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Victories

Court: Protect Whales in Sonar Exercises
Injunction issued in Hawai`i case
Federal Court Orders Cell Tower Safeguards for Gulf Coast Birds
Decision could save millions of birds killed each year in tower collisions
Court Says EPA Rule Allowing More Power Plant Mercury is Illegal
EPA violated the law by evading required power plant mercury reductions
Endangered Bird Trumps Chainsaws

Old growth forest habitat protected -- for now

Federal Judge Rules Against U.S. Defense Department Plans for Airbase in Habitat of Okinawa Dugong
Species considered cultural icon by Okinawan people
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

Massey Energy to Pay Huge Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations
Coal mining company forced to pay $20 million in fines for over 4,600 Clean Water Act permit violations
Utah Drops Highway Suit in Face of Earthjustice Pressure
But threat remains as state pursues thousands of RS2477 claims
Bush Administration Abandons Efforts to Undermine Wildlife Protections in National Forests
U.S. Forest Service and timber industry drop appeals of District Court decision
Kalama Coal Plant Kiboshed
Permit for dirty coal plant in Washington State denied
Washington State Coal-Fueled Power Plant Halted
Kalama facility would have spewed millions of tons of CO2 yearly
Northwest Salmon Protections Saved

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

Feds Throw in Towel on Effort to Strip Key Salmon Protections
This after court found Bush administration misrepresented views of key scientists
Court Refuses To Re-hear Kensington Mine Decision
Clean Water Act preserved as Ninth Circuit protects lake from mine tailings
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout To Be Reconsidered As Endangered Species
State fish of Utah imperiled by lack of habitat, non-native trout, climate change