Summary:  Several North Carolina conservation groups represented by Earthjustice have filed legal papers aimed at cleaning up ammonia pollution from a massive industrial chicken operation.

Earthjustice attorney Christopher Leung stated, “It’s all ending up in nearby water in a national wildlife refuge. The Clean Water Act was meant to protect against that.”

  Full Article:  http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/eggfarm-regs112511/eggfarm-regs112511/"

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• Ammonia Emissions from Industrial Egg Farm Challenged

  Summary:  Alaska Native and environmental groups filed suit in court to block offshore drilling in the Chukchi Sea off the Alaskan coast.

Earthjustice attorney Erik Grafe said that the Chukchi lease sale does not comply with federal environmental law. There is also missing information on the effects of drilling activity on marine life and the people who depend on it. He stated, “There are huge gaps in information that we think preclude an ability to analyze the facts and choose alternatives and manage any kind of lease sale manage or oil and gas activity up in the Arctic.”

  Full Article:  http://newsminer.com/bookmark/16473032"

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• Politics Trump Science in Latest Obama Decision on Arctic Ocean Drilling

  Summary:  Several groups that work to protect farmworkers from exposures to toxic pesticides filed a petition with the Environmental Protection Agency to implement stronger protections for farmworkers against the hazardous health impacts of pesticides.

Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner said, “Most American workers enjoy workplace protections created by the federal Office of Safety and Health Administration, but not farmworkers.” She also stated, “They get second class treatment which exposes them to high levels of very dangerous pesticides which is not only unhealthy but also fundamentally unfair.”

  Full Article:  http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science-a-environmental/28809-epa-asked-to-strengthen-long-overdue-pesticide-protections-for-farmworkers.html"

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  Summary:  The Obama administration plans to expand offshore drilling exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic.

Earthjustice attorney Holly Harris says plans to drill in the Arctic Ocean are premature because we lack even basic information about the Arctic Ocean. She said, “It’s hard to imagine a responsible way to develop oil now in this largely unknown body of water when we don’t understand what harms we need to avoid or how to avoid them.”

  Full Article:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/09/MN321LS68R.DTL"

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• Obama Administration Proposes More Arctic Ocean Oil Drilling