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On April 30, 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency released final rules to control smog. Unfortunately, the rules fall well short of what public health and the law require. An Earthjustice suit is pending in federal court.

Earthjustice successfully challenged a proposal for a large new power plant in central Montana that would have polluted Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas.

Earthjustice stalled and eventually reversed an attempt to reduce protection for salmon by forcing scientists to count hatchery fish along with wild ones.

Earthjustice is working to obtain federal protections for wolverines, whose habitat is dwindling due to climate change.

Earthjustice filed a lawsuit to protect migratory birds from the proliferation of FCC communication towers built without environmental review. As a result, the agency must now consider the impact on birds before it approves new towers.