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Victories

Wyoming Range Oil and Gas Leasing Temporarily Halted
Decision affects 20,000 acres of prime deer and elk habitat
Court Reinstates Roadless Rule
Almost 50 million acres of national forests and grasslands once again protected
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout To Be Considered for Protection
Judge tosses Bush administration decision denying trout protection as threatened or endangered species
Preliminary Court Decision Would Bar Leasing in Critical Wetlands at Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska
Decision could save the internationally significant wildlife habitat
Counties Can't Unilaterally Seize Control Over National Park Trails, Federal Court Rules
Ruling affects lands owned by all Americans
Alaskans' Right to Protection from Cruise Ships
Voters allowed to consider initiative on cruise ships
Court Grants Temporary Halt to Mountaintop Removal Mining Expansion in West Virginia

A federal court granted a temporary restraining order that limits expansive mining at several mountaintop removal mines currently being challenged by environmental groups in Appalachia

Court Stops Destruction of Alaskan Lake by Mining Company
Allows other mining activities to proceed
Pesticide "Self-Regulation" Rule Thrown Out
Pesticide lobby sought to ignore effects of pesticides on endangered species
Giant Sequoia National Monument Logging Plan Stopped Pending Further Study

New management plan must be developed

Judge: Bush Administration Pesticide Rules for Endangered Species Are Illegal
Pesticide lobbyists sought to remove checks and balances
Giant Sequoia National Monument Wins Court Protection
Judge rules against Bush administration logging plan
Federal Judge Rules Hawai'i Biopharm Permits Illegal
A federal judge rules that the USDA issued permits illegally for the planting of genetically-engineered crops in Hawai'i
Federal Court Rules Biopharm Permits Issued Illegally in Hawai'i
Ruling first ever on controversial drug-producing GE crops manufactured by Monsanto and others
Federal Court Holds Environmental Protection Agency's Air Toxics Efforts "Grossly Delinquent"
Finds EPA has diverted resources away from protecting public health.