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 The Forest and the Trees
By the 1980s, the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest were falling at a breathtaking rate and would have disappeared altogether in not many more years. A lawsuit to protect the northern spotted owl -- followed by litigation to force the federal agencies to follow the law -- cut the rate of logging dramatically. Tom Turner explains.
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Recent Victories

Endangered Bird Trumps Chainsaws
Old growth forest habitat protected -- for now
Updated: July 3, 2008

Kalama Coal Plant Kiboshed
Permit for dirty coal plant in Washington State denied
Updated: February 20, 2008

Northwest Salmon Protections Saved
Federal efforts to weaken regulations governing logging on steep, landslide-prone hillsides successfully rebuffed
Updated: May 1, 2008

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Recent News

EPA Takes First Step in Addressing Risk Posed by Toxic Pesticide Drift
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took a first step today in addressing the harmful effects of pesticide...

Conservation Advocates Seek EPA’s Help to Clean Up Washington Coal Plant
Conservation and energy groups today filed a petition with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asking the...

Coalition Challenges State's "Licenses to Kill Salmon" on Key Klamath River Streams
A coalition of tribes, conservationists, and commercial fishing groups filed suit today in San Francisco Superior Court to...

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Recent Cases

Stockwater Exemption
On June 30, 2009, Earthjustice's Seattle office filed suit in state court in Washington, on behalf of third and fourth...

Centralia Coal Plant Permit
In the fight against coal plants, most progress by the environmental community in recent years has been to stop new plants...

Klamath River: Salmon Protection
Earthjustice challenges long-term irrigation plan in midst of largest fishkill recorded in the Pacific Northwest.

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