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Earthjustice July 2020 newsletter
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A humpback whale breaches in Seymour Canal with a backdrop of Mt. Sumdum in Southeast Alaska. (Michael Penn)
This Alaskan rainforest is a buffer against climate change
The Forest Service wants to allow a new wave of logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. This disastrous plan would open the gates to clearcutting countless century-old trees, with irreversible ecological consequences. We’re fighting to defend the trees — and the lungs of our planet.
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The endangered right whale is among the marine creatures threatened by seismic testing. (Edurivero / Getty Images)
A seismic victory for endangered whales
In an attempt to broaden plans for offshore drilling, the oil industry was given a pass to injure whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals with seismic airgun blasts in the Atlantic Ocean. We challenged this administrative action in court — and won.
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People gather at a makeshift memorial for late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the steps of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2020. (Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images)
The planet can’t afford a risky choice for the Supreme Court
As legislators consider the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, it’s important to remember that we need justices who will make sure our courts remain a place where science and the law beat corruption and privilege.
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Earthjustice attorney Julian Gonzalez (middle) with his mother Jackie and his late father Waldemar. (Julian Gonzalez)
‘What does Latinx Heritage Month mean to me?’
“To my parents, environmentalism has always been a label, for but a piece of a whole. It means asking the questions they taught me to ask: Who has a voice and who does not? Who has opportunity and who does not? Who dies, and who does not?”
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Demand a robust environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline
Urge the Army Corps of Engineers to work with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to ensure the Environmental Impact Statement is comprehensive and respects the Tribe’s sovereignty.
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Michael Penn, Edurivero / Getty Images, Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images, Julian Gonzalez