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June 20, 2000
New Federal Salmon Plan Paves Way for Extinction
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups signaled their intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect salmon and steelhead from harmful logging and urban development in the Pacific Northwest.
June 5, 2000
U.S. DROPS APPEAL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE PANELS - WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTALISTS ON FORESTRY TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
BIASED CHEMICAL, MINING, ENERGY, AND TOBACCO PANELS NOW IN SPOTLIGHT
April 6, 2000
CONSERVATIONISTS OPPOSE BOISE CASCADE ATTACK ON FOREST PROTECTION INITIATIVE
April 6, 2000
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS THREATEN LAWSUIT OVER UNLOADING OF TOXIC PCB SHIP AT SEATTLE HARBOR
February 15, 2000
Lawsuit Filed over Deepening of Columbia River Channel
December 20, 1999
Federal Judge Orders Habitat Protection for Mark Twain's "Celebrated Jumping Frog"
A federal judge has ordered the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to identify and protect habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog.
November 23, 1999
Environmentalists Threaten Lawsuit Against U.S. Trade Representative Over Exclusion from from Chemical Advisory Body
Four environmental and consumer groups demanded that US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky expand the membership of a panel that advises her on trade in "Chemicals and Allied Products" to include non-industry representatives.
November 15, 1999
Labor, Environmental and Human Rights Groups Launch Seattle Ad Campaign to Challenge WTO
Theme: "WTO: But what are we trading away?"
November 9, 1999
Court Orders U.S. Trade Representative to Include Environmentalists on WTO Advisory Committees
A federal judge ordered the US Trade Representative, Charlene Barshefsky, to name at least one representative from the environmental community to each of two panels that advise her on negotiating strategy and other matters involving international trade in wood products and paper products.
September 30, 1999
Court Ruling Stops Timber Sales to Protect Endangered Fish
A federal court held that 24 timber sales cannot go forward until the federal government ensures that they will not harm salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act and that they will comply with the rules established in the President's Northwest Forest Plan.
July 21, 1999
Environmentalists Sue Federal Government Over Biased World Trade Advisory Committees
In a lawsuit filed against the US Trade Representative and the US Department of Commerce, environmental groups accuse US trade policy makers of giving exclusive access to the timber industry in trade advisory committees while marginalizing environmental groups.
March 29, 1999
Court Blocks Federal Timber Sale to Protect Endangered Umpqua Cutthroat Trout
A federal court blocked a timber sale because it would log habitat for salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act and violate the rules established in the President's Northwest Forest Plan.
March 24, 1999
Conservation Groups Sue Government to Protect Mark Twain's Celebrated Jumping Frogs
Earthjustice filed suit challenging the federal government's failure to identify and protect critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog.
March 23, 1999
Canadian Government Criticized for Failure to Protect Endangered Species
American conservation groups Defenders of Wildlife and Northwest Ecosystem Alliance petitioned the US Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce to certify Canada under US trade law for that country's lack of any federal Endangered Species Act legislation.
December 8, 1998
Conservationists Sue Over U.S./Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement
Conservation groups file lawsuit in U.S. district court today against three federal agencies for their roles in negotiating the 1996 U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement.