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Washington State Approves Coal Plant Pollution (11/09/09)
Conservation groups work to get stronger pollution controls

EPA Takes First Step in Addressing Risk Posed by Toxic Pesticide Drift (11/04/09)
Agency announcement comes just weeks after groups petition for protections

Conservation Advocates Seek EPA’s Help to Clean Up Washington Coal Plant (11/03/09)
Biggest polluter in state getting free pass to dump mercury, other pollutants

Suit Filed Seeking Pollutant Limits on Coal Plant in Centralia, WA (09/28/09)
TransAlta’s dirty coal plant threatens people and national parks

EPA Remands Permit for Desert Rock Coal Power Plant (09/25/09)
Deficiencies cited in Environmental Protection Agency oversight

US Commerce Department Follows Flawed Bush Salmon Plan on Columbia and Snake Rivers (09/15/09)
Administration avoids sound science and legal guidance

EPA Announces Alternative Plan to Protect Salmon from Pesticides (09/11/09)
Additional limitations placed on the use of chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Area Protections (08/05/09)
President Obama has pledged to support and defend nationwide protections

Groups to Federal Agency: Stop Financing, Approving New Coal Plants (08/03/09)
Financial woes of Sunflower Electric prime example of risks

Obama Administration Cancels Bush-Era Plan to Clearcut Oregon Forests (07/16/09)
Salmon, clean water, and old-growth forests big winners

EPA Takes First Step In Closing Mining Cleanup Loophole (07/13/09)
Move comes as pollution from mining operations comes under increased scrutiny

Groups Call for Limits on Air Pollution from Washington Coal Plant (07/06/09)
Washington’s largest source of global warming, haze and mercury pollution targeted

Family Farmers Challenge State and Corporate Feedlot Operation Over Water (06/30/09)
Huge industrial feedlot threatens groundwater

Proposed Kansas Coal Plant Draws Warning Letter (06/22/09)
Groups advise outdated permit needs replacing

Fish and Wildlife Service Reverses Bush Policy, Protects Rare Seabird (06/17/09)
Decision one more reason to withdraw Bush Oregon logging plan

Feds Link Harm to Endangered Puget Sound Killer Whales to Destruction of Freshwater Salmon Habitat in California (06/10/09)
Scientific finding should affect other salmon rivers

Obama Administration Calls for Roadless Development Timeout (05/28/09)
Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen says good first step

Judge Says Federal Agencies Need To Do More For Salmon Runs (05/18/09)
Obama administration given key opportunity to rebuild salmon runs

Conservation Group CEOs Ask Obama Administration to Change Bush Salmon Policy (04/24/09)
Effort aimed at rebuilding Columbia and Snake river salmon runs

Federal Government Finds Three More Pesticides Harm Salmon (04/21/09)
Prescribes mitigation measures

Hopeful Sign for Spotted Owl, Pacific NW Forests (04/01/09)
Government signals openness to strengthening weak habitat and recovery plans

Washington Highways Polluting Puget Sound and Endangering Salmon (03/03/09)
Puget Sound advocates seek stronger stormwater permit to meet clean water standards

Group Targets Flawed Federal Levee Policies in Puget Sound (02/25/09)
Safe, effective flood protection needed for people and salmon

Washington State Board Calls for Stronger Stormwater Controls (02/03/09)
Rejects second municipal stormwater permit as inadequate

Congress Moves to Restore Endangered Species Act (01/15/09)
Earthjustice applauds