"The Bush administration has allowed coal companies to obliterate ranges that have existed for millenia." -- Joan Mulhern of Earthjustice, commenting on plans to increase destruction by mountaintop removal coal mining.

SPECIAL REPORT:
Helping Nomads Fight the MinesEarthjustice has literally gone to a far corner of the earth -- Mongolia -- to help its nomadic people combat mining practices that devastate their lives. Attorney Alice Thomas provides this special report.

Close to a Silver Bullet Without drilling another hole, this nation can move towards energy independence, create jobs and fight global warming. The quick, cheap, potent solution is energy efficiency, says Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen.

A Nation Soaked in PesticidesFour decades after DDT was banned, its legacy lives on in a host of pesticides that endanger our children, farmworkers, and wildlife. Earthjustice has just launched an urgent campaign to confront the menace. Check our website for facts, stories, and interactive information about pesticides in your own backyard.

Today in the Earthjustice Blog:Ecuador is the first nation on Earth to give intrinsic rights to nature -- a move that has shaken up international environmental law.

Earthjustice's David Guest offers ideas that could make Florida a national leader in the global warming fight.

Tom Turner was at the 9th District Court this week when judges again took up the Roadless Rule.

Thousands Oppose Bush on ESAMore than 100,000 citizens, among them 23,000 Earthjustice activists, have joined in protest of the Bush Administration's attempt to severely weaken the Endangered Species Act. Urged on by the Endangered Species Coalition -- representing various concerned groups including Earthjustice -- the citizens wrote to the Department of Interior, demanding that the ESA be protected. According to a Congressional Research Service report, the proposed regulations may actually violate the ESA by allowing federal actions that harm endangered species.

Saving the Sound from Storm PollutionIn a television interview, Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman describes how a major Earthjustice victory in Washington state will lessen pollutants in stormwater runoff entering Puget Sound from new development. Runoff from streets and other hard surfaces is the biggest source of pollution, including oil, heavy metals, pesticides and other toxins. These pollutants, together with altered stream flows caused by urban sprawl, harm spawning salmon -- causing a drop in this key food source of local killer whales. Both are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

States Lag as Haze Plagues ParksIt's way past time for states to scrub that yellowish haze from our national parks as required by the Clean Air Act, an Earthjustice lawsuit says. Thirty years after the Act set a national goal of cleaning the dirty air in major parks and wilderness areas, only a handful of states have submitted legally required plans to comply. As a result, power plant and factory emissions continue to obscure beloved landmarks in national parks across the country.

Corps Rescinds Phosphate PermitThere was joy in Florida early this month when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, pressured by an Earthjustice suit filed just days before, suspended a permit allowing Mosaic Phosphate to destroy 480 acres of high-quality wetlands within the Peace River watershed. Attorney David Guest explains the victory.

Outrage Over Rocket Fuel PollutantGroups represented by Earthjustice vow to sue over the Environmental Protection Agency's refusal to protect pregnant women and newborns from drinking water tainted by the rocket fuel ingredient, perchlorate. Decrying EPA's decision as a victory for military contractors, Earthjustice said it will challenge any final EPA decision in court. The pollutant has tainted water supplies in 26 states.

Harvesting Peace From WarYears ago, the U.S. Army seized Makua Valley on O'ahu for training and other uses. Earthjustice attorney David Henkin represented Native Hawaiian people trying to stop damage to cultural sites in the valley. Here's his story of an inspiring celebration.

Betsy Furber,
Earthjustice Supporter Since 1983"Times are tough for everyone, but dollar for dollar, contributing to Earthjustice is how I make the greatest impact. I know the only way to stop polluters is through the courts, meeting them head on with the law behind you." Read more.