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Lawsuits to Protect Communities

• Sierra Club and Kentuckians For The Commonwealth Expose Illegal Mountaintop Removal Mining in Eastern Kentucky
• Supreme Court Rules for Clean Air
• Court Rules EPA Violated the Law by Evading Required Power Plant Mercury Reductions
• Sierra Club Takes Action to Protect Children from Lead Exposure
• Supreme Court Orders Antiquated Power Plants into the 21st Century
• Settlement Saves Grand Canyon from Uranium Drilling
• 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!
• Uranium Mining Threatens Grand Canyon, Local Communities
• Protecting Texas Citizens from Dangerous Clean Air Act Violations
• Sierra Club Takes Action to Uphold Constitution, Protect Environmentally Sensitive Lands
• Sierra Club Legal Challenge Protects Communities from Toxic Waste Emissions
• Exciting Victory Protects Michigan Communities, Waterways from Factory Farm Pollution
• 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
• Border Battle to Continue as TCEQ Renews ASARCO Smelter Permit
• 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
• Raw Sewage Threatens Colorado Community, Sierra Club Joins Efforts to Clean Up Mess
• Contested Blair Mountain Takes Center Stage in Mountaintop Mining Controversy
• Sierra Club Stands Up for Safety of Communities Surrounding Nuclear Plant
• Judge Orders EPA to Clean Up their Act
• Illinois EPA Ordered to Revaluate Permit for Refinery Expansion
• Sierra Club and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards Take Action to Stop Unlawful Clear Cutting Related to Coal Mining
• One Step Closer to Clean Air in Texas
• Sierra Club Threatens to Sue EPA
• Coal Plant Playing Semantics in Attempt to Skirt the Clean Air Act
• Court Rules for Clean Air, Reverses Bush Administration Rollbacks
• Kentucky “Thunder Ridge” Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine Suspended
• A Clean Energy Future for Detroit
• 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
• Cleaning up Brick Kilns, Protecting Communities from Toxic Pollution
• Court Order Cleans Up Plywood Plants, Shuts Down Clean Air Act Off-Ramp
• Giving the Peace River a Chance
• New Study Reveals Chicken CAFOs Emit Unhealthy Levels of Ammonia
• Stopping Smog in its Tracks
• Judge Voids Privatization of Stockton's Water/Sewer System
• 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
• Settlement with AK Steel's Middletown Works Victory for Ohio Residents
• 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
• Cleaning Up After Katrina - the Right Way
• Merritt Parkway Project Deemed Illegal in Connecticut
• 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