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Suit Filed Against Expansion of Navajo Coal Mine Polluting Four Corners Region

Federal Approval Ignores Human Health and Environmental Impacts

After decades of coal pollution from the 2040-megawatt Four Corners Power Plant and BHP Billiton’s 13,000-acre Navajo Coal Mine that supplies it, Navajo and conservation groups filed suit...

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Strategic Litigation: A catalyst to protecting our climate

If you believe the well-dressed industry spokeswoman on television, natural gas is the answer to all of America’s problems - from energy independence to jobs to protecting the environment,...

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Controversial Goose Logging Project Near McKenzie Bridge Challenged

Lawsuit filed to protect the cherished McKenzie River, Eugene’s drinking water, and endangered species

Three conservation organizations filed a legal challenge today to halt the controversial Goose...

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