"My mother gave me birth. The mountains gave me life." -- Larry Gibson describes what he is losing to destructive mountaintop removal mining.

An Era Of Opportunities A new Obama administration and Congress present historic opportunities -- and tough realities -- for the environmental community, Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen says in a special presentation to Earthjustice supporters. Read how Earthjustice plans to take advantage of those opportunities and hear Trip's strategy for the future. A separate audiocast describes the energy and global warming priorities of Earthjustice.

Six Ideas For the Obama AdministrationThere are half-a-dozen ways Obama can reverse eight years of environmental assault by the old administrion.

Flood Of WasteAfter two years and a court ruling, Earthjustice is winning its quest to end wasteful flood irrigation in Southwest Florida.

Tom's TurnUnlike a martini, neither the economy nor the environment should be shaken or stirred. So says Tom Turner.

Oregon Logging Plan On HoldUnder pressure from an Earthjustice lawsuit, the Bureau of Land Management has reversed itself and will allow 30 days for the public to protest a plan that would quadruple logging on thousands of acres of federal lands in western Oregon.

Crist Sweetens Everglades RestorationFlorida's Gov. Charlie Crist made a good deal for the Everglades even better -- earning praise from Earthjustice attorney David Guest, who helped bring about the original deal. Under the revised deal, Florida will pay U.S. sugar $1.34 billion instead of the $1.75 billion originally proposed for a land purchase to restore natural flow in the Everglades.

CO2 Edict Stalls Coal PowerAnother brake has been put on the national expansion of coal-fired power -- this time by an appeals board of the Environmental Protection Agency. The board said the EPA must decide whether to impose CO2 limits on a proposed power plant in Utah. The ruling potentially influences dozens of plant proposals, including some being challenged by Earthjustice.

Keep Steelhead Wild, Judge RulesFive populations of wild steelhead trout have been saved from a plan by logging and agricultural interests in California. A judge agreed with Earthjustice arguments that wild steelhead must be treated differently than hatchery fish when federal protections for the fish are being considered.

Healthy Environment -- A Human RightEarthjustice continues to press the United Nations Human Rights Council to include environmental rights in its reviews of human rights situations in each nation. Most recently, we asked the council to consider the plight of environmental activists in Turkmenistan, who are not free to operate openly there. We also asked that the biggest global warming polluters proportionally share responsibility for the potential "climate refugee crisis" of Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Comoros which are poised to be among the world's first small island nations rendered uninhabitable by global warming.

She Went For It And WonFormer Earthjustice Executive Director Buck Parker recalls how a stroll along the San Francisco waterfront -- and a dare -- led to the transformation of a decrepit shoreline into a rare urban nature space.