October 30, 2019
| Article
The Latest On: Water
October 15, 2019
| In the News: CNBC
Brewers Warn Supreme Court: Back the Clean Water Act, or beer will taste like medicine
David Henkin, Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “If all a polluter needs to do to get out of the Clean Water Act is to pull its pipe five feet back from a river or lake, then it can dump as many pollutants as it wants without any permit or oversight, that would be absolutely devastating to our nation’s waters.”
October 7, 2019
| In the News: Circle of Blue
What’s Up With Water
David Henkin, Staff Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “We represent Maui County residents who are eager to see their county government focus its time, energy, and money on fixing the environmental problems that were the genesis of the lawsuit. They would rather not see their government lead the charge to weaken the Clean Water Act.”
September 30, 2019
| In the News: Record Searchlight
Future Uncertain For Shasta Dam Raising After Irrigation District Stops Work On Study
Nina Robertson, Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: "Westlands’ CEQA process was unlawful and had to stop. State law broadly prohibits Westlands from providing any kind of assistance or cooperation with the ill-conceived Shasta Dam raise proposal."
September 20, 2019
| Press Release
Maui County Council Votes to Settle Clean Water Act Case to Avoid Historic Standoff at Supreme Court
September 19, 2019
| In the News: Maui News
Maui County Council to Vote on Lawsuit Settlement
Isaac Moriwake, Managing Attorney, Mid-Pacific Office, Earthjustice: “The mayor says it will take time and money, and that’s exactly what the settlement will give the county. If the mayor is really serious about fixing the injection well problem, then let’s get to work together now, rather than working with the Trump administration to gut the Clean Water Act.”
September 17, 2019
| Press Release
Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice head to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency
September 17, 2019
| Legal Document
Legal Document: Friends of the Earth and Earthjustice head to court over NOAA’s lack of FOIA transparency
September 16, 2019
| In the News: Gizmodo
A Year After Hurricane Florence, Coal Ash Is Still A Huge Concern For North Carolina
Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program: “Every day that millions of tons of toxic waste sit in unlined pits, more and more hazardous chemicals leak into the groundwater.”