EARTHJUSTICE FOR THE RECORD
March 2020

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FROM THE FRONTLINES

Decision expected soon on Dakota Access Pipeline challenge

Our fights go forward, with some adjustments for the pandemic. Earthjustice attorney Jan Hasselman delivered a powerful argument over the telephone on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe this week as part of our long-term effort to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. The notorious oil pipeline crosses the Tribe's ancestral lands and poses a significant risk of an oil spill. Read more:
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Restoring our rivers

The science is clear. Removing the four Lower Snake River dams could bring back million-strong salmon runs, benefitting sport, commercial, and tribal fishing communities, and helping starving orcas who depend on the salmon. We have an opportunity to ask for a plan that reimagines how the river can work for everyone. Read More:
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Major victory for Alaska's trees and for the climate

Earthjustice attorney Tom Waldo went to court to argue against a sweeping logging plan that targeted old-growth trees in the Tongass National Forest -- and won. The timber sale, slated for Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska, was the largest proposed in any national forest in more than 30 years. Read more:
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How a community stopped a mine from being built

A Canadian mining company tried to build an open pit copper mine in one of the most beautiful areas of Washington state, known as Methow Valley. Community members got together and asked Earthjustice for help. Our attorney Todd True had an idea for challenging the mine -- and it didn't involve going to court. Read more:
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Lawyers for the seventh generation

Earthjustice has a long history of partnering with Native groups and Indigenous communities, and as Native peoples lead at the front lines of many of today's pivotal environmental fights, these partnerships are more critical than ever. Take a moment to listen in on a discussion about the complex legal, cultural, and political issues unique to this vital work. Read more:
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QUOTABLE

"While it is impossible to forecast the future, we can anticipate that attacks on the environment, our bedrock laws, science-based governance -- and the rule of law itself -- will continue. And whether we are working from office desks or kitchen tables, we will be doing what we do best: challenging lawlessness and pushing relentlessly for solutions that will protect people and the planet, now and for the future."
-- Earthjustice president Abigail Dillen on the organization's continued commitment to our mission amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Bring back our rivers, and we bring back our salmon
The agencies that oversee the four Lower Snake River dams just released a draft plan that fails in its mandate to help recover endangered salmon and steelhead. We need you to tell them this is not acceptable if we want to pull orcas and salmon back from the brink of extinction:

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Demand the transition to 100% clean energy
The 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 would ensure everyone benefits from our transition to a clean energy economy. Urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation:

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WHO WE ARE

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