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297: – focus on reducing the utilization of fossil fuels, eliminate barriers to, and create incentives for the use of renewable energy sources (such as through the Right To Zero campaign), and cases that promote ecological resiliency to withstand warming global temperatures. Through litigation, Earthjustice establishes and enforces national regulation for
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ruled that not only could the subsidiary mining company (in this case Crown Butte Mines, Inc., a
Montana company) who holds the mining claims and is developing the mine plan, but even the parent corporation (in this case Noranda Corporation, a Canadian company), could be held liable for violations of
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and $ 100 million in total expenditures. As of 2021, Earthjustice has full-time staff of about 170 attorneys in 14 offices across the United States, and 14 public-interest lobbyists based in
Washington, D.C. They are involved in 630 active legal proceedings. The current president of Earthjustice is
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was sighted within 2,200 yards. Among other details, the court noted that in 40 years of such sonar training there had not been a documented case of injury or death to a marine mammal that could be directly attributed to the sonar.
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system, gained national recognition as one of the first successful nonprofit uses of
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waste, retires old coal-fired power plants, prevents coal exports, and stops coal mining. Cases in this key area also focus on preventing
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Clean Power Plan § Proposed actions under President Trump
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US-based non-profit organization for environmental issues
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455:In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the
426:Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
1363:Environmental organizations established in 1971
1338:Environmental organizations based in California
949:Public Land and Resources Law Review, Volume 18
974:Earthjustice: Uranium Enrichment Plant Stopped
674:Tom Turner, with photographs by Carr Clifton,
1003:Winter vs. National Resources Defense Council
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1251:"Nonprofit Taglines and Mission Statements"
1073:. Congressional Budget Office. 26 June 2013
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1162:Delio, Michelle (January 2011). "iGIVE".
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392:. The lawsuit was a victory in that the
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1249:Fritz, Joanne (6 December 2014).
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295:Clean Energy and a Stable Climate
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902:Earthjustice: Right To Zero
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362:Sierra Club v. Morton
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658:Habitat conservation
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