Where We Live: Case Highlights

CASE HIGHLIGHTS

Earthjustice’s Where We Live campaign uses the law to secure clean air, clean water, and public health protections on a local, national, and international level.

Public interest litigation is the most powerful tool we have for protecting people from toxic pollution. Government agencies responsible for enforcing environmental laws don’t always do their job due to political pressure from industry groups. The same pressures extend into the global arena when international institutions put profits before environmental and human rights protections.

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			TOXIC "GHOST SHIPS" The US wants to send thirteen old toxic naval ships across the Atlantic to be dismantled in England. But the public on both sides of the Atlantic think the journey is too dangerous for these deteriorating ships.				A RIVER IN NEGLECT Flowing from Maryland through Washington, D.C., the Anacostia River was once a great scenic resource. Unfortunately the river has been abused for decades and needs help right away.

			OIL & WATER DON'T MIX One of the most basic rules of science is that oil and water don’t mix. When oil spills happen, wildlife pay a heavy price. Too bad the oil industry needs help understanding this simple concept.				GASPING FOR BREATH According to the American Lung Association, three of the five most polluted places in the nation are in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It's time to make a change.

			BECHTEL v. BOLIVIA In South America, water privatization is causing quite a stir between Bolivia, one of the continent's poorest countries, and a subsidiary of the giant engineering corporation, Bechtel.				CHOKING THE AIR The Clean Air Act has been protecting the air that we breathe for 30 years. One of its key programs, “New Source Review," has been under attack from industry and the Bush administration and is now in trouble...

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