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NC Coal Ash Spill Demonstrates Urgent Need to Close Ponds
The EPA doesn’t need yet another reason to require the safe closure of the nation’s 1,070 coal ash ponds. But the massive leak of 82,000 tons of toxic coal ash from Duke Energy’s Dan River Power Station this week should set off a siren to wake our sleeping regulators.
Read MoreFriday Finds: Drought Leaves CA Glass Half Empty
Climate change threatens grapes, salmon and other dining favorites
Read MoreCelebrating An Historic Agreement on Coal Ash
On January 29, 2014, the Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA lodged a consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that requires the EPA to publish a final rule addressing the disposal of coal ash by Dec. 19, 2014.
Read More"State of the Climate" is Obama's Challenge
President can’t rely on fossil fuels to achieve climate change goals.
Read MoreThirsty Industry Wants to Frack Parched State
With severe drought conditions predicted for winter, California’s Gov. Brown is demanding that state agencies immediately scale back water consumption, while urging Californians to reduce water use by 20 percent. Yet, contrary to enforcing water conservation, Brown recently gave the ‘green light’ to fracking California’s Monterey Shale—a process that consumes vast quantities of water.
Read MoreA Year of Threats Looms for Western Rivers
Drought, diversions threaten Colorado, San Pedro and other rivers
Read MoreVictory in Leeco Mines Case
Appeals court rejects company’s request for premature mining
Read MoreEmergency Measure to Stop Wolf Killing in Idaho
Nine wolves already dead as Earthjustice goes to appeals court
Read MoreGetting It Right for the Arctic Ocean
Thanks to long-running Earthjustice litigation on behalf of Alaska Native and conservation groups, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ordered the Department of the Interior to reconsider its decision to issue millions of acres of oil leases to companies like Shell and ConocoPhillips in the Chukchi Sea. In response, the government has suspended drilling there pending the review.
Read MoreWolf Packs Targeted by Idaho Eradication Plan
Despite enacting the world’s first and best endangered species law, our hatred toward the wolf continues to loom large in some parts of this country. Consider Idaho, where the wolf lost its endangered species listing in 2011 and faces hostile measures.
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