of Earthjustice. Hear their story of how it all began in this short video. Watch Video. |  |
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Earthjustice Co-Founder, recalls the spark that launched Earthjustice. |
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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 - 'Shell Shelves Arctic Seas Drilling': A large lead develops north of Point Hope in the Chukchi Sea during sea ice breakup in late May. Chukchi Sea, Alaska. Credit: Florian Schulz / visionsofthewild.com. |
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