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Victories

Southern California Fish Gets Protected Habitat
A dwindling population of the Santa Ana sucker will gain critical habitat
Administration Turns Over Some Chile Trade Documents

Responding to a December court order, the administration releases some negotiating papers but withholds text of the agreement.

Work to open the WTO to public participation
Earthjustice leads the way in supporting the work of NGOs trying to defuse WTO challenges to environmental protection.
Earthjustice opens door to Methanex tribunal

Earthjustice succeeds in convincing the Methanex tribunal that it had the authority to allow us to make written submissions in the case, opening the door to public participation.

Corps of Engineers May Not Dredge Lower Snake
Court stops project to protect salmon
Supreme Court Upholds Wetland Protection
Rare tie vote sustains fines against California farmer who wrecked vernal pools without a permit
Appeals Court Reinstates National Forest Roadless Area Protections

A federal court of appeals in San Francisco on December 12 overturned an injunction that had blocked a presidential order to stop building roads in national forest roadless areas.

Important Step Forward in Protecting Imperiled Wildlife on Guam and Rota
On October 15, 2002, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate more than 30,000 acres of critical habitat to allow for the recovery of endangered birds and bats native to Guam and Rota.
Appeals Court Upholds Northwest Logging Decision
Federal government is failing to protect salmon from harmful effects of logging under the Northwest Forest Plan.
Salmon Must Be Protected From Pesticides

In 2002, a federal court ordered EPA to start the process of ensuring pesticides will not jeopardize the survival of threatened and endangered salmon.

Washington Farmworkers Settle Poisoning Case
Company covered up dangers, poisoning dozens of workers
Washington Supreme Court Mandates Protections for Farm Workers
Rules they're entitled to protection from neurotoxic pesticides under the law
Canyons of the Ancients Stays Quiet
Negotiations with the oil and gas survey company bear fruit
Development on San Bruno Mountain to Be Reassessed
Fish and Wildlife to study impacts on natural oasis
Judge Orders Re-Examination Of Moss Landing Power Plant
Environmentalists Say Process Kills Fish Larvae