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Victories

Too Old, Too Dirty To Live
In the heart of coal country, an old power plant may quit its polluting coal habit, thanks to relentless pressure from Earthjustice attorneys. The Big Sandy coal-fired power plant burns through 90 railroad cars of coal daily. A near billion dollar upgrade was proposed—but the price tag would have been passed along to Kentucky ratepayers.
New Roads Into Yosemite Valley Rejected by Federal Court
Environmentalists and National Park Service win a halt to developer’s plans for roads into new ranch resort
Feds Reject Permit for Controversial Alaskan Coal Mine
Permit lapsed, company has to start over
Court Orders State to Reconsider Protection for Rare Forest Mammal
California Fish and Game Commission ignored significant threats to fishers
EPA Finds Maine River Herring Exclusion Law is Illegal
Barriers to native habitat must be removed to restore this “keystone” species
Ground Broken For Nuclear Plant Pest Irradiator At Safe Location
Facility moved following earlier legal challenge
Landmark Settlement Requires Feds to Revisit Plan for Coal-friendly Energy Corridors Across West
Feds urged to avoid sensitive lands, support renewable energy
Court Victory Upholds Hard-Won Protection for Wilderness-Quality Lands
Prime wildlife land near Yellowstone Park safe from snowmobiles
Clean Air Advocates Welcome Court’s Decision Upholding Controls on Carbon Pollution, Other Harmful Gases
Safeguards stand despite industry lawsuits
Court Strikes Down Bush Administration BLM Plan to Drill on Roan Plateau
55,000 acres of Colorado pristine land protected for now
Federal Appellate Court Upholds Washington Energy Efficiency Rules
Court of Appeals preserves consumers’ ability to save millions, State’s ability to reduce global warming pollution
Court Confirms No Live-Fire Training at Mākua until Army Completes Missing Studies
Army ordered to report on progress in studying marine contamination, threats to cultural sites
Life-Saving Clean Air Protections Upheld in Senate Vote
Dirty air resolution to lock in coal plant pollution rejected
Judge Dismisses Inyo County Lawsuit to Open Road in Remote Death Valley Wilderness
County failed to prove obscure, little-used route was a ‘public highway’
PA Proposes Long-awaited Air Quality Permits for Six Coal-fired Power Plants
Conservation and clean air groups applaud release of Title V permits