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Air Pollution Starts a Movement
California prides itself on being the nation's breadbasket, the supplier of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and other agricultural products to the country and the world. But the San Joaquin Valley, where many of these crops are grown, has the worst air pollution of any comparable area in the country. Western Press Secretary Brian Smith recounts how a unique coalition came together to fight for cleaner air.
Costa Rican Courts Protect Leatherbacks from Construction
Costa Rican courts issue injunction against construction projects in critical leatherback nesting habitat.
Grizzlies and Trout Protected from Rock Creek Mine

Court ruling rejects US Fish & Wildlife Service's approval of Rock Creek Mine.

Wyoming Wolf Plan Rejected by Courts

Court ruling rejects Wyoming's deadly wolf management plan

Adventures in Breathing

David Baron is an attorney in Washington, DC, who spends much of his time battling to force the federal government to obey laws enacted to clean up (and keep clean) the air and water we all depend on.

Lake Okeechobee Water Pollution Curbed

Tougher pollution standards for farms, ranches near Lake Okeechobee

Industrial Dairies & Feedlots Must Clean Up Water Runoff
Court affirms state environmental agency must enforce clean water law
Walton County Lands Protected
Greenways and trails will help students learn about conservation
Emergency Sea Wall Construction Plan to Protect Sea Turtles
Settlement will provide protection and monitoring for turtle nesting sites
Appeals Court Blocks Tongass Timber Sales
Agency overestimated demand for timber
Settlement Reached on Diablo Grande Development
Conservation easement and future habitat protection will protect vanishing species
Rota Bridled White-Eye Habitat to Be Protected
An endangered tropical bird gets a chance to recover when critical habitat is established
Forest Service Withdraws Plan to Issue Oil and Gas Leases Near Yellowstone
Following vociferous public outcry and a threatened lawsuit by Earthjustice, the Forest Service does the right thing
Desert Tortoise: "Recovery," Not Just "Survival"
A federal judge rules that conservation requires "recovery," not just "survival"
False Killer Whales to be Protected From Longlining
An Earthjustice suit forces NMFS to acknowledge the impact of longline fisheries on the Hawai`i population of false killer whales.