Jan Hasselman's Blog

April 6, 2018

The Next Battle in the Fight to Stop Dirty Pipelines

Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman tours the Atchafalaya Basin with clients, seeing the impacts of oil pipelines to the area.

Earthjustice and its clients won a huge victory when a federal judge shut down the Bayou Bridge pipeline in Louisiana; a federal appeals court will decide what comes next.

July 14, 2015

A New Front in the Battle Against Coal Exports: Treaties

Lummi members hold a symbolic check burning protest to demonstrate that no amount of money can buy their support.

Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest are invoking an unusual source of legal authority—treaties—to block massive coal, crude oil and tar sands development.

July 1, 2015

Legal Action Armors Puget Sound Against Habitat Loss

Morning fog lingering on a Puget Sound beach.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is shirking its duty to make sure changes to coastal habitats—including Puget Sound—won’t destroy valuable public resources.

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Jan Hasselman

Jan joined the Northwest regional office in Seattle in 1998. He has successfully litigated a number of regional and national issues including listings of salmon under the Endangered Species Act, stormwater pollution, coal fired power plants, and coal and crude oil terminals. He currently serves as lead counsel to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their litigation against the Army Corps of Engineers regarding approval of the Dakota Access pipeline.

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Jan Hasselman's Blog

The Next Battle in the Fight to Stop Dirty Pipelines

A New Front in the Battle Against Coal Exports: Treaties

Legal Action Armors Puget Sound Against Habitat Loss

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