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Endangered Bird Trumps Chainsaws
Old growth forest habitat protected -- for now

Kalama Coal Plant Kiboshed
Permit for dirty coal plant in Washington State denied

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

Judge Upholds Protection for Wild Salmon
Developers and farm groups fail to convince judge that hatchery-bred salmon are legally identical to wild salmon.

Judge Rules for Wild Salmon
A judge in Seattle rules that counting hatchery salmon when considering Endangered Species Act listings is illegal.

Court Rebukes Administration for Misrepresenting Scientists
To justify an increase in logging on steep slopes in the Northwest, the Forest Service ignored advice from leading scientists including some from the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Klamath Salmon to Get Vital Water
An attempt by irrigators to overturn minimum flows for salmon is rejected.

Endangered Owls Deserve Protections, Court Rules
Permits for timber sales in the Rogue River Basin were based on "arbitrary and capricious" statements, and not scientific fact.

Roadless Rule Repeal Repealed
Roadless forests are once again protected -- for now.

Pesticide "Self-Regulation" Rule Thrown Out
Pesticide lobby sought to ignore effects of pesticides on endangered species

Protecting Puget Sound's Resident Orcas
Orcas get recognition by National Marine Fisheries Service, critical habitat established

Judge Finds Dam Operations Illegal
Salmon battles enter new stage as judge tells agencies to try again

Grizzlies and Trout Protected from Rock Creek Mine
Court ruling rejects US Fish & Wildlife Service's approval of Rock Creek Mine.

A Fighting Chance for Wild Salmon in the Columbia & Snake Rivers
Juvenile salmon on the Columbia and Snake rivers have a greater chance of surviving into adulthood, thanks to action by Earthjustice.

Testing of Chemical Levels in Farmworkers Begins
Testing of levels of hazardous chemicals in farmworkers begins after Washington Supreme Court ruling.

Salmon Habitat in Everett, Washington, Development to be Protected
Settlement reached in case challenging a biop allowing development in critical salmon habitat.

Forest Service's Ability to Protect Endangered Fish Upheld
Ninth Circuit denies challenge to Forest Service decision that protects endangered chinook salmon and steelhead trout.

EPA Reaches Settlement Regarding Controversial Pesticide
Future uses of vinclozolin in Oregon must meet strict guidelines

Pesticides and Farmworkers
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has issued new rules to protect farmworkers from poisoning by pesticides, in response to an Earthjustice lawsuit.

Pesticide Protection Gained for Northwest Salmon
EPA agrees to block pesticide application adjacent to salmon streams.

Judge Dismisses Plum Creek Harrassment Lawsuit
Timber company had tried to intimidate environmental groups

Corps of Engineers May Not Dredge Lower Snake
Court stops project to protect salmon

Appeals Court Reinstates National Forest Roadless Area Protections
A federal court of appeals in San Francisco on December 12 overturned an injunction that had blocked a presidential order to stop building roads in national forest roadless areas.

Appeals Court Upholds Northwest Logging Decision
Federal government is failing to protect salmon from harmful effects of logging under the Northwest Forest Plan.

Salmon Must Be Protected From Pesticides
In 2002, a federal court ordered EPA to start the process of ensuring pesticides will not jeopardize the survival of threatened and endangered salmon.

Washington Farmworkers Settle Poisoning Case
Company covered up dangers, poisoning dozens of workers

Washington Supreme Court Mandates Protections for Farm Workers
Rules they're entitled to protection from neurotoxic pesticides under the law

The Forest and the Trees
Logging in the Pacific northwest had just about wiped out the northern spotted owl by 1980. What followed was ten years of political mayhem.Starting after World War II, and accelerating rapidly with the administration of Ronald Reagan, the ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest were being felled at a rate that would seem to make them disappear altogether within decades. Litigation to save the northern spotted owl from extinction slowed the rate of logging dramatically in the nick of time.

Restoring Salmon Habitat on the Columbia and Snake Rivers
In February 2001, a federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers must ensure that the lower Snake River dams comply with water quality standards.

Water Diversions in the Klamath Basin
In April 2001, Earthjustice won a major court order finding that the Bureau of Reclamation had violated the Endangered Species Act by diverting scarce water to irrigators at the expense of threatened coho salmon.

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.