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Earthjustice Attorney, Sarah Burt, describes work the International program is doing on the Canadian tar sands.

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Recent Victories

Ghost Fleet Will Stay Put
A plan to export obsolete military ships to England for scrapping is stopped.
Updated: July 1, 2009

Full Environmental Review Ordered for Mexican Power Imports
Placing energy plants across the border with Mexico, to serve the US electricity grid, does not waive U.S. clean air requirements
Updated: May 16, 2006

Bechtel Drops Claim in Bolivia Water Case
Multinational company Bechtel settles $50 million legal claim for thirty cents after water privatization debacle.
Updated: May 26, 2006

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Recent News

Native & Green Groups Challenge State Dept. Permit for Dirty Oil Pipeline
Native American and environmental groups filed suit in...

Native, Green Groups Oppose State Department Dirty Pipeline Permit
An international coalition of environmental and Native American groups strongly opposed Thursday's U.S. State Department...

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hear La Oroya Case
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will examine a complaint against Peru for human rights violations in...

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Recent Cases

Tar Sands and the "Alberta Clipper"
Tar sands development in Alberta is creating an environmental catastrophe. Toxic tailings ponds can be seen from space and...

Teck Cominco/Lake Roosevelt
Teck Cominco Metals operates a smelter ten miles north of the US-Canada border. This smelter has contaminated Lake...

Inuit Human Rights and Climate Change
Earthjustice is working with the Inuit Circumpolar Conference to protect the human rights of the Inuit people in their...

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