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Lawsuits to Protect Communities

• Nestle Drops Plans to Build Massive Water Bottling Plant in California
• New Report: Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Too Costly to Appalachia's Economies
• Sierra Club and Allies Take Action to Protect Public Health and the Environment in Tennessee
• EPA Vows to Scrutinize Applications for New Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Permits Citing Concerns Over Environmental Impacts
• Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Ruling to Protect Communities and Waterways from Factory Farm Pollution
• Court Rules EPA Violated the Law by Evading Required Power Plant Mercury Reductions
• Asarco LLC Finally Abandons Efforts to Reopen Copper Smelter; El Paso Looks to a Cleaner Future
• Supreme Court Rules for Clean Air
• Federal Judge Rules Again to Protect Florida’s Rare Habitat and Communities
• Sierra Club Takes Action to Protect Children from Lead Exposure
• Sierra Club Legal Challenge Protects Communities from Toxic Waste Emissions
• Uranium Mining Threatens Grand Canyon, Local Communities
• US Army Corps of Engineers Suspends Permit for Massive Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine
• Massive Coal Ash Spill Leads to Challenge of Tennessee Valley Authority
• Kansas Hearing Officer rules Sunflower Electric Power Corp. must regulate CO2 emissions from massive coal plant expansion
• Sierra Club and allies win long, hard fight against Duke Energy’s Cliffside coal-fired power plant in North Carolina
• Sierra Club Joins Local Groups Opposing Tar Sands Refinery
• Major win in the fight against Utah power plant permits!
• Sierra Club Urges EPA to Regulate Toxic Air Pollutants to Curb Global Warming and Protect the Health of Communities
• Settlement Saves Grand Canyon from Uranium Drilling
• Sierra Club and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth Expose Illegal Mountaintop Removal Mining in Eastern Kentucky
• Landmark Settlement Will Protect Texas Citizens from Dangerous Air Pollutants
• Sierra Club Takes Action to Uphold Constitution, Protect Environmentally Sensitive Lands
• Supreme Court Orders Antiquated Power Plants into the 21st Century
• Blair Mountain Added to National Register of Historic Places; State of West Virginia Moves to De-List
• Settlement Reached in Cement Plant Mercury Case
• Sierra Club Continues Fight Against Proposed Wyoming Coal Plant
• Sierra Club Acts to Protect Rare Prairie Habitat near Houston, Texas
• Coal Mining Companies to Pay for Illegal Mountaintop Removal Mining
• Environmental Groups Urge Federal Government to Protect West Virginia’s Waterways and Environment from Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
• Petition Seeks Greater Attention to Environmental Justice Considerations in Review of Mining Permits in Appalachia
• Federal Judge Rules Government Failed to Consider Environmental Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crop
• Environmental Groups Call for Clean Up of Grand Canyon National Park
• New Agreement Means Stronger Protections for Children from Lead Poisoning
• Sierra Club and Allies Act to Stop Use of Toxic Pesticide that will Exacerbate Global Warming
• EPA Releases List of 44 “High Hazard” Coal Ash Disposal Sites
• Coalition Groups Act to Protect West and Midwest from Dirty Oil Development
• Coal Dust Report Reveals High Levels of Air Pollutants; Virginia Air Board Takes Action
• Tehama County General Plan Approves Massive Development that will Exacerbate Global Warming
• Sierra Club and Allies Act to Protect West Virginia’s Rare Waters
• Entergy Puts Little Gypsy Project on Hold for At Least Three Years
• Northern Michigan University's Air Permit Sent Back to MDEQ for Failing to Regulate CO2 Emissions from Proposed Coal Plant
• New EPA Agrees to Consider Global Warming Emissions from Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants
• New EPA to Review Bush Administration Midnight Regulations on Toxic Waste
• Sierra Club Highlights Global Warming Impacts of Destructive Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development in the Arid West
• Dirty Tar Sands Oil Project Would Wreak Havoc
• Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and Teamsters Join Forces to Protect Air Quality, Health of Border Regions
• Sierra Club Victory Protects Lake Erie and Communities from Toxic Lead and Mercury
• Sierra Club Victory Protects Rural Americans Nationwide
• EPA Follows Court Lead and Rejects Florida’s Flawed Water Standards
• San Joaquin Valley Air District Sets New Air Pollution Fees; Litigation Helped Pave the Way
• Alabama and Smoky Mountains to Have Cleaner (and Clearer) Air, Thanks to Court Ruling
• Judge Orders EPA to Clean Up their Act
• Sierra Club Stands Up for Safety of Communities Surrounding Nuclear Plant
• Raw Sewage Threatens Colorado Community, Sierra Club Joins Efforts to Clean Up Mess
• A Clean Energy Future for Detroit
• Court Rules for Clean Air, Reverses Bush Administration Rollbacks
• Coal Plant Playing Semantics in Attempt to Skirt the Clean Air Act
• One Step Closer to Clean Air in Texas
• Illinois EPA Ordered to Revaluate Permit for Refinery Expansion
• Kentucky “Thunder Ridge” Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine Suspended
• Sierra Club Settlement a Win for Communities, Public Health
• Memphis Activists Stop Radioactive Waste Incineration in Low Income Area
• Case against Cement Kiln Air Pollution Aims to Help Local Communities
• Sierra Club Settlement Moves Forward, Results in Major National Study
• Protecting Consumers and the Environment
• Out West, a Major Source of Pollution Bites the Dust
• Stopping Smog in its Tracks
• Giving the Peace River a Chance
• New Study Reveals Chicken CAFOs Emit Unhealthy Levels of Ammonia
• Court Order Cleans Up Plywood Plants, Shuts Down Clean Air Act Off-Ramp
• Cleaning up Brick Kilns, Protecting Communities from Toxic Pollution
• Advocates Win Case for Affordable Housing in Berkeley
• Supporting Michigan Residents' Demand to Hold Corporate Polluter Accountable
• Sierra Club Steps in to Protect Public Health from Sewage Overflows in Wisconsin
• Sewage Contamination Jeopardizes Florida Aquifer and Drinking Water
• Diverse Coalition Succeeds in Protecting Sacred Native American Mountain
• Lake Tahoe Region Spared from Sprawling Development in Latest Ruling
• Solano County Reigns in Toxic Animal Factories
• Buckeye Mill's Pipe Dream Plan for Florida River Focus of Lawsuit
• Merritt Parkway Project Deemed Illegal in Connecticut
• Rancho La Sierra Development in California Found Illegal; Judge Says Plans Violate Growth Measures
• Plans for Insulation Plant in Oregon Abandoned; Global Warming Gases at Issue in Lawsuits
• Judge Voids Privatization of Stockton's Water/Sewer System
• Cleaning Up After Katrina - the Right Way
• Settlement with AK Steel's Middletown Works Victory for Ohio Residents
• Sprawling Scripps Development in Florida Up in Air After Court Ruling
• Mercury Takes Center Stage in Plans for New Power Plant on Lake Michigan
• Taking Tampa and Cintas to Task for Failure to Stop Sewage Overflows
• Second Victory Over Friant Dam and Restoration of the San Joaquin River
• Upholding Michigan’s New Trash Disposal Laws
• Back to the Courts to Clean up San Joaquin Valley
• DuPont Air Pollution in Mississippi
• Diablo Canyon Poses Environmental and Terrorist Risks; Bush Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Serious Threats
• Sierra Club Victory Prevents Export of Toxic "Ghost Fleet" and Creates U.S. jobs
• Sierra Club Takes Action Against Illegal Coal Mining in Tennessee