Let's talk about some lawsuits. We've got strong environmental protection laws in the US, but unless we hold governments and corporations accountable to their actions those laws don't mean anything. Earthjustice's David Henkin drops in to discuss the case he argued before the supreme court in November 2019.

Earth won! The supreme court came back in favor of protecting protecting water from polution. You can learn more about County of Maui v. Hawai'i Wildlife Fund here: https://earthjustice.org/features/sup...



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:: References ::

transcript of supreme court case:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arg...

North Atlantic Right Whale: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2...
Smog Ruling: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2...
Copper Mine Halted: https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2...

Clean Water Act: https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/...

Additional Images:
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/10/2...
https://www.edf.org/media/us-court-ap...
https://www.savannahnow.com/news/2017...
https://www.upstateforever.org/kinder...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_R...

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North Atlantic Right Whale https://vimeo.com/227009632


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