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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.
January 11, 2001
Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Yellowstone from Snowmobile Manufacturer's Lawsuit
Conservation groups announced that they will defend the recent snowmobile phaseout in Yellowstone National Park against a lawsuit brought by snowmobile manufacturers.
January 8, 2001
Lawsuit Filed to Force Bay Area Clean Up Compliance
After thirty years of blown deadlines, inadequate plans, and broken promises, a coalition of Bay Area community and environmental groups filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce Clean Air Act requirements needed to meet the national standard for ozone which protects public health.
January 4, 2001
American and Canadian Groups Petition U.S. Government to Oppose a Mine in British Columbia
A coalition of United States and Canadian conservation groups formally asked the U.S. government to use a federal statute, which includes the threat of trade sanctions, to pressure Canada to stop a controversial mining project proposed for British Columbia's Taku River.
January 3, 2001
Citizens Sue to Protect Critical Habitat for 17 Forest Birds in Hawai'i
Attorneys in Earthjustice's Honolulu office filed suit in federal district court on behalf of Conservation Council for Hawai`i (CCH) seeking to compel federal agencies to take action on CCH's 1992 petition to designate critical habitat for 17 species of severely imperiled Hawaiian forest birds.
December 20, 2000
Citizens File Lawsuit to Protect Makua Valley
Earthjustice filed suit against the U.S. Army, once again seeking an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act for training and related activities at Makua Military Reservation on O`ahu.
December 15, 2000
Sea Lion Compromise Reached
Efforts by Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) to waive the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have failed. The endangered Steller sea lions, while still victims from large-scale, intensive trawl fishing, are no longer victim to a hostile effort from Stevens to suspend federal environmental laws for the sake of industrial fishing special interests.
December 12, 2000
Suit Filed to Halt Navy Bombing of Migratory Birds on Pacific Island
Earthjustice filed suit in federal court in the District of Columbia to stop the U.S. Navy from continuing to use the Pacific island of Farallon de Medinilla for live-fire training, endangering protected birds.
December 8, 2000
Alaska Senator Holds Budget Deal Hostage in Attempt to Undermine ESA Protections for Steller Sea Lions
A coalition of major environmental groups delivered a letter to the White House urging the Clinton Adminstration to oppose any attempts by Congress to undermine critical Endangered Species Act protections for Steller sea lions in Alaska.
December 8, 2000
COURT HALTS WESTERN TIMBER SALES THAT WILL HARM ENDANGERED SALMON
A federal district court ruled that the U.S. government violated the law by approving Northwest Forest Plan timber sales that could harm endangered salmon species.
December 6, 2000
Forest Service Halts Logging on National Forests in Southeast
In response to an Earthjustice lawsuit filed in July, the Forest Service announced that it is halting 34 logging projects in seven national forests throughout the southeast.
December 5, 2000
Citizens Challenge State Day-Use Policy in Court
Earthjustice filed a suit charging that the State has failed to adequately prevent harm to its land, wildlife, and citizens due to an illegally adopted policy governing "generally allowed" uses of State land.
December 5, 2000
TEMPORARY BAN ON TRAWL FISHING IN ALASKA LIFTED
A federal judge has dissolved an injunction that restricts trawl fishing in the Steller sea lion's critical habitat following the release of a Biological Opinion on December 1, 2000, by the National Marine Fisheries Service.