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August 1, 2001
Senate Environment Committee Gives Nominee the Green Light
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted today to confirm Donald R. Schregardus of Ohio for the position of assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
July 31, 2001
Conservation Groups Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Failure to Protect California Spotted Owl
Conservation groups filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in federal district court for failing to protect the California spotted owl and Pacific fisher (a relative of the mink and otter) under the Endangered Species Act.
July 27, 2001
Attempt To Weaken Clean Air Standards Called An Attack On Public Health
Reacting to the latest expected attempt by industry to circumvent clean air standards, Earthjustice called the effort an attack on public health.
July 26, 2001
Conservation Group Sues to Protect Wetlands from Outdated Facilities at Duke Energy Facility in Monterey County
Earthjustice filed suit in state court to compel Duke Energy's proposed expansion of its Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County to obey the Clean Water Act.
July 25, 2001
Environmentalists Sue to Halt Federal Clean Water Violations by Pacific Lumber Co. in Northern California
Charging that Pacific Lumber Company is illegally dumping pollution and violating the Clean Water Act, Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court to challenge logging operations in one of the most imperiled watersheds on California's North Coast.
July 25, 2001
Environmentalists Sue to Halt Federal Clean Water Violations by Pacific Lumber Co. in Northern California
Charging that Pacific Lumber Company is illegally dumping pollution and violating the Clean Water Act, Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court to challenge logging operations in one of the most imperiled watersheds on California's North Coast.
July 24, 2001
Groups, Citizens, DC Council Member Call for End to Raw Sewage discharge in DC Rivers; WASA Plan Needs Revision
Reacting to a new proposed plan from the DC Water and Sewer Authority to be discussed at a public meeting tonight, concerned parties called the proposal grossly inadequate to protect DC rivers from dangerous levels of bacteria and other pollutants.
July 24, 2001
Landmark Victory for Public Health & the Environment
Earthjustice today secured a landmark victory for public health and the environment pertaining to critical clean air standards. In its ruling today, the United States Court of Appeals struck down as inadequate and unlawful EPA regulations for incinerators and cement kilns that burn hazardous waste.
July 24, 2001
Earthjustice Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Failure to Control Pollution from Consumer and Commercial Products
Challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's fundamentally dysfunctional air toxics program, Earthjustice has filed seven lawsuits each day for a week.
July 23, 2001
EPA Skirts Responsibility, Fails to Report to Congress on Air Toxics Program
Challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's own failure to comply with the Clean Air Act, Earthjustice today filed the sixth of seven lawsuits against EPA on behalf of Sierra Club. Today's lawsuit addresses EPA's failure to report to Congress on its own progress -- and that of the States -- in implementing the Clean Air Act's air toxics provisions.
July 20, 2001
Judge Halts Army Training at Makua
A U.S. District Court in Hawai`i issued an order barring the U.S. Army from conducting live-fire training exercises at Makua Military Reservation (MMR) on O`ahu pending a final decision on whether the Army must prepare a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
July 20, 2001
Unchecked Incinerator Pollution Underscores Pervasive Problem
While the Environmental Protection Agency flounders with a dysfunctional regulation program for air toxics, unchecked pollution threatens Americans' health. To address EPA's regulatory lapse, Earthjustice filed today the fifth of seven lawsuits against EPA on behalf of Sierra Club.
July 20, 2001
Federal Officials Hold Public Hearing in Midst of Worst Refinery Polluters in the Nation
Federal officials here today will complete their round of four public hearings aimed at reviewing a critical provision of the Clean Air Act called New Source Review. At issue is President Bush's attempt to weaken the Clean Air Act to facilitate his call for increased fossil fuel production and refinery capacity.
July 19, 2001
Earthjustice Lawsuit Challenges EPA's Failure to Update Incinerator Standards
Pushing for more effective control of air toxics, Earthjustice today filed the fourth of seven lawsuits challenging the government's chronic failure to protect Americans from the health hazards of toxic air pollution.
July 18, 2001
Statement by Executive Director Buck Parker about Judicial Nominations
News Conference on Judicial Nominations