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America's Best Idea Is Gasping For Air
Our National Park system—the first in the world—has been dubbed “America’s best idea.” But that great idea, which offers millions a respite from our industrialized life, is now beseiged more than ever by a symptom of that life—smog. The National Parks Conservation Association published a report last week showing that the number of bad ozone…
Read MoreFlorida: The Polluters' Paradise State
Protecting Caribou, Migratory Birds From Tar Sands
Earthjustice petitions to compel analysis of threat to wildlife
Read MoreSalmon Ruling Appears To Help Fish and Farmers
On Tuesday, a Fresno judge issued a mixed ruling on a federal salmon rebuilding plan critical to the survival of struggling Central Valley salmon runs as well as to the livelihoods of fishing families and communities throughout California and coastal Oregon. While Judge Oliver Wanger upheld the science underpinning the plan’s fundamental finding – that…
Read MoreHouse Committee: Air Pollution Rules!
Try this the next time you go camping at your favorite state or national park: dump into your campsite’s fire pit a few tires, a little plastic, a dash of chemical solvents and some random industrial waste—then strike a match and let the inferno begin. Oh sure, you’ll be sending toxic pollutants into the air…
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: TVA Victims Want Justice
As a federal trial on the TVA Kingston coal ash disaster continues in Knoxville, some of our elected leaders in Congress are including the coal ash rule (already delayed due to heavy industry opposition) in a list of rules that will be analyzed – and likely even more delayed. But more on that later. The…
Read MoreSwedish Oil Spill a Preview of the Alaskan Arctic?
Feels like an ominous harbinger for America's Arctic Ocean
Read MoreEJ90: Weekly News in 90 Seconds
Hello, unEarthed readers! I’d like to introduce you to a new Earthjustice production designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest Earthjustice litigation news. It’s a podcast called EJ90. And the best part is that it’s only 90 seconds, so you can quickly get updates on wildlife protection, natural resource conservation, and environmental health and…
Read MoreScoring Some Ink: Earthjustice in the News
Associated Press – “Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Second Lowest Level” Sept. 15, 2011 – Last week, scientists reported that Arctic sea ice melted to its second-lowest level since monitoring began more than 50 years ago. Earthjustice’s recent telepress conference on the issue brought together top scientists and NGOs to discuss the sea ice loss,…
Read MoreHappy PARK(ing) Day!
Cars sure are important. I mean, we design our towns and cities—heck, our whole civilization—around their ubiquitous presence. We construct massive parking structures where cars live for temporary periods, have a whole dining subculture based on the automobile, and dot the sides of our city streets with parking spaces deemed so valuable as to demand…
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