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May 31, 2001
Environmental Groups Sue for Sierra Nevada Amphibian Protection
The Fish and Wildlife Service has illegally delayed making a decision on petitions to list the Yosemite Toad and the Sierra Nevada population of the mountain yellow-legged frog.
May 30, 2001
Bush Budget's Fine Print Includes Death Warrant for Endangered Species
Dr. Jane Goodall joins religious leaders, conservationists, and celebrities in calling for a halt to the Bush administration's plan to weaken the ESA through funding cuts and policy changes that would undermine citizen oversight and leave species listing decisions almost entirely in the hands of the Secretary of Interior.
May 24, 2001
Coalition of Environmental Organizations and States Sue EPA over Inadequate Mobile Source Toxics Rule
A coalition of environmental organizations and states today filed a lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency stating that the agency's mobile source air toxics rule falls far short of fulfilling legal requirements of the Clean Air Act.
May 22, 2001
Bush Administration Disregards Congressional Deadline, Finalizes Delay of Arsenic Rule
Bush administration will delay until February a rule to strengthen the standards for arsenic in drinking water.
May 22, 2001
Groups Sue Fisheries Service Again to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles in Hawai'i
Environmental groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, the Department of Commerce, and Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce, challenging the decision to authorize continued killing of endangered leatherback and green sea turtles by the Hawai`i-based longline fishery.
May 18, 2001
Energy Conservation and God's Creation
Quoting Scripture and speaking with a powerful moral voice, thirty-nine of the nation's most senior religious leaders released an open letter to President Bush, the Congress and the American people, calling for moral reflection on the country's energy policy.
May 17, 2001
Earthjustice Statement on Bush Administration Energy Plan Released Today; Another Payback for Industry
Responding to today's release of the Bush administration's energy policy, Buck Parker, executive director of Earthjustice said, "We are deeply concerned by several aspects of President Bush's energy policy..."
May 16, 2001
International Trade Agreements and California Law
Earthjustice gave testimony before a joint committee of the California state legislature on international trade and California's attempts to protect its drinking water from MTBE contamination.
May 16, 2001
Citizens to Challenge Environmental Assessment of Military Training at Makua, Hawai'i
Malama Makua, represented by Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, will return to court to challenge the US Army's claim that resuming live-fire training and related activities at Makua Military Reservation on O`ahu would have no significant impact on the more than 40 endangered species and dozens of sacred and cultural sites found at Makua and on neighboring communities.
May 15, 2001
Environmental Groups Sue FAA Seeking Environmental Review of Major Airport Expansion in Eastern Sierra, Mammoth Lakes
A coalition of environmental groups, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit in federal district court to force the Federal Aviation Administration to consider the growth-inducing impacts of an airport expansion project in the town of Mammoth Lakes in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
May 14, 2001
Wildlife Habitat Near Yellowstone National Park Threatened By Rush To Develop Energy
Seeking to safeguard an area of key wildlife habitat near Yellowstone National Park, Earthjustice served notice of plans to ask a federal judge to review oil and gas leasing decisions by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
May 10, 2001
BLM Violates Court Order on Tortoise Protection
The US Bureau of Land Management violated its agreement to protect the threatened desert tortoise, according to a court decision issued this week in a contempt hearing filed by Earthjustice.
May 8, 2001
Court Upholds Forest Service In Challenge By Oil Industry
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholds US Forest Service authority to withhold lands along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front from oil and gas development.
May 7, 2001
Conservationists Seek Voice in Wetlands Litigation
Conservationists today officially requested that they be allowed to participate in settlement discussions between the Bush administration and industry groups regarding a key rule designed to protect wetlands.
May 7, 2001
Groups Uncover Government Documents Showing Pesticides Can Harm Salmon
Documents show the EPA has determined that pesticides harm fish but has failed to take required action.