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Victories

High Court Rules Clean Air Act Gives EPA Authority to Fight Global Warming
Statement from Earthjustice attorney Howard Fox, who argued the case at the appeals court level.
Federal Court Blocks Attempt to Eliminate Wildlife Standards for National Forests
Bush administration rule changes rejected
Appeals Court Upholds Klamath Salmon Flows
Klamath Water Users efforts to deny fish water fails
Court Rules Commercial Fish Stocks Shouldn't Be Wasted
Bottom trawl industry's attempt to ignore bycatch regulations fails
Earthjustice Statement on Mountaintop Removal Mining Court Decision
Challenge to West Virginia mines will affect dozens of pending mining permits in Appalachia
Protecting the "Heart of California" from Urban Development
The primary zone of the California Delta is truly the heart of the state. This western watershed for the Sierra Nevada mountains is home to a multitude of wildlife and family farms, it also provides drinking water to millions of Californians. A recent proposal to allow 162 units of housing within this zone at Clarksburg was successfully challenged by Earthjustice and a coalition of local residents.
National Precedent in Clean Water Act Ruling
Federal court says Army Corps violated Act by letting mine kill Alaska lake
Court Dismisses Klamath Irrigators' Demand for Taxpayer Handout
Ruling recognizes public interests in public rivers and streams and rejects irrigators' breach of contract claims
Protecting People from Brick Kiln Emissions

Brick and clay manufacturers produce some of the worst air pollution in our nation. Now the EPA must follow the law and make this industry clean up its act.

Court Rules to End the Era of Red Snapper Mismanagement
Federal court strikes down the previous "do nothing" red snapper plan.
Federal Court Blasts EPA's Continued Refusal To Comply With Clean Air Act
Court vacates weak approach to limit toxic pollution from brick and tile makers
Proposed Wilderness Area to Regain Peace and Quiet
Palisades Wilderness Study Area protected from ten-fold increase in recreational helicopter skiing
Endangered Owls Deserve Protections, Court Rules

Permits for timber sales in the Rogue River Basin were based on "arbitrary and capricious" statements, and not scientific fact.

Court Invalidates Old-Growth Forest Logging
FWS must monitor logging impacts on threatened and endangered species
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Global Warming
"Good News" says Nobel-nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier