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Ghost Fleet Will Stay Put
A plan to export obsolete military ships to England for scrapping is stopped.

Full Environmental Review Ordered for Mexican Power Imports
Placing energy plants across the border with Mexico, to serve the US electricity grid, does not waive U.S. clean air requirements

Bechtel Drops Claim in Bolivia Water Case
Multinational company Bechtel settles $50 million legal claim for thirty cents after water privatization debacle.

Costa Rican Courts Protect Leatherbacks from Construction
Costa Rican courts issue injunction against construction projects in critical leatherback nesting habitat.

PCB-Laden Ships to Stay at Home
Court Halts Export of Nine Toxic Ships As Four Are Greeted by Protests

Administration Turns Over Some Chile Trade Documents
Responding to a December court order, the administration releases some negotiating papers but withholds text of the agreement.

Earthjustice opens door to Methanex tribunal
Earthjustice succeeds in convincing the Methanex tribunal that it had the authority to allow us to make written submissions in the case, opening the door to public participation.

Work to open the WTO to public participation
Earthjustice leads the way in supporting the work of NGOs trying to defuse WTO challenges to environmental protection.

Establishing the Human Right to a Healthy Environment
Earthjustice's International program played a key role in convincing a United Nations expert to find that, under international law, "[a]ll persons have the right to a secure, healthy and ecologically sound environment."

Big Ships' Air Pollution To Be Regulated by EPA
In January 2001, a settlement was reached with the EPA to ensure that the agency sets standards for large cargo ships by 2003.