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Colorado adopts a new rule that requires full disclosure of hydraulic fracturing chemicals. Earthjustice Attorney Michael Freeman comments. Earthjustice Multimedia Producer Chris Jordan-Bloch hosts EJ90 this week

A draft study by the EPA links the controversial form of gas development known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to contaminated groundwater. Earthjustice policy associate Jessica Ennis comments

A federal appeals court upholds a lower-court ruling that reinstates Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone's iconic grizzly bear population. Earthjustice Managing Attorney Doug Honnold comments

Several farmworker protection groups, represented by Earthjustice, file a petition with the EPA to implement stronger protections for farmworkers against the hazardous health impacts of pesticides. Earthjustice attorney Eve Gartner comments

A coal ash spill occurs along the shores of Lake Michigan while the EPA and Congress stall on plans to regulate the toxic material. Earthjustice coal ash expert Lisa Evans comments

Thirteen years after Earthjustice first launched legal action, the nearly 50-million-acre heartland of America's national forests is secure with the reinstatement of the Roadless Rule. Earthjustice's Patti Goldman comments.

In his opening remarks to the Society of Environmental Journalists' 21st Annual Conference, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar speaks to the role individual Americans hold in protecting the environment. Earthjustice Multimedia Producer Chris Jordan hosts EJ90 this week.

A new report has found that federal regulations for coal ash could create as many as 28,000 new jobs per year. Earthjustice coal ash expert Lisa Evans comments.

A broad coalition, led by Earthjustice, challenges federal approval of Shell Oil's plan to drill in the Beaufort Sea. Earthjustice Campaign Director Jared Saylor comments.

The removal of the Elwha River Dams in Washington state is expected to spark a revival in salmon populations. Earthjustice Managing Attorney Todd True comments.

The Obama administration undermines the EPA's efforts to clean up deadly smog. Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen comments.

A major new poll finds that a majority of Appalachian voters oppose mountaintop removal mining. Earthjustice campaign manager Liz Judge comments.

Federal regulators approve Shell's plan to drill in the fragile Arctic Ocean, despite lacking an adequate oil spill response plan. Holly Harris, a member of Earthjustice's Arctic legal team, comments.