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Breaking Down the Courthouse Door
Don Harris, a cofounder of Earthjustice and member of the board of trustees, tells the story of how it all started, in a lawsuit that opened up the legal system to environmental organizations and sparked the creation of the organization that would become Earthjustice.
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Recent Victories

Alaska’s Supreme Court Halts Transfer of Public Lands
Nearly a quarter-million acres of state land remain under public ownership after Alaska’s highest court held that transferring them to the University of Alaska would violate the State Constitution.
Updated: November 6, 2009

A Historic Victory for Everglades Restoration
Natural flow of the Everglades to be restored through the purchase of U.S. Sugar holdings south of Lake Okeechobee; largest step forward in the long history of Everglades restoration
Updated: June 24, 2008

Dirty Coal Plants Lose Another Source of Funding
Feds stop funding rural dirty coal plants for two years
Updated: July 2, 2008

Recent News

Court Rules Army Must Give Community Meaningful Information on Training Impacts
Yesterday, U.S. District Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway ruled that the Army is obliged to give the community meaningful...

Clean Air Act Turns 19; Important Clean Air Milestones Reached, More Remain

Take a deep breath, and say Happy Birthday. The Clean Air Act -- our nation's strongest law for cleaning up toxic air...

Judge Approves Historic EPA Settlement: EPA and Florida Must Set Limits on Fertilizer and Animal Waste Pollution in State Waters
A federal judge in Tallahassee today approved a historic consent decree which requires the U.S. Environmental Protection...

Recent Cases

Gas Drilling Wastewater in the Monongahela River
There is a gas rush in Pennsylvania. The PA Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") issued more than 1,300...

University of Alaska Lands
This case challenges the constitutionality of Alaska state legislation, passed in 2005, that grants over 250,000 acres of...

Stockwater Exemption
On June 30, 2009, Earthjustice's Seattle office filed suit in state court in Washington, on behalf of third and fourth...