- Earthjustice
Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm based in the
United States that specializes in pro-environmental litigation.It was founded in
1971 , under the name "Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund," by two volunteer lawyers working with theSierra Club , Don Harris and Fred Fisher. It changed its name to Earthjustice in1997 . As of August 2004, the group has provided free legal representation to 600 clients ranging from theNational Audubon Society to theFriends of the Everglades , according to its website.It employs about 50 attorneys who represent citizen groups, scientists, fishing organizations, and others in litigation in federal and state courts. Its docket includes cases involving
wildlife ,national forests ,national parks ,air pollution ,water pollution ,transportation ,agriculture , and many other matters. The organization has offices inOakland, California (headquarters);Bozeman, Montana ;Juneau, Alaska ;Honolulu, Hawaii ;Seattle, Washington ;Denver, Colorado ;Tallahassee, Florida ;New York City ; andWashington, D.C. Bibliography
*Tom Turner, with photographs by Carr Clifton, "Wild by Law: The Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and the Places It Has Saved" (San Francisco: Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and Sierra Club Books, 1990) ISBN 0-87156-627-3
*Tom Turner, "Justice on Earth: Earthjustice and the People It Has Served" (White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 2002) ISBN 1-931498-31-8
ee also
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Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
*Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)External links
* [http://www.earthjustice.org/ Earthjustice] - website
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