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Trip's Column
Solar Foes Try To 'Block' SunSolar energy efforts in Hawai'i are threatened by a Simpsons cartoon-style confrontation—but it's no laughing matter. Renewable energy faces similar opposition across America, warns Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen. Read More
"Who here has the guts to stop me?"–The Simpsons' Mr. Burns, as he blots the sun.
In The News
Lungs V. Smog: Obama's EPA Has To Decide
An Earthjustice lawsuit is on hold as the Obama EPA considers what the Bush EPA refused: strong ozone protections that could drastically improve air quality and public health in the United States. Read More | Take Action
Support Us The spectacular scenery of the Cherry Peak roadless area in the Coeur D'Alene Mountains of Montana. Donate now.Help Us Protect America's Pristine Forest Areas! Earthjustice has gone to court to challenge a reckless decision that puts our nation's forests in peril. Help support our work to protect America's wild places.
unEARTHED From Earthjustice's blog:
Kathleen Sutcliffe.Kathleen Sutcliffe Protect us from pesticides, say 42,000. Read More
Shirley Hao.Shirley HaoThe last, lost, lonely wolverine. Read More
In the win column Advances won by Earthjustice and its allies:
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Polluters' Plea
A gaping loophole in industrial air pollution rules will stay closed now that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review an appeal by polluting industries. Industry representatives wanted the high court to overturn a lower court ruling—won by Earthjustice and its allies—that clamped down on pollutants emitted during start-up and shut-down of plants. Read More
Take Action Smog over Los Angeles, CA. Take Action.Push for Strong Ozone Pollution Standards and Breathe Easier! You can help cleanse America's air by urging the EPA to pass strong ozone controls that protect us—and especially our children—from the hazy, toxic smog choking our cities. Only 4 days left to act!
The Stew Around the world of Earthjustice:
Dr. Ed WayburnThe Earth and Earthjustice had no better friend than Dr. Ed Wayburn, who passed on earlier this month at age 103. Read More
Gold Brings Grief To Hemisphere
Growth of open pit mining because of high gold prices is threatening environmental havoc throughout the hemisphere. Earthjustice and its ally, AIDA, are working to stop the worst of these mines. Read More
More Water, Please, For The Salmon Babies
Helping baby salmon escape the killer effect of hydro-electric dams on the Columbia River is the goal of an Earthjustice effort in Washington State. A coalition of conservation and fishing groups represented by Earthjustice is trying to convince the state that allowing a little more water over dam spillways would sure help. Read More
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