In The Supreme Court of the State of Washington

State high court unanimously overturns Court of Appeals to find that state “vesting” law does not apply to clean water standards

Taxpayer subsidy, fish-killing loopholes scrapped by judge as violations to clean water laws

Taxpayer subsidy, fish-killing loopholes, scrapped by judges as violations to clean water laws

Injunction requires Clark County to shelve fish-killing loopholes in its development standards

Current draft fails to deliver on green building solutions, contains developer loopholes

Attorney Jan Hasselman stopped a coal scheme by mining industry documents. Read a Q&A interview with Jan, and learn about the coal industry’s plans for coal export facilities up and down the West Coast that would eventually export tens of millions of tons per year

Taxpayer subsidy and fish-killing loopholes scrapped

Attorney Jan Hasselman talks about why cleaning up stormwater pollution in Washington State is crucial to preserving the livelihood of the Pacific Northwest.

Earthjustice represented three conservation organizations in asking the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board to throw out an agreement between Clark County and the Washington Department of Ecology in which the state authorized inadequate development standards that will generate illegal storm water pollution. Storm water—runoff from developed areas containing a toxic brew of metals, grease,…

Outcome likely to have statewide importance