EARTHJUSTICE E BRIEF APR 2010

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e.Brief: Earthjustice's monthly e-newsletter. Tide Is Turning Against Coal Power. Our Top 40 List. Goldman Honored for Pesticide Work.

Tide Is Turning Against Coal Power

On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, momentum is building against the scourge of mountaintop removal mining, says Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen. It's part of our overall strategy to break the cradle-to-grave stranglehold of coal power. More
"The world hasn't ended,
but the world as we know it has."
–Bill McKibben, reflecting on
climate change in his new book, Earth

Our Top 40 List: Earthjustice has achieved hundreds of victories on behalf of the planet and its people since the first Earth Day. Check out the 40 we think have had the most impact. View Slideshow

Help Protect 40 Years of Progress! We've come a long way since the first Earth Day 40 years ago. But the Earth still needs a good lawyer. Help us continue to defend our natural heritage in the courts and on Capitol Hill. With your support, we'll preserve the gains of the past 40 years and win new victories in the next 40 and beyond.

unEARTHED From Earthjustice's blog:

David Guest.David Guest
Everglades restoration is a twisty affair. Read More

Ted Zukoski.The Zuke
Coal's gone wild in the West. Read More
The Stew Around the world of Earthjustice:


Patti Goldman, Vice President for Litigation at Earthjustice, is the first recipient of the Shelley Davis Memorial Award for her highly successful litigation and advocacy to reduce farmworker exposures to harmful pesticides. More

Dodging Deadly Delta Pumps
This is the time of year when young salmon in California hitch a ride on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers out to the ocean—if they escape the massive pumps in the Delta. Read More

Wolf Hunts End
Wolf hunting has ended for the season in Idaho and Montana, but Earthjustice is gearing up to keep hunts from resuming. Read More

Vote For Earthjustice Through CREDO
If you're a CREDO member, you get to vote on how to distribute the 2010 donations funding. Earthjustice is on the ballot and we need your votes. Go to CREDO and vote for Earthjustice.
In the win column Advances won by Earthjustice and its allies:

Coal plant.EPA To Regulate
Toxic Air Emissions
Some of the nation's largest toxic air emitters—coal- and oil-fired power plants—will finally be regulated under a historic settlement reached with the EPA by Earthjustice and its allies. Read More


Proposed area for Rock Creek Mine.Court Saves Trout,
Bear From Mine
In a victory for imperiled native trout and grizzly bears, a court has stopped a proposed silver and copper mine that would have tunneled beneath a remote wilderness in northwest Montana. Read More

A sad chapter in New York City history may finally be drawing to a close as city officials finally got to work this month cleaning up an abandoned toxic waste dump that for years had plagued the neighboring community on Staten Island. Read More
Take Action

Take Action.Act Now to Preserve Mountaintop Removal Victory! The mining industry is trying to reverse a decision by the EPA to veto the permit for the largest proposed mountaintop removal mine in Appalachia. Take action to stop this destructive mining practice today!

Take Action.Support The Safe Chemicals Act!
Tell your congressional representative to protect our health by supporting this important legislation. Take action for toxic chemical reform!


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