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Gold in Them Thar Hills
It looked as if nothing could stop a Canadian mining company from reopening an abandoned gold mine adjacent to Yellowstone National Park, threatening three major watersheds with acid-laced pollution. But Earthjustice had a better idea. Staff attorney Doug Honnold explains.
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Recent Victories

Proposed Wilderness Area to Regain Peace and Quiet
Palisades Wilderness Study Area protected from ten-fold increase in recreational helicopter skiing
Updated: April 12, 2007

Northern Rockies Grizzly Bears Win One in Court
The court agrees: too many roads are bad for grizzlies & the Forest Service must do better
Updated: January 3, 2007

Roadless Rule Repeal Repealed
Roadless forests are once again protected -- for now.
Updated: November 30, 2006

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Recent News

National Park Service Sets New Yellowstone Snowmobile Limits
The National Park Service announced today it will restrict snowmobile numbers in Yellowstone National Park to less than...

Local Group Defends Forest Service Travel Plan for Badger-Two Medicine
The Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance is joining the Forest Service to defend a plan limiting offroad vehicle damage to the...

Montana Grayling to Be Reconsidered for Endangered Species Act Protection
In response to a lawsuit brought by the Earthjustice on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Federation of Fly...

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Recent Cases

Badger-Two Medicine Travel Plan Intervention
The Badger-Two Medicine region represents 130,000 acres of National Forest land located in Montana's Rocky Mountain...

Gray Wolves in the Northern Rockies
Gray wolves have come perilously close to extinction in the Rocky Mountains. Only in the past decade has the wolf...

Canada Lynx Critical Habitat Intervention
The Canada lynx is a secretive forest cat that needs big, wild landscapes to survive. In February 2009, the U.S. Fish...

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