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U.S. District Judge David Campbell today denied a uranium industry motion to reconsider his March 20, 2013 ruling that rejected the attempt to overturn the Obama administration’s ban on new uranium mining claims on one million acres near the Grand Canyon. The ban was adopted in Januar...
Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory today in a closely watched case over local fracking bans. A state appeals court ruled in favor of the towns of Dryden and Middlefield, affirming lower court decisions upholding the towns’ right to ban oil and ...
I believe air pollution is a threat to humanity because it causes global warming, and plays a vital role in many of the diseases that humans have. As Founder and CEO of the DollarBoyz , a massive youth-led movement that attracts youth from all over the world, creating a positive force...
In Rochelle, Georgia, a town that recently made national news for its racially segregated prom, a group of African-American citizens is suing their city government for discharging the city’s raw sewage onto their properties. Nine residents of Rochelle, GA are suing their city governme...
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s legal authority to veto a mining permit that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had issued. The decision reverses the lower court’s contrary ruling, and is a major blow to the coal in...
A n upstate New York town is fighting to preserve its way of life in a lawsuit pitting a small town's rights against an out-of-state oil and gas company’s wishes. More than a hundred towns in New York have enacted local bans or moratoriums on gas drilling, including the controversial ...
A judge ruled today in favor of journalists seeking access to information about a fracking pollution court case. The doctors, scientists, and advocates argued in favor of greater transparency about natural gas operations and their health effects. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice) Ju...
In a move that could inflict widespread harm on wildlife and agriculture, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has proposed to allow aerial and ground spraying of a controversial pesticide on rice fields throughout the Sacramento Valley. The pesticide at issue, mark...
