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March 5, 2009
Officials, Advocates Ask New Yorkers To Support Ban on Gas Drilling in Drinking Water Supply In response to Earthjustice Freedom of Information Act request, state records show troubling oversight gaps

March 5, 2009
US Senate: EPA Must Immediately Regulate Coal Ash Disposal Millions of tons of unregulated coal ash poisons drinking waters, threatens cancer and more

March 4, 2009
Congress Moves to Protect Waterways Conservationists pleased with bipartisan work on protecting crucial law

March 3, 2009
Washington Highways Polluting Puget Sound and Endangering Salmon Puget Sound advocates seek stronger stormwater permit to meet clean water standards

March 3, 2009
Earthjustice Applauds President Obama's Move to Restore Wildlife Protections Signals the welcome return of science-based decisions to the U.S. Department of the Interior

March 2, 2009
Tongass Roadless Timber Sale Challenged Decision to log made ten years ago, outdated

February 27, 2009
Fishermen Head Back to Court to Ban Herring Trawlers From Groundfish Areas Troubled by agency inaction while bycatch incidents mount, group proceeds with lawsuit

February 26, 2009
Court Rules Cleanup Tab For Mines and Other Hazardous Sites Should Not Fall to Public In closing 25-year loophole, court protects public from hazardous waste sites and could save taxpayers billions

February 25, 2009
Group Targets Flawed Federal Levee Policies in Puget Sound Safe, effective flood protection needed for people and salmon

February 25, 2009
Earthjustice Praises President Obama for Championing Clean, Renewable Energy Response to President Obama's budget plan which includes energy efficiency initiatives

February 24, 2009
Earthjustice Wins Case Seeking Stronger Particulate Pollution Standards Environmental Protection Agency must consider stronger standards to protect Americans

February 23, 2009
It’s the End of the Road for Bush-Era Power Plant Mercury Cap-and-Trade Rule Following new administration’s request, U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear case

February 17, 2009
Manufacturers Flout Law, Refuse to Disclose Toxics in Household Cleaners Chemical disclosure could protect consumers, advocates fight for transparency

February 17, 2009
Court Rules Against Juneau Road Project Ferries must be considered as alternative solutions to Lynn Canal travel

February 13, 2009
Court Sides With Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Industry Conservationists urging new administration to stop mountaintop removal coal mining

February 12, 2009
House Subcommittee Considers Coal Ash Regulations Proposed bill mandates swift action, but stronger measures needed

February 12, 2009
Earthjustice Supports Plastic Bag Bill to Clean Anacostia River Proposed fee would slash amount of trash entering river annually

February 10, 2009
Black Carbon Threatens World Heritage Sites International groups ask UNESCO to take action at June meeting in Seville, Spain

February 5, 2009
New Efficiency Standards Will Save Consumers Billions, Reduce Global Warming Pollution Earthjustice statement on President Obama’s energy efficiency announcement

February 4, 2009
Interior Department Cancels Utah Wilderness Lease Sale Today’s action starts roll-back of Bush-era environmental assaults

February 4, 2009
New Administration Reverses Course on Power Plant Mercury Regulations Asks Supreme Court to drop Bush administration appeal, signals end to years of delay

February 3, 2009
Washington State Board Calls for Stronger Stormwater Controls Rejects second municipal stormwater permit as inadequate

February 2, 2009
Montana Coal-Fired Power Plans Scrapped Natural gas and wind power will replace coal plant

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