EARTHJUSTICE E.BRIEF OKT 2014

I have been a supporter of +Earthjustice for years and am thankful for the work they do. Here's their October 2014 eBrief with updates on issues and campaigns, victories and new environmental concerns.....

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After 150 Years, Maui’s Streams Flow Again Private corporations that diverted Maui’s streams for more than 150 years agreed to finally restore water flows—courtesy of an Earthjustice campaign. READ MORE

Climate Change Threatens Rare Wolverines The famously feisty creature will take on grizzly bears in a fight, but its biggest threat now is the acute loss of habitat due to receding snow pack in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming and northeast Oregon. READ MORE

WOLVERINES NEED LAWYERS TOO We’re fighting in court to save the last 300 wolverines in the lower 48! Join our fight. DONATE NOW

  IN THE WIN COLUMN

	Havasupai Celebrate Ban on New Uranium Mining A million acres of Grand Canyon watershed is less threatened by uranium poisoning, thanks to a court order upholding a 20-year ban on new uranium mining claims. READ MORE
Other recent court victories include: Federal court paves the way for better monitoring of Alaska's industrial groundfishing fleet. Spruce No. 1 Mine—one of the most destructive mountaintop removal mines ever proposed in Appalachia—won’t be allowed to destroy more streams or nearby communities.

  NEWS

EPA Approves Deadly New Herbicide Without bothering to consult the expert agencies about the herbicide’s effects on endangered plants and animals, the EPA is giving the green light to massive increases in the use of 2,4-D, one of the ingredients in ‘Agent Orange.’ READ MORE

Acting to Sidetrack Explosive Trains Earthjustice is suing to prevent a nightmare scenario of mile-long trains—filled with explosive crude oil—rumbling daily into California’s Central Valley. READ MORE

These Aspens Should Tremble Aspens have reason to quake in some roadless areas of Colorado, where the Forest Service is pushing major fossil fuel development, along with miles of scarring roads. READ MORE

A Nation Poisoned by Incinerators When toxic metals like mercury and cadmium poison your favorite lake, it’s time to regulate the local industrial incinerator. Yet the EPA has allowed thousands of such polluting incinerators across the nation to continue fouling our waters. READ MORE

  SPOTLIGHT

The Toxic Secret of California's Salad Bowl The only thing that stands between Maria Aguilara and dangerous pesticides is her scarf. Read her story and others to learn the realities of working in farm fields in the U.S. and why pesticide exposure protections need to be strengthened. READ MORE

  HOW YOU CAN HELP

Act Now on Climate Power plants are the single largest source of carbon emissions. Tell the EPA it's time carbon polluters cleaned up their act. TAKE ACTION

Everyone Has the Right to a Healthy Environment Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities Lisa Garcia discusses how Earthjustice is fighting to protect families and communities from pollution-caused health risks they confront on a daily basis. LISTEN

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