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Big Fine for Polluting Appalachian Waters
Massey Energy, a major player in mountaintop removal mining, must pay $20 million in fines for Clean Water Act violations

Smog Slapdown Turndown Is Upheld
An industry attempt to overturn tough ozone regulations is rejected by the DC Court of Appeals.

Court Nixes EPA Incinerator Exemption
A federal judge rules that an attempt to classify some incinerators as boilers is illegal.

Supreme Court Rules Against Administration in Warming Case
The high court says that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and that EPA has authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.

Judge Suspends Five Mine Permits
A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the practice of dumping the rubble into streams from blown up mountaintops violates the Clean Water Act.

Protecting People from Brick Kiln Emissions
Brick and clay manufacturers produce some of the worst air pollution in our nation. Now the EPA must follow the law and make this industry clean up its act.

A Cleaner Future for the Anacostia River
One of the dirtiest rivers in the nation finally has a chance to recover from years of pollution.

Court Grants Temporary Halt to Mountaintop Removal Mining Expansion in West Virginia
A federal court granted a temporary restraining order that limits expansive mining at several mountaintop removal mines currently being challenged by environmental groups in Appalachia

EPA to Adopt Stronger Drinking Water Protections
Agreement with EPA ends years of agency delay in guarding against deadly parasites and bacteria

Court Agrees that EPA New Source Review Rule Violates Clean Air Act
Decision ensures dirty power plants and other facilities must update old equipment with cleaner technologies

New York Power Plants Must Reduce Pollution
Federal court decision could also lead to stronger protections against air pollution from power plants nationwide

Adventures in Breathing
David Baron is an attorney in Washington, DC, who spends much of his time battling to force the federal government to obey laws enacted to clean up (and keep clean) the air and water we all depend on.

Imperial Valley to Get Stronger Clean Air Protections
EPA will have to reclassify the air pollution status of the Imperial Valley as a result of Supreme Court decision.

Yellowstone and Grand Teton to be Protected From Snowmobiles
Earthjustice helps protect valuable and fragile ecosystems from the noise and noxious emissions of snowmobiles.

Supreme Court protects Everglades from pollutants
Supreme Court sides with the Miccosukee Tribe and Earthjustice to halt the pumping of pollutants into the Everglades.

Portland, Maine, to Get Cleaner Air
Court settlement requires stronger anti-smog measures for Portland area.

Wetland and Stream Threat Averted, But Industry Has Appealed
DC District Court rejects industry's challenge to a rule requiring permits for discharge into wetlands and streams.

Delay in DC Smog Cleanup Ruled Illegal
A DC court ruled for the third time in two years that the EPA illegally delayed adequate clean air requirements for the DC area.

Air Standards for Trash Incinerators Ruled Inadequate
EPA forced to rewrite air pollution standards for small municipal waste combustors.

Clean Air Standards to be Strengthened Above National Parks
Earthjustice forces EPA to end 13-year delay in raising clean air standards above nation's most prized national parks.

Wetlands and Streams Protected
Army Corps of Engineers nationwide permits protected by federal court.

Court Blocks Bush Administration From Applying Weakened New Source Review Rules
The Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, has suspended a controversial EPA plan to weaken rules that apply to old power plants, refineries, and other facilities.

EPA to Begin Soot and Smog Reviews
EPA agrees to review national standards for soot and smog pollution levels and strengthen them if appropriate.

EPA Agrees to Crack Down on Ozone
Settles lawsuit with environmental and public health groups. Standards five years overdue.

Supreme Court Upholds Wetland Protection
Rare tie vote sustains fines against California farmer who wrecked vernal pools without a permit

Court Rejects Clean Air Label for Cincinnati
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the EPA's designation of Cincinnati as a clean-air city is premature and does not comply with the Clean Air Act.

Supreme and Appellate Courts Reject Challenges to Air Rules
In a major victory for clean air and public health, the Supreme Court rejected industry attacks on strengthened air quality standards for soot and smog.

Protecting Public Health along the Anacostia River
Attorneys in Earthjustice's Washington, DC, office protected the Anacostia River from contamination from a former naval factory and helped block harmful development projects along the river.