Ej90: Environmental News Updates In Ninety Seconds

EPA strongly defends its veto of one of largest mountaintop removal mines ever proposed. Earthjustice campaign manager Liz Judge comments.

Doctors, scientists and researchers lend support to newspaper's fight in disclosing fracking secrets. Earthjustice attorney Matthew Gerhart comments.

A committee blocks Clean Water Act protections in government funding bill. Earthjustice Senior Legislative Counsel Joan Mulhern comments.

Preliminary injunction issued against a portion of pro-fracking, anti-community state law. Earthjustice attorney Deborah Goldberg comments.

Earthjustice sues the EPA to force federal regulations on coal ash. Earthjustice attorney Lisa Evans comments.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency releases a report on black carbon, a component of soot that fuels climate change. Earthjustice attorney Erika Rosenthal comments.

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards that will limit industrial carbon pollution from new coal-fired power plants. Earthjustice Senior Legislative Representative Sarah Saylor comments.

The manufacturer of methyl iodide pulls the toxic chemical off of the market. Earthjustice attorney Greg Loarie comments.

A U.S. District Court ruling to protect forage fish species will lead to more ecosystem-based management of fisheries. Earthjustice attorney Roger Fleming comments.

Earthjustice, on behalf of Friends of the Earth, sue the U.S. EPA to get the lead out of aviation gas. Earthjustice attorney Marianne Engelman Lado comments.

The House of Representatives passes a bill to override court settlement that will restore California's San Joaquin River. Earthjustice associate legislative counsel Marjorie Mulhall comments.

Environmentalists sue the State Department for not disclosing Keystone XL pipeline lobbyists' communications. Earthjustice attorney Abby Rubinson comments.

A federal appeals court refuses to reconsider the Roadless Rule while the U.S. Forest Service blocks a Colorado mine expansion in roadless areas. Earthjustice attorney Ted Zukoski comments.

What are industrial power plants or "boilers" and why are they so bad for the environment? Earthjustice attorney Jim Pew comments.

House committee members eject press members from fracking hearing while conservation groups sue the government to protect coral. Earthjustice's Jessica Ennis comments.

Earthjustice sues the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect marine mammals from harmful sonar, while the Obama administration reveals long-term plan for National Forests. Earthjustice's Kristen Boyles comments.

The Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline permit while Earthjustice announces its intent to sue the EPA on delayed coal ash regulations. Earthjustice's Lisa Evans comments.

The Obama administration bans uranium mining in one million acres around Grand Canyon National Park. Earthjustice attorney Ted Zukoski comments.

Europe's highest court upholds a new European law that cuts carbon emissions from airplanes. Earthjustice attorney Martin Wagner comments.

The Obama administration issues the first-ever limits on power plants' emissions of mercury, arsenic and other toxic pollutants. Earthjustice Attorney Jim Pew comments