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Coalitions & Partners
- Learn more about our coalitions & partners:
- AIDA
  The Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) is an international non-profit environmental law organization that promotes the ability of citizens to protect their health and environment through development and enforcement of national and international environmental laws.
- Arctic Refuge Action
  Arctic Refuge Action is a coalition of conservation, labor, religious and other citizen groups representing millions of Americans who believe the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge should remain wild, unspoiled, and free of oil rigs.
- Central Valley Air Quality Coalition
  The second-most polluted air in the country (after Los Angeles) hovers over (not Houston, not Denver) California's San Joaquin Valley. One reason: big ag and big oil have been allowed to ignore the Clean Air Act. Now, residents are fighting back.
- The Conservation System Alliance
  The Conservation System Alliance aims to protect the 26-million acre National Landscape Conservation System by making it permanent, well-funded, well-planned, and inclusive of the Bureau of Land Management's very best lands and waters.
- Ecojuris
  Founded in 1991, Ecojuris is Russia's first public-interest environmental law firm. With a staff of eight attorneys, Ecojuris: analyzes and prepares recommendations on environmental laws and regulations; maintains a database of environmental legislation; consults with businesses and foreign investors on potential violations of environmental and land use laws; and conducts litigation.
- Herring Alliance
  The Herring Alliance is a coalition of environmental and other public interest organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring marine wildlife populations and Northeastern U.S. marine ecosystems by reforming the Atlantic herring fishery.
- Highway Robbery
  The Bush administration is conspiring with Utah and other states to allow the bulldozing and paving of potentially thousands of miles of new roads through national parks, national monuments, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.
- The Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World
  A partnership of faith, science, justice, and art to educate policymakers and the public about the impacts of global warming on wildlife through the beauty and power of images combined with the inspiration and knowledge from science, religion, and conservation law.
- Judging the Environment
  This joint project of Earthjustice and Community Rights Counsel conducts research to advise the environmental community and to educate the public on the importance of lifetime federal judicial nominees.
- Save Our Environment
  A collaborative effort of the nation's most influential environmental advocacy organizations harnessing the power of the internet to increase public awareness and activism on today's most important environmental issues.
- Save Our Wild Salmon
  200 years ago, Snake River wild salmon saved American explorers Lewis and Clark from certain starvation. Now these salmon balance on the edge of extinction themselves.
- Sierra Legal Defence Fund
  Founded in 1990, the Sierra Legal Defence Fund is an independent, nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm that provides free legal representation to other nonprofit environmental organizations in Canada. Earthjustice works with the Sierra Legal Defence Fund on transboundary issues and through its participation in AIDA.
- Stop Mountaintop Removal
  Thousands of acres and hundreds of miles of streams and rivers are being permanently demolished while state and federal governments look the other way. The culture and history of Appalachia is disappearing with each mountaintop that is blown away. Mountaintop removal mining is the worst environmental disaster our country has ever known, and it's time this destructive mining practice ends!
- Where We Live
  Public health is at serious risk nearly everywhere, from pollution that contaminates air, water, and food. This campaign helps people fight against injustice by providing free legal services to community groups and grassroots organizations worldwide.

More Ways To Give

Planned Giving

Charitable Gift Annuity Rates Are Going Down

The Board of the American Council on Gift Annuities recently announced a reduction in the recommended maximum gift annuity rates, effective July 1, 2008. The reduction varies from 0.2% to 0.8%, depending on the age(s) of the beneficiary(ies).

Gift annuities are a great way to support Earthjustice while receiving fixed income for life as well as a substantial income tax deduction and other tax benefits. If you have been considering a gift annuity you may wish to act quickly to take advantage of higher rates.

To learn more about charitable gift annuities to benefit you and/or loved ones, please contact the Planned Gifts program via our web form, phone at (800) 584-6460, or via email at legacy@earthjustice.org

About Planned Gifts
There are many ways a charitable gift plan can help you provide important support for Earthjustice's legal efforts to protect the environment while accomplishing your financial goals. We invite you to join the 825 members of the Evergreen Council who have remembered Earthjustice in their estate plans.

There are two main types of gifts that allow you to create a powerful legacy of environmental protection that will endure throughout your lifetime and into the future:

Bequests in your will or living trust are a simple way to help protect the environment. These gifts can be very easy to set up at any age and may also include provisions in your IRA, life insurance plan, or other financial plan.

Life income gifts are planned gifts that provide support for Earthjustice’s future while at the same time offer you a tool that can help you achieve personal and financial goals. Different types of gifts can provide income for life, for you or someone close to you, as well as tax benefits.

Meet our donors and learn how gift planning has helped them to invest in our future.

Our Summer 2007 Newsletter

Our Spring 2008 Newsletter

"If, like us, you've had a lifelong love affair
with the environment, we hope you will consider
supporting Earthjustice with one of the gifts
highlighted in this newsletter. It's never too late
to start thinking about the future!"

-- Fred & Helen Unterleitner

Note: The various gift methods outlined on the following pages are to be used for general information purposes only. They are not intended as legal or tax advice. For specific legal and tax planning guidance, consult with professional adviser(s).

For further information on planned gifts, please contact the planned giving program using our web form, email Legacy@earthjustice.org, or call 1-800-584-6460.