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A Historic Victory for Everglades Restoration
Natural flow of the Everglades to be restored through the purchase of U.S. Sugar holdings south of Lake Okeechobee; largest step forward in the long history of Everglades restoration

Relief for Lake Okeechobee Is on the Way
A federal judge rules that using Lake O as a polluted water reservoir is illegal without a federal permit.

Florida Coal Plan Is Nixed
The Florida Public Service Commission refuses to approve a permit for a huge new coal-fired power plant near the Everglades.

Polluting Lake Okeechobee Declared Illegal
Water district must comply with the Clean Water Act before dumping into this drinking water source.

Lake Okeechobee Water Pollution Curbed
Tougher pollution standards for farms, ranches near Lake Okeechobee

Industrial Dairies & Feedlots Must Clean Up Water Runoff
Court affirms state environmental agency must enforce clean water law

Walton County Lands Protected
Greenways and trails will help students learn about conservation

Emergency Sea Wall Construction Plan to Protect Sea Turtles
Settlement will provide protection and monitoring for turtle nesting sites

Nature Center Protected from Irrigation Runoff
Large farming operation to pay for damages to swamp and nature center caused by their irrigation runoff.

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

Florida Appeals Court Denies Coastal Petroleum Takings Claim
More than seven years of litigation result in denial of takings claims

Another Win for the Manatees
Slow-Speed Zones for Boaters Upheld; Lower Court Ruling Sustained by Appellate Court

Judge Blocks Construction in Beach Mouse Habitat
Fish and Wildlife Service failed to uphold protections

Critical Habitat Proposed for Gulf Sturgeon
Fish & Wildlife Service to provide protection, at last

Beckton Springs Kept Open to Public
A Florida developer is stopped attempting to turn a public spring into a private diving club.

Restoring the Everglades Ecosystem
In March 2001, Earthjustice compelled the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce phosphorus pollution flowing into Lake Okeechobee by 70 percent.

Increased Protection for Endangered Florida Manatees
In April 2001, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to establish extensive slow speed zones in endangered manatee habitat as well as 14 refuges and sanctuaries in Florida coastal waters.

A Snake in the Kitchen
Monica Reimer, an attorney in the Tallahassee office, writes about Earthjustice clients that are most definitely not what springs to mind when one thinks of “environmentalist.” The tale revolves around the only jury trial in the history of Earthjustice, an ultimately successful attempt to keep in public ownership a south Florida jewel known as Fisheating Creek.