Clean Water Act

July 10, 2019 | Legal Document

Order re: Summary Judgment and Dismissal

Na Kia‘i Kai, Surfrider Foundation, and Pesticide Action Network North America seek injunctive and declaratory relief for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, and breach of public trust as a result of discharges from the Mānā Plain near Kekaha, Kauai, Hawai‘i into the Pacific Ocean.

July 10, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Judge Finds Hawai‘i Agribusiness Development Corporation Is Unlawfully Contaminating Kauaʻi’s Shores

Citizen groups vindicated in lawsuit to halt illegal pollution of West Kauaʻi ocean waters

June 21, 2019 | Press Release: Victory

Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Approval of California’s Cadiz Water Pipeline

Private sector cannot profit from public necessity

June 14, 2019 | In the News: The Maui News

Viewpoint Regarding Injection Well Lawsuit Was Misleading

A letter to the editor from Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice

June 6, 2019 | In the News: D.C. Report

EPA Tells States To Stop Policing Groundwater Pollution

David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “In much of the country, the Trump EPA will not protect our rivers, oceans, lakes and streams from polluting industries that foul those waters via groundwater.”

May 31, 2019 | Blog Post

Tired of Backyard Sewage, Communities Demand Basic Sanitation Rights

Over 1 million people in the U.S. lack basic sanitation. One rural community is fighting for this human right.

May 15, 2019 | Press Release

Tribes Seek Injunction against Hudbay Minerals’ Colossal Copper Mine Set to Desecrate Burial Grounds and Sacred Sites

The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, and the Hopi Tribe ask judge for emergency measure to stop destruction that will wipe out Tribes’ priceless heritage in mere months

April 26, 2019 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responde a la Orden Ejecutiva Del Presidente Trump e Insta a la EPA en Garantizar Transparencia y Aporte del Público en las Protecciones de Agua Limpia

Una carta dirigida al administrador Wheeler se opone a los esfuerzos para socavar la autoridad de los estados y tribus en la protección de la calidad del agua en virtud de la Ley de Agua Limpia

April 23, 2019 | Press Release

Earthjustice Responds to Trump Executive Order, Urges EPA to Ensure Transparency and Public Input in Clean Water Protections

Letter to Administrator Wheeler objects to efforts to undermine authority of states and tribes to protect water quality under the Clean Water Act

April 23, 2019 | Letter

Letter to Administrator Wheeler: Objecting to efforts to undermine Clean Water Act

Earthjustice, leading a group of 16 conservation and community groups, sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today objecting to the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken clean water protections without public input. The letter comes in response to an executive order signed by President Trump on April 10, 2019, that seeks to undermine the authority of states and tribes to protect water quality under the Clean Water Act.

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