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Without water, there is no life. Our rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands provide humans with fresh water and are home to a diverse array of plants and animals. To protect this essential natural resource, Earthjustice focuses on maintaining water quality for drinking, fishing, swimming and recreation, and we are working to ensure that our waterways have enough water to sustain aquatic life.
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- Hard Taro, Hard Times
A century ago, most of the water that supported Native Hawaiian communities, their taro patches, and their fisheries on the east side of O`ahu was diverted to the central part of the island to grow sugar. When Big Sugar pulled up stakes decades later, a mighty struggle ensued. Should the water go to restore what was lost, or be used for golf courses and expensive crops? Tom Turner tells the tale.
 Learn how taro and native Hawaiians win |
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