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Victories

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
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

Kansas Rejects Massive Sunflower Coal-Fired Power Plant
State takes lead in national trend against dirty energy sources
Judge Refuses to Throw Out Grand Staircase Lawsuit
Kane County rebuffed as conservation groups press suit to protect monument
Judge Tells Big Coal: Stop Burying Appalachian Streams
Residents successfully stop plans to bury streams, destroy homes in West Virginia