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February 27, 2001
Environmental Groups Intervene to Protect Giant Sequoia National Monument
Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council intervened in a case to protect Giant Sequoia National Monument, created to conserve nearly 330,000 acres of forest ecosystems and the last unprotected giant sequoia groves in the Sierra Nevada.
February 23, 2001
Alaskan Conservation Groups Defend Undisturbed National Forests in Court
On behalf of eight conservation groups, lawyers from Earthjustice and Natural Resources Defense Council filed court papers against the State of Alaska's lawsuit seeking to overturn the U.S. Forest Service's new Roadless Rule.
February 22, 2001
Maxxam/Pacific Lumber on Notice to Halt Illegal Discharges of Pollution into Northern California Rivers
Citing violations of the Clean Water Act, the Garberville-based Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) put Maxxam/Pacific Lumber (Maxxam/PL) on formal notice that they will file a federal lawsuit in 60 days if the company continues to illegally discharge pollution into five watersheds.
February 21, 2001
Lawsuit Filed to Fix Bay Area Transit and Air Pollution Problems
A coalition of environmental, transit, and community groups filed suit in U.S. District Court against the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and two Bay Area transit operators to enforce long-standing, unfulfilled commitments to improve transit ridership and air quality.
February 20, 2001
Endangered Manatees Awarded New Protections Thanks to Landmark Legal Settlement
Florida's manatees received a welcome boost today with the announcement of a settlement between the conservationists and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC).
February 16, 2001
Court: Army Corps Illegally Violated State Water Quality Standards on Snake River
A federal district court ruled that the federal government's operation of four dams on the lower Snake River violates the Clean Water Act.
February 14, 2001
New Suit Against Clean Air Deadline Extension for DC Area
Earthjustice's Washington DC, office challenged an extension by the Environmental Protection Agency that delays clean air deadlines for the national capital area.
February 7, 2001
Environmental Groups Sue to Prevent Invasive Species Infestations in the San Francisco Bay and Delta
A suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against three federal agencies charging that a massive expansion project at the Port of Oakland would unlawfully allow more harmful invasive species to enter San Francisco Bay.
February 6, 2001
Conservationists Oppose Legal Attacks on Roadless Initiative for National Forest Lands in Idaho
Lawyers from Earthjustice and Natural Resources Defense Council filed court papers opposing two lawsuits that seek to overturn the U.S. Forest Service's new rule protecting pristine national forest lands.
January 30, 2001
Groups Sue EPA to Protect Salmon in Northwest from Pesticides
Commercial fishermen joined forces with two environmental groups to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to protect salmon from the harmful effects of pesticides.
January 23, 2001
Conservationsist Oppose Lawsuit to Build Road into Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
Earthjustice lawyers filed court papers against a landowner's lawsuit to require nearly nine miles of new road construction to reach a private parcel deep within Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area.
January 17, 2001
Environmentalists Charge Ashcroft's Claim to be "Private Environmentalist" Hard to Believe
Earthjustice letter to Senators on Ashcroft
January 16, 2001
EPA to Regulate Air Pollution from Big Ocean Vessels
The Environmental Protection Agency pledged to establish emission standards for large sea-going vessels such as oil tankers, cruise ships, and cargo vessels.
January 12, 2001
Earthjustice Opposes Nomination of Gale Norton to Head Interior
Norton favors opening Arctic Refuge to drilling, favors property rights and reduced corporate responsibility
January 11, 2001
Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Yellowstone from Snowmobile Manufacturer's Lawsuit
Conservation groups will defend the recent snowmobile phaseout in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks against a lawsuit brought by snowmobile manufacturers.