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Lawsuits to Promote Resilient Habitats
Federal Court Upholds Ban on Genetically-Engineered Alfalfa
Sierra Club Takes Action to Uphold Constitution, Protect Environmentally Sensitive Lands
Alaska Natives and Conversation Groups Join Forces to Oppose Drilling Arctic Sea
Settlement Saves Grand Canyon from Uranium Drilling
Timber Industry Withdraws Appeal, Sierra Club Victory for the Sequoias Stands Strong
Sierra Nevada Forests and Threatened Wildlife Gain Protection from Bush Admin Logging Plans
Sierra Club Settlement Secures Protection for 240,000 acres
Uranium Mining Threatens Grand Canyon, Local Communities
Sierra Club Fights To Protect Allegheny National Forest from Destructive Oil and Gas Drilling
Sierra Club Joins Local Groups Opposing Tar Sands Refinery
Victory in Important Lawsuit Challenging Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining in Appalachia
Tongass National Forest Logging Plans Rejected Because of Exaggerated Numbers
Wolf Conservation Saved from Bush Administration’s Unlawful Proposal
New Case Filed to Protect Sensitive Wildlife in Our Nation’s Forests
Wolf Protections in Wyoming Upheld Again; Appeals Court Dismisses Lawsuit
Destructive Logging Contested Along Scenic Trail in Sam Houston National Forest
Kensington Mine Would Turn Pristine Alaska Lake into a 60-Acre Mining Dump
Third Legal Victory to Protect the Gray Wolf Comes from DC
Compromise Reached On Timber Sale in Maine's White Mountain National Forest
Sierra Club Succeeds in Keeping White Mountain National Forest Wild and Roadless
Kentucky “Thunder Ridge” Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine Suspended
Environmentalists Score Phosphate Mine Victory
Spotted Owl and Conifer Trees Saved from Logging Companies
Sierra Club and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards Take Action to Stop Unlawful Clear Cutting Related to Coal Mining
Illinois EPA Ordered to Revaluate Permit for Refinery Expansion
Court Rules That Administration Cannot Ignore Environmental Laws to Log Forests
Sierra Club Protects Wildlife in Southern National Forests
Protecting our National Parks from Oil Drilling
Court Blocks Oil and Gas Drilling in Colorado Wilderness
Sierra Club Succeeds in Protecting Teshekpuk Lake from Big Oil
Everglades Saved from Limestone Mining as Judge Finds Permits Defective
Puerto Rico Chapter Challenges New Four Seasons Resort; Northeastern Ecological Corridor at Risk from Poorly Planned Development
Judge Reinstates the Roadless Rule; 58.5 Million Acres of National Forests Now Protected
California Coasts Spared from Offshore Oil Drilling (For Now)
Controversial Logging Plans Near Grand Canyon Withdrawn by Administration; Kaibab Plateau Spared
Anglers, Sierra Club Win Key Initial Court Battle in Joint Effort to Protect the Au Sable River in Michigan
North 49 Logging Plans in Sierra Nevada Halted; Administration Must Allow Public Input
Stopping Seismic Exploration at Stone Cabin in Utah
Second Victory Over Friant Dam and Restoration of the San Joaquin River
Protection for Big Cypress National Preserve Ensured in Latest Court Decision
Proposed Mine Expansion Threatens Critical Grizzly and Trout Habitat
Lake Tahoe Region Spared from Sprawling Development in Latest Ruling
Wetlands Saved from Airport Expansion in Tennessee
Northwest Way of Life Preserved in Court Decision Overturning Salmon Plan
Biscuit Fire Project Continues to Raise Questions about Post-Fire Logging
Drilling in the Red Desert in Wyoming
One Year After Losing Court Battle, Forest Service Withdraws Controversial Red Star Timber Sale in California
Rare Grasslands and Groundwater of Otero Mesa Threatened by Plans to Expand Oil and Gas Development in New Mexico
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