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Friday Finds: Drought Leaves CA Glass Half Empty

Climate change threatens grapes, salmon and other dining favorites

Celebrating An Historic Agreement on Coal Ash

Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribal Chairman William Anderson holds a photo of the Reid Gardner Power Station.

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.

"State of the Climate" is Obama's Challenge

President Obama delivers the 2014 State of the Union Address.

President can’t rely on fossil fuels to achieve climate change goals.

Thirsty 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.

A Year of Threats Looms for Western Rivers

The now-dry Colorado River delta branches into the Baja / Sonoran Desert, only 5 miles north of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

Drought, diversions threaten Colorado, San Pedro and other rivers

Victory in Leeco Mines Case

Appeals court rejects company’s request for premature mining

Emergency Measure to Stop Wolf Killing in Idaho

Members of the Monumental pack in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Nine wolves already dead as Earthjustice goes to appeals court

Getting It Right for the Arctic Ocean

The Shell drilling rig, Kulluk, drifted aground in Alaska in December 2012 and was later scrapped, underscoring the great risks in Arctic drilling.

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.

Wolf Packs Targeted by Idaho Eradication Plan

Member of the Golden pack in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

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.