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Alaska’s Supreme Court Halts Transfer of Public Lands
Nearly a quarter-million acres of state land remain under public ownership after Alaska’s highest court held that transferring them to the University of Alaska would violate the State Constitution.

A Historic Victory for Everglades Restoration
Natural flow of the Everglades to be restored through the purchase of U.S. Sugar holdings south of Lake Okeechobee; largest step forward in the long history of Everglades restoration

Dirty Coal Plants Lose Another Source of Funding
Feds stop funding rural dirty coal plants for two years

Endangered Bird Trumps Chainsaws
Old growth forest habitat protected -- for now

Big Fine for Polluting Appalachian Waters
Massey Energy, a major player in mountaintop removal mining, must pay $20 million in fines for Clean Water Act violations

Kalama Coal Plant Kiboshed
Permit for dirty coal plant in Washington State denied

Northwest Salmon Protections Saved
Federal efforts to weaken regulations governing logging on steep, landslide-prone hillsides successfully rebuffed

Coal Plant Rejected Amid Kansas Whirlwind
State authorities in Kansas reject a permit for two coal-fired power plants which would have polluted the state while exporting the power.

Judge Upholds Protection for Wild Salmon
Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon.

Judge Halts Oil and Gas Development in Proposed Colorado Wilderness
Ruling protects wilderness qualities and rare plants from harmful drilling

Shell-Shocked in the Arctic
An appeals court rules that Shell Offshore, Inc., must stay away from the Beaufort Sea at least through the winter of '07/08.

Utah Counties Can't Run Over National Parks
You don't own parts of our national parks just because you say so.

Relief for Lake Okeechobee Is on the Way
A federal judge rules that using Lake O as a polluted water reservoir is illegal without a federal permit.

Politically Motivated Fish Opinion Voided
A judge has tossed out a biological opinion where political considerations prevailed over science.

Ghost Fleet Will Stay Put
A plan to export obsolete military ships to England for scrapping is stopped.

Florida Coal Plan Is Nixed
The Florida Public Service Commission refuses to approve a permit for a huge new coal-fired power plant near the Everglades.

Smog Slapdown Turndown Is Upheld
An industry attempt to overturn tough ozone regulations is rejected by the DC Court of Appeals.

Court Nixes EPA Incinerator Exemption
A federal judge rules that an attempt to classify some incinerators as boilers is illegal.

Judge Rules for Wild Salmon
A judge in Seattle rules that counting hatchery salmon when considering Endangered Species Act listings is illegal.

Supreme Court Rules Against Administration in Warming Case
The high court says that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and that EPA has authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.