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EarthJustice.

EarthJustice. Because Earth needs a good lawyer. Who are we?. Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment.

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EarthJustice.

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  1. EarthJustice. Because Earth needs a good lawyer.

  2. Who are we? • Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law organization dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment

  3. Our History • EarthJustice, founded in 1971 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, first used the courts as a conservation tool when it saved the pristine Mineral King Valley in California's scenic Sierra Nevada Mountains from becoming the world's largest ski resort.

  4. How we work. • EarthJustice works through the courts on behalf of citizen groups, scientists, and other parties to ensure government agencies and private interests follow the law. On Capitol Hill, we work to protect and strengthen federal environmental laws and preserve special places, like the Arctic.

  5. Offices and staff • Earthjustice's employees work out of nine regional offices around the country, which include an international program in San Francisco, CA and a policy and legislative team based in Washington D.C. Our regional offices and attorneys each have a unique focus, often local and national.

  6. How we feel about fracking. • The country is in the midst of an unprecedented oil and gas drilling rush—brought on by a controversial technology called hydraulic fracturing (Fracking) Along with this fracking-enabled oil and gas rush have come troubling reports of poisoned drinking water, polluted air, mysterious animal deaths, industrial disasters and explosions. We call them "Fraccidents." See a sampling of some of the high profile incidents related to the country's oil and gas drilling rush. Each of the symbols on the map represents a Fraccidents.

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