because the earth needs a good lawyer
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BECAUSE THE EARTH NEEDS A GOOD LAWYER
A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1
This DVD features a collection of stories about the people Earthjustice has been fighting for during the past year—and in some cases for many years. We think you’ll find these stories to be emotionally engaging and inspirational.
The videos tell the stories of people not willing to allow the land they love to be destroyed; stories of people fighting back against corporations trying to profit at the public’s expense; stories of people with perseverance, determination, and heart.
But these videos also tell a story about all of you—our supporters. You make our work possible and help us to continue our service as the environmental community’s premier legal organization.
Contents
6 ACleanEnergyFuture: SafeguardingCommunitiesandtheEnvironment
14 TheTongass: PreservingOurNaturalHeritage 20 OurClientsandPartners
26 2011FinancialReport
28 BoardofTrustees,Council,Teamandstaff
30 WaystoGive
2011: Our StOrieS in image & SOund
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DVD Feature Stories:
Finding Their Way
Air Watch
An Ill Wind
Water Warrior
Asthma Feels
Clean Air Is
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A passion for preserving the natural world and a belief in the power of justice has guided the course of our work for more than four decades. We have fought to establish meaningful environmental protections and put forth a vision for restoring the earth to ecological balance. The ful llment of this vision does not rest in some unnamed, distant future—we are making progress right now. Because of the work we do every day—and because of your support—the earth’s special places are better protected, communities are safeguarded from toxic pollution, and society is moving toward a clean energy future.
In partnership with our hundreds of clients, other allies, foundations, scientists, and our steadfast supporters, we continue to pursue far-reaching, big-impact litigation. This past year we have won amazing victories that serve as testaments to Earthjustice’s role as the world’s premier environmental law rm and provide real hope that a cleaner, healthier planet is possible.
Our unmatched legal expertise and our long-term commitment to addressing critical environmental issues consistently yield success. This strategic approach, as you will read about in the following pages, is holding the coal industry accountable to the law and has won protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
Looking forward to 2012, we are as motivated as ever to continue defending the health of the environment and our communities. In our work in the courtroom, on Capitol Hill, and in our partnerships, we will be tenacious in our defense of the natural splendor and magni cence that abounds on this planet we call home.
For your support and partnership in this work, thank you.
Trip Van NoppenPresident
Thank You
Ed LewisChairman of the Board of Trustees
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Since our founding in 1971, a passion for preserving the
environment and trust in the power of justice have served
as our core values. These fundamental principles, which
still guide our organization today, inspired a small group of
dedicated attorneys to form what would become Earthjustice,
the world’s premier environmental law firm.
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Photo © Amy Gulick
A Cool ForestThe Tongass National Forest is a coastal temperate rain forest, with annual precipitation ranging from 38 inches to more than 220 inches depending on the location. Air temperatures range from an average low of 32ºF to an average high of 52ºF year-round. This type of forest contains more organic matter per acre than any other ecosystem on Earth, including tropical jungles.
Photo © Amy Gulick
A Cool ForestThe Tongass National Forest is a coastal temperate rain forest, with annual precipitation ranging from 38 inches to more than 220 inches depending on the location. Air temperatures range from an average low of 32ºF to an average high of 52ºF year-round. This type of forest contains more organic matter per acre than any other ecosystem on Earth, including tropical jungles.
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A Clean Energy Future: Safeguarding Communities
and the Environment
Blue Ridge Mountains and Wildflower Field, Mitchell County, North Carolina
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A Clean Energy Future: Safeguarding Communities
and the Environment
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he coal industry destroys thriving landscapes, exacerbates climate change, and threatens the health of our communities. Through
mining, transport, burning, and waste disposal, the industry pro ts at the public’s expense. But no matter how powerful the coal industry is, it still must answer to a higher authority— the law.
Earthjustice is engaged in a strategic campaign of litigation, advocacy, and communications, to clean up the coal industry. We defend the land, the air, and our communities against coal’s catastrophic impacts. And we offer an alternative vision for the path forward—a clean energy future.
Coal- red power plants generate more than a third of the nation’s emissions of carbon dioxide, which drives climate change. Burning coal also has a devastating impact on human health. A recent study found
that ne particle pollution from coal- red power plants is projected to cause 13,200 deaths, 20,400 heart attacks, 217,600 asthma attacks, and more than 1.5 million missed work days annually.
With China becoming a net coal importer in recent years, the industry is increasingly interested in the prospect of exporting coal from the West Coast of the United States to Asia. Industry desires to load coal mined in the Powder River Basin onto trains that would wind through the interior West before arriving at coastal terminals. From there, the coal would be shipped to Asia and burned in power plants, resulting in toxic air pollution and signi cant greenhouse gas emissions. This past year, Earthjustice stopped the construction of what would have been the West Coast’s rst coal export terminal in Longview, Washington, on the shores of the P CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Abigail Dillen, Attorney, Northeast Office
Attorney Abigail Dillen is Earthjustice’s Coal Program Director, but during the late 1990s she was rethinking her decision to pursue a career in law. On break from UC Berkeley during the summer, she took a seasonal job at Yosemite National Park. Her time in the Sierra fostered a greater appreciation for the natural world, which paired well with her growing interest in environmental law. In 1999, Earthjustice attorney Doug Honnold met Dillen while recruiting summer interns at Berkeley.
Impressed, Honnold invited her to intern at Earthjustice. When Dillen graduated a year later, she was hired as an attorney with a docket of public lands cases. Her focus shifted to energy issues when she realized that climate change could destroy the lands she was working so hard to protect. In 2008, Dillen helped open Earthjustice’s Northeast office, where she works to reform the coal industry. b
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Jim Pew, Attorney, Washington, D.C. Office
Jim Pew is an expert air toxics litigator, fighting to protect communities plagued by hazardous waste incinerators, coal-fired power plants, and other industrial polluters. He joined Earthjustice’s Washington, D.C., office in 1997. But a few years before joining Earthjustice, Pew was ready to give up law altogether. It was 1993, he’d spent three years in a commercial law firm and the prospect of another 40 was not appealing. So, he took some time off, shipped his bicycle to Vancouver, B.C., and started a long ride
down the Pacific Coast. That inspirational and life-changing trek afforded Pew a lot of time to think and he eventually emerged with a new focus and career path: environmental law. b
Blue heron in flight over water, Dash Point State Park, Washington State
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Columbia River. Our legal team continues to monitor newly proposed West Coast coal terminals and is working to prevent the sacri�ce of the Paci�c Northwest’s coastal communities for the sake of coal industry pro�ts.
oal-�red power plants are the single largest source of greenhouse
gases in the United States. That’s why we are �ghting for tougher Clean Air Act standards, working to shutter old power plants, and preventing the construction of new coal-�red plants. Earthjustice brought a series of cases that will lead to the phasing out of the 1,400-megawatt TransAlta coal plant in Centralia, Washington, between
2020 and 2025. The closure of the Centralia plant, Washington’s single largest source of air pollution, means cleaner air for the state’s residents and reductions in greenhouse gas pollution.
Coal’s dirty life cycle does not end after the coal is mined, transported, and burned. Toxic coal ash waste, a byproduct of burning coal, threatens communities across the country. Coal ash waste is commonly disposed of in settling ponds that can burst and ood nearby towns as the Kingston Fossil plant’s coal ash dam did in December 2008, spilling 1 billion gallons of toxic waste into Tennessee’s Clinch River. Our legal team is working to have coal ash categorized as a hazardous waste and to improve disposal methods to protect communities. P CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Lisa Gollin Evans, Senior Administrative Counsel, Northeast Office
Attorney Lisa Gollin Evans leads Earthjustice’s campaign to regulate toxic coal ash waste. But she began her legal career at the Environmental Protection Agency before transitioning to the nonprofit world. Following her time at EPA, she led a coastal access project for the State of Massachusetts and worked on toxic coal waste issues for the Boston-based nonprofit Clean Air Task Force. Evans is a nationally recognized expert on coal ash and has testified before Congress and the National Academy of Sciences on the issue. b
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Sunset at Columbia River Gorge vista
Client Partner: Environmental Integrity Project
When Earthjustice attorney Abigail Dillen began looking for legal strategies that could reduce the nation’s output of global warming pollution, she looked for opportunities to use litigation to compel multiple shutdowns of coal-fired power plants. Her work led her to discussions with the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Integrity Project. For more than a year now, Earthjustice and EIP have collaborated on a legal campaign that could contribute to widespread shutdowns of coal-fired power plants nationwide. Involving coal ash, air pollutants and scrubber sludge, our litigation strategy targets the nation’s largest publicly owned utility, the Tennessee Valley Authority. Because of TVA’s sheer size, because it’s one of the nation’s dirtiest utilities, and because Franklin D. Roosevelt founded it as a national model of how to do things right, challenging the utility to clean up its operations has enormous practical and symbolic import in the effort to reform the way we produce energy. b
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lternative energy sources such as wind and solar could replace coal
and thus safeguard the health of the environment while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supplying Americans with electricity. Our campaign is aimed at compelling government agencies to
implement tougher pollution-control standards, forcing the coal industry to internalize the costs of pollution. This strategy levels the economic playing �eld between coal and renewable sources, eventually tipping the balance in favor of a clean energy future. b
AHikers pause to enjoy the view on Mount Kathadin in remote Baxter State Park, Maine
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Protecting Communities from Mountaintop Removal
During fall 2010, Earthjustice launched a national campaign to raise awareness of mountaintop removal mining and the damage it causes. The campaign focused on the human stories behind this destructive practice. Our aim was to engage new audiences with the personal stories and familiar values of Appalachian residents, and to empower citizens to voice their opposition to mountaintop removal by contacting federal officials. Public service advertisements were placed in airports and bus stops directing people to a website at earthjustice.org/ourmtrstories, where they could read and hear the stories of affected residents. Website visitors were also able to upload photos of themselves and personal statements, to create their own billboard-style ads and post them to our website. Through the website and targeted email alerts, visitors had the opportunity to take direct action, sending emails and their photos to EPA and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. b
The Tongass: Preserving Our Natural Heritage
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Photography by Amy Gulick
The Tongass: Preserving Our Natural Heritage
Where the Forest Meets the SeaOne of the rarest ecosystems on Earth, the Tongass National Forest fringes the coastal panhandle of Alaska and covers thousands of islands in the Alexander Archipelago. The Tongass contains nearly one-third of the world’s remaining old-growth temperate rain forest, and the largest reserves of intact old-growth forest left in the United States.
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arthjustice’s defense of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is a study in perseverance and dedication.
The nation’s largest forest at 17-million acres, the Tongass is also
the earth’s largest remaining temperate rainforest. It is home to ve species of salmon, brown and black bears, bald eagles, and some of the most stunning natural landscapes in the world.
Being a thriving forest, the Tongass is also home to millions of trees—trees that the timber industry harvested at will for decades. The industry built roads through virgin forests, logged majestic old-growth stands, and reaped private pro ts at the public’s expense.
And for many years, the industry logged the Tongass with scant environmental regulation or oversight. But beginning in the 1970s, things began to change.
In 1971 Earthjustice, then known as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, started working to prevent a paper company from securing a 50-year contract to log the middle Tongass. Litigation over the contract wound throughout the decade until the company nally decided to vacate the contract in 1976. An important piece of the Tongass had been protected and an important precedent had been set. That landmark victory sparked a decades-long legal campaign to preserve the forest.
Following the opening of our Juneau of ce in 1978, Earthjustice fought to protect the Tongass’s Admiralty Island, which maintains one the densest populations of brown bears in the world. Our efforts were once again successful when President Carter created P CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
Amy Gulick, Nature Photographer
Some folks are late bloomers and others find their path early on. For nature photographer Amy Gulick, her future was set at the age of eight when she was handed a camera for the first time. A storyteller at heart, Gulick began experimenting with photography. Her love for nature—fostered during a childhood spent exploring the Illinois countryside—was soon coupled with her skills behind the camera. The result has been a career creating awe-inspiring images of some of the world’s most amazing natural places. Most recently, she published her book Salmon in the Trees, a long-form photo essay about Alaska’s Tongass National Forest (salmoninthetrees.org). Gulick is working in partnership with Earthjustice to communicate the need for enhanced environmental protections for the Tongass. b
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paddling among the bears,
misty islands, and salmon
streams of Southeast Alaska
to document the remarkable
and intricate connections
within the Tongass National
Forest. See: amygulick.com.
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Client Partner: Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) has worked with Earthjustice to protect the Tongass National Forest since we opened our Alaska office in 1978. SEACC has been a critical partner in our campaign to reinstate Roadless Rule protections for the Tongass. Founded in 1970 to safeguard the integrity of Southeast Alaska’s environment while supporting the sustainable use of the area’s natural resources, SEACC is dedicated to a thriving, healthy regional ecosystem. SEACC works to enable small-scale industries to become economically viable and benefit the region’s rural communities, while sustaining the health of the Tongass. b
Salmon Time: Every year, millions of
wild salmon infuse an upstream flow of
nutrients into more than 4,500 spawning
streams throughout the Tongass National
Forest. All five species of Pacific salmon exist
in the Tongass—chinook, coho, sockeye,
chum, and pink. Born in freshwater streams
and rivers, salmon migrate to the oceans
to mature. As adults, they return to their
birth streams to spawn the next generation.
After spawning, the adults die, and their
decaying bodies nourish other wildlife as
well as the streamside foliage in the forest.
Photo © Amy Gulick
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Admiralty Island National Monument, declaring it a federally protected Wilderness Area.
Our legal team continued to litigate over the forest in the 1990s, winning key victories to preserve pristine areas. During the decade, Earthjustice was an integral part of a coalition that pushed the Clinton Administration to protect the nation’s remaining roadless areas—places where the human imprint was scarcely if at all visible. In 2001 our work came to fruition when the U.S. Forest Service implemented the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, protecting 58-million acres of unspoiled nature.
But there was a catch.States, timber companies, and other
interests immediately challenged the Roadless Rule. In Alaska, the state and the Forest Service cut a back-room deal: The state sued, the federal government caved, and the Tongass
was exempted from the Roadless Rule’s protections.
And there it sat for most of 10 years. Environmental groups, via Earthjustice litigation, were able to block every new attempt to cut trees in roadless areas, but the exemption hung like an ugly shroud over the accomplishments of Earthjustice’s legal team.
y this point, Earthjustice had been ghting to protect the Tongass
for 40 years. We challenged the Tongass exemption on its face and, in March 2011, news of a historic victory came: U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick ruled that the basis for the Tongass exemption was �awed and Roadless Rule protections were reinstated for the forest.
Buck Parker, strategic adviser for Earthjustice and the organization’s
Tom Waldo, Attorney, Alaska Office
Tom Waldo, an attorney in Earthjustice’s Alaska Office, has many reasons to fight to protect the state’s Tongass National Forest. As Waldo explains, “I am inspired by our clients. We represent Native villages whose ancestors have occupied this land for a thousand years. We represent entrepreneurs who have started nature-based tourism businesses. We represent commercial fishermen who make their living in the waters surrounding the countless islands of the Tongass. All of them share a deep bond
with the land and want to protect its abundant fish, wildlife, and old-growth forests. Our litigation has given me the opportunity to meet many of them, to learn their stories, and to understand why our work is important to their lives.” b
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former executive director, re ected on the nature of the campaign to protect the Tongass and put the victory in context.
“There is a myth that as an environmental lawyer you establish a legal precedent and then everybody follows the law. That’s not the way it works. You really have to work with an agency and an issue for a minimum of 10 or 15 years before you can make a lasting difference. And that means you are going to have to pursue case after case, and challenge action after action. It means that you need to have dedication and a real passion for the work. And that’s what our Tongass work shows—Earthjustice’s unyielding commitment to preserving the earth’s special places.” b
Protecting a Pristine Forest from a Dead-End Road
A project pushed by the State of Alaska would have added 51 miles to a dead-end road leading out of Juneau. The proposed road would have been built through one of the largest roadless areas in any national forest, come within a half-mile of more than 90 bald eagle nests, and impacted the habitat of bears, moose, wolves, and other animals. Despite the fact that ferry service already exists in Juneau, the road would have ended at a new ferry terminal. Earthjustice filed suit and in May 2011 the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals put the brakes on the half-billion dollar project, making clear that improved ferry service from Juneau must be analyzed as an alternative. b
Built by Salmon: In parts of the Tongass National Forest, trees help grow salmon, and salmon help grow trees. Near salmon
streams, up to 70 percent of the nitrogen in the nearby foliage is of ocean origin—brought by salmon, delivered by bears,
and drawn into the roots of plants.
Photo © Amy Gulick
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Our Clients & Partners
`Ilio`ulaokalani Coalition‘Ohana Pale Ke AoAdirondack Conservation AssociationAdirondack Mountain ClubAdvocates for MorrisAdvocates for SpringfieldAir Alliance HoustonAlaska Center for the EnvironmentAlaska Community Action on ToxicsAlaska Marine Conservation CouncilAlaska Public Interest Research GroupAlaska Wilderness LeagueAlaska Wilderness Recreation and
Tourism Association Alliance for the Wild RockiesAmerican Bird ConservancyAmerican Canoe AssociationAmerican Lands AllianceAmerican Lung Associates of New YorkAmerican Lung AssociationAmerican Nurses AssociationAmerican RiversAmerican Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to AnimalsAmerican WildlandsAmigos BravosAnacostia RiverkeeperAnacostia Watershed SocietyAnimal Welfare InstituteAppalachian Mountain ClubAppalachian Mountain StewardsAppalachian VoicesAqua Permanente Arctic Athabaska CouncilArizona Wilderness CoalitionArmy for a Clean EnvironmentArts, Crafts & Theater Safety, Inc.Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Association of Northwest Steelheaders Association of Village Council PresidentsAudubon AlaskaAudubon of FloridaAudubon PennsylvaniaAudubon Society of PortlandAudubon Society of the EvergladesAustralia Climate Justice ProgramAustralian Climate Justice ProgramBallona Network
BarkBasel Action NetworkBay Institute of San FranciscoBear Creek CouncilBeyond PesticidesBiodiversity Conservation AllianceBlue Green AllianceBlue Ocean InstituteBlue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Bluewater NetworkBorder Power Plant Working GroupBreast Cancer FundBristlecone AllianceBuckeye Forest CouncilBuffalo Field CampaignCabinet Resource GroupCalifornia Communities Against ToxicsCalifornia Native Plant SocietyCalifornia Public Health Association - NorthCalifornia Rural Legal Assistance Foundation California Sportfishing Protection AllianceCalifornia State Parks FoundationCalifornia TroutCalifornia Wilderness CoalitionCalifornians for Pesticide ReformCampaign for Tobacco Free KidsCanadian Parks and Wilderness SocietyCape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen’s Association, Inc.Captain Alan HastbackerCaribbean Conservation CorporationCarmel Mountain ConservancyCarson Forest WatchCascadia WildlandsCatskill Citizens for Safe EnergyCatskill Mountainkeeper Center for Biological DiversityCenter for Community Action and Environmental JusticeCenter for Constitutional RightsCenter for Environmental HealthCenter for Environmental Law and PolicyCenter for Food Safety
Reducing Air Pollution from Cement KilnsAfter years of dragging its feet, the Environmental Protection Agency is finally serious about cleaning up cement kilns. Earthjustice litigation impelled EPA to establish tougher standards for toxic air pollution emitted by cement kilns, one of the nation’s worst industrial polluters. These protections will cut emissions of mercury and particulate matter by 92 percent, saving as many as 2,500 lives every year. But the battle is not yet over: Congress is moving to undermine EPA’s new standards. With the law, the science, and the public on our side, we will continue fighting to preserve EPA’s new health safeguards and to protect our communities. Clients: Friends oF Hudson; Montanans against toxiC Burning; desert Citizens against Pollution; sierra CluB; downwinders at risk; Huron environMental aCtivist league
Earthjustice serves as the legal arm of the environmental movement. We represent a wide diversity of
clients—always free of charge—ranging from national nonprofits to local grassroots groups.
And we work in partnership with like-minded organizations and scientists to realize our mission.
Thank you to all of our clients and partners who share in our dedication to preserve the earth’s
natural heritage, safeguard the health of communities, and promote a clean energy future.
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Center for Health, Environment & Justice
Center for International Environmental Law
Center for Native EcosystemsCenter for Policy Analysis on Trade
and HealthCenter for Sustainable EconomyCentral Sierra Environmental
Resource CenterChassahowitzka River Restoration
CommitteeChatham Citizens for Effective
Communities, Inc.Chinese Progressive AssociationChoptank RiverkeeperCitizens Against PollutionCitizens Against Ruining the
EnvironmentCitizens Campaign for the EnvironmentCitizens Coal CouncilCitizens’ Environmental CoalitionCitizens for Clean EnergyCitizens for Clean WaterCitizens for East Shore ParksCitizens’ Environmental CoalitionCity of Albany, CACity of Bellingham, WACity of Berkeley, CACity of Issaquah, WACity of Point Hope, AKCity of Richmond, CAClark Resource CouncilClean Air CouncilClean Air Task ForceClean Water ActionClean Water for North CarolinaClean WisconsinClearwater Biodiversity ProjectClimate SolutionsCoal River Mountain WatchCoalition for Responsible Growth
& Resource ConservationCoast Action GroupCoast Range AssociationColorado Environmental CoalitionColorado Mountain ClubColorado Native Plant SocietyColorado WildColumbia RiverkeeperCommunities and Children Advocates
Against Pesticide Poisoning
Communities for a Better EnvironmentCommunity Advocates for Safe Emissions, Inc.Concerned Citizens for Nuclear SafetyConcerned Citizens of HonoluluConnecticut Coalition for Environmental JusticeConservancy of Southwest FloridaConservation Alliance of St. Lucie CountyConservation CongressConservation Council for Hawai`iConservation Law FoundationConservation NorthwestConservation of SW FLCook Inlet KeeperCornucopia InstituteCorporate Ethics InternationalCorporate Toxics Information Project, U MassCrowley Museum and Nature CenterDakota Resources CouncilDamascus Citizens for SustainabilityDamascus WatchDefenders of WildlifeDelaware Riverkeeper Network Delta Fly FishersDelta Land TrustDeltakeeperDesert Citizens Against PollutionDesert Protective CouncilDiné CareDIRE (Don’t Inject-Redirect)DIRE CoalitionDogwood InitiativeDon’t Waste ArizonaDouglas H. WattsDownwinders at RiskEarth Island InstituteEarth MediaEarthcare Committee - Friends (Ithaca, NY)EarthworksEcology CenterEd FriedmanEdward, Woody DeryckEmpire State Consumer ProjectEnvironment CaliforniaEnvironment ColoradoEnvironmental AdvocatesEnvironmental Advocates of New YorkEnvironmental Confederation of Southwest Florida
Achieving Transparency on Household Cleaners
New York State passed a law more than 30 years ago requiring manufacturers of household cleaning products to report the chemical ingredients in their products and any health risks they pose. Not one manufacturer reported its chemical ingredients or related health risks until Earthjustice filed a lawsuit. As a result of that suit, New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation requested in September 2010 that household cleaner manufacturers file chemical disclosure reports. This first-of-its-kind policy will have national implications, as information reported to New York will become available to consumers nationwide. Clients: aMeriCan lung assoCiation; Citizens’ environMental Coalition; environMental advoCates oF new York; new York PuBliC interest researCH grouP; sierra CluB; riverkeePer; woMen’s voiCes For tHe eartH
Fighting for a Clean Monongahela River
Earthjustice attorney Abigail Dillen, representing Environmental Integrity Project and Citizens Coal Council, successfully fended off a legal challenge from Allegheny Energy, owner of the Hatfield’s Ferry power plant in Masontown, Pennsylvania, which sought allowance for its facility to pollute the Monongahela River. The Hatfield’s Ferry power plant was dumping effluent contaminated with mercury, arsenic, selenium, and other toxic metals, directly into the river, which serves as a drinking water source for more than 350,000 people living south of Pittsburgh. This victory lays the foundation for requiring installation of a wastewater scrubber system and limiting water pollution from the power plant. Clients: Citizens Coal CounCil; environMental
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Environmental Defense CenterEnvironmental Defense FundEnvironmental Integrity ProjectEnvironmental Protection Information CenterEnvironmental Working GroupFarm Labor Organizing CommitteeFarmworker Legal Services of New YorkFederation of Fly FishersFellowship for ReconciliationFirst Presbyterian Church (Cooperstown, NY)Fiscalia del Medio AmbientFive Corners Family Farmers FL Wildlife FederationFlathead CoalitionFleasedFlorida CitizensFlorida Wildlife FederationFloridians for a Sustainable Population, Inc.Fly Creek/Otsego NeighborsFood & Water WatchForest EthicsForests Forever FoundationFrente Indigena Oaxaqueno BinacionalFreshlife, Inc.Friends of Butte Creek
Friends of Hudson Friends of Living Oregon WatersFriends of Merrymeeting BayFriends of Missouri Breaks MonumentFriends of the ClearwaterFriends of the EarthFriends of the Eel RiverFriends of the Gualala RiverFriends of the InyoFriends of the Navarro RiverFriends of the RiverFriends of the Rocky RiverFriends of the San JuansFriends of the Wild SwanGas Drilling Awareness for Cortland CountyGeorgians for a Clean EnvironmentGifford Pinchot Task ForceGlacier-Two Medicine AllianceGMO Free Hawai`iGolden Gate AudubonGrand Canyon Trust Grand Canyon Wildlands CouncilGrand Riverkeeper Labrador, Inc. (Canada)Grand Valley Citizens AllianceGreat Basin Resource WatchGreat Bear Foundation
Great Old Broads for WildernessGreater Yellowstone CoalitionGreen Cleaning NetworkGreen Environment CoalitionGreen LawGreenactionGreenpeaceGulf Restoration NetworkHakipu`u `OhanaHaw River AssemblyHawaii Audubon SocietyHawaii Solar Energy AssociationHawaii’s Thousand Friends Headwaters MontanaHeal the BayHealthy Child Healthy WorldHells Canyon Preservation CouncilHelping Our Peninsula’s Environment
High Country Citizens’ AllianceHigh Mowing Organic SeedsHoosier Environmental CouncilHopewell Junction Citizens for Clean WaterHorned Lizard Conservation SocietyHorse Butte LandownersHui Ho’omalu I Ka ‘AinaHui Malama I KoholaHui o Nä Wai `EhäHumane Society of the United StatesHumboldt Watershed CouncilHuron Environmental Activist LeagueHuron Environmentalist Action LeagueIdaho Conservation LeagueIdaho Council of Trout UnlimitedIdaho Rivers UnitedIdaho Steelhead and Salmon Unlimited
New Pollution Limits for the Anacostia River
More than 5 billion gallons of stormwater and sewage pollution drain into the Anacostia River each year, fouling the waterway and making it unfit for recreational use and aesthetic enjoyment. Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of Anacostia Riverkeeper and Friends of the Earth, arguing that existing pollution caps were too weak to keep the river healthy and clean. A federal court ruled in our favor saying that the Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia, and Maryland had failed to protect the river properly, and set a one-year deadline for the adoption of adequate pollution limits. Clients: anaCostia riverkeePer; Friends oF tHe eartH
Keeping Lake Tahoe Healthy
Earthjustice filed suit against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to force a proper environmental review of the agency’s shoreline development plan for Lake Tahoe. The plan called for 138 new piers, thousands of new buoys, and other boat facilities, resulting in more than 62,000 additional boat trips each year. The construction and traffic would have imperiled water and air quality, and negatively affected public shoreline access. In a landmark decision that will affect all future development plans at Lake Tahoe, a federal judge overturned the plan. The decision means improved clarity for the lake and improved protections for the surrounding ecosystem. Clients: league to save lake taHoe; sierra CluB
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Idaho Wildlife FederationIllinois Interfaith Power & LightIllinois Public Health AssociationIMPACT (UK)Indigenous Environmental NetworkInstitute for Fisheries ResourcesInupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS)Jackson Hole Conservation AllianceJapan Environmental Lawyers FederationJoel KawaharaJohn Muir ProjectJumping Frog Research InstituteJuneau Audubon SocietyJuniata Valley AudubonKa Lahui Hawai`iKAHEAKaruk TribeKentuckians for the CommonwealthKentucky Resources CouncilKeystone ConservationKilauea Neighborhood AssociationKing County, WAKingman Park Civic AssociationKipukaKlamath Forest AllianceKlamath RiverkeeperKlamath-Siskiyou Wildlands CenterKohanaiki ‘OhanaKS WildKY Environmental Foundation LA Environmental Action NetworkLA Shrimp AssociationLatino Issues ForumLeague of Women Voters (NY, PA, US)League to Save Lake TahoeLimu CoalitionLos Padres ForestWatchLouisiana Environmental Action NetworkLower Susquehanna RiverkeeperLynn Canal ConservationMakawai Stream Restoration AllianceMalama KauaiMalama MakuaManaSota-88Maricopa Audubon SocietyMartha’s Vineyard/Duke’s County Commercial Fishermen’s AssociationMassachusetts Striped Bass Association
Maui Meadows Homeowners AssociationMaui TomorrowMedical Associates for Healthy AirMichael FlahertyMichigan Citizens Against Toxic SubstancesMidcoast Fishermen’s AssociationMid-Hudson Catskill Rural Migrant MinistryMidshore Riverkeeper ConservancyMidwest Environmental AdvocatesMineral Policy CenterMinnesota Center for Environmental AdvocacyMOMAS (Mothers of Marin Against the Spray)MomsRising.orgMontana Environmental Information CenterMontana Wilderness AssociationMontanans Against Toxic BurningMossville Environmental Action NowMountain Lion FoundationMT Environmental Information CenterMT Wilderness AssociationMuckleshoot Indian TribeN. Tahoe Preservation AllianceNa ‘Imi PonoNational Audubon SocietyNational Center for Conservation Science & PolicyNational Coalition for Marine ConservationNational Family Farm CoalitionNational Parks Conservation AssociationNational Trust for Historic PreservationNational Wildlife ConservationNational Wildlife FederationNative Fish SocietyNative Village of Point HopeNatural Resources Council of MaineNatural Resources Defense CouncilNC Conservation NetworkNeighborhood Network Research CenterNetwork for Oil & Gas Accountability & ProtectionNevada Wildlife Federation New Jersey Work Environment CouncilNew Mexico Wilderness Alliance
New Mexico Wildlife FederationNew York Environmental Law and Justice ProjectNew York Public Interest Research GroupNew Yorkers for Sustainable Energy SolutionsNJ Work Environmental CouncilNM League of Women VotersNM Pediatric SocietyNorth Carolina Wildlife Federation
Northcoast Environmental CenterNortheast Organic Dairy Producers AllianceNorthern Alaska Environmental Center Northern California Council of Federation of Fly FishersNorthern Great Kills Civic AssociationNorthern Tier Impacted Citizens CoalitionNorthwest Atlantic Marine AllianceNorthwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Saving Sea Turtles from Longline Hooks
Our legal team secured victories in 2011 protecting sea turtles in both the waters of Hawaii and the Gulf of Mexico. In Hawaii, Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are threatened by the swordfish industry’s longline fishing vessels. Earthjustice challenged a federal government plan to increase the sea turtle bycatch limit. The resulting settlement set the annual limit at 17, a dramatic decrease from 2010, when 46 were hooked. In the Gulf, the bottom longline fishery had been capturing and killing hundreds more sea turtles than allowed by law. We filed suit and a U.S. District court ruled that the federal government violated the law and was required to consider alternative measures to protect the turtles. Clients: gulF restoration network (gulF); Center For BiologiCal diversitY, turtle island restoration network, kaHea (Mid-PaCiFiC)
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Northwest Energy CoalitionNorthwest Environmental AdvocatesNorthwest Environmental Defense
CenterNorthwest Environmental Resource
Council Northwest Resource Information CenterNorthwest Sportfishing Industry
AssociationNPCANatural Resources Defense CouncilNY Lawyers for the Public InterestOcean AdvocatesOcean ConservancyOcean Mammal InstituteOcean River InstituteOceanaOhio Environmental CouncilOhio Valley Environmental CoalitionOil and Gas Accountability ProjectOMB Watchopenthegovernment.orgOrca ConservancyOregon Natural Desert AssociationOregon Natural Resources CouncilOregon Toxics AllianceOregon TroutOregon WildOrganic Seed AllianceOrganized Village of KakeOtsego 2000, Inc.Our Children’s EarthPennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses
& Allied ProfessionalsPA Environmental Defense FoundationPA Forest CoalitionPace Energy and Climate CenterPacific Coast Federation of
Fishermen’s Associations Pacific EnvironmentPacific Rivers CouncilPavilion Area Concerned CitizensPeach Bottom Concerned Citizens
GroupPennFuturePeople for Protecting Peace RiverPeople for Puget SoundPeople Organized to Win Employment
Rights (POWER)Pesticide Action Network North AmericaPesticide WatchPew Environment GroupPhysicians for Social ResponsibilityPineros y Campesinos Unidos
Del NoroestePlains JusticePlanning and Conservation LeaguePlumas Forest ProjectPossibilities RetreatPost Carbon Salt LakePotomac RiverkeeperPowder River Basin Resource Council Prairie Rivers NetworkPreserve South BayPreserve Wild SanteeProgressive Leadership Alliance of NevadaPublic Access Shoreline Hawai`iPublic CitizenPublic Employees for Environmental ResponsibilityPuget Sound HarvestersPuget Soundkeeper AllianceQuartz Valley Indian ReservationQuiet Use CoalitionRamonans for Sensible Growth
REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands)Redrock ForestsRedwood Region Audubon SocietyRespiratory Health Association of Metropolitan ChicagoResponsible Drilling AllianceRhode Island Saltwater AnglersRiverkeeperRivers CoalitionRock Creek AllianceRock the EarthRocky Mountain Clean Air ActionRoseboom Owners Awareness ResponseRosemere Neighborhood Association Russian RiverkeeperSacramento River Preservation TrustSafe Air For EveryoneSalmon For AllSan Diego Audubon SocietySan Diego Herpetological SocietySan Francisco Baykeeper
San Juan Citizens Alliance San Luis Valley Ecosystems CouncilSan Miguel County, COSanta Monica BaykeeperSave Lake SammamishSave Our CreeksSave Our Forests and RanchlandsSave Our SuwanneeSave San Francisco Bay AssociationSave the Dugong FoundationSave the Manatee ClubSchoharie Valley WatchSea Mar Community Health CentersSea Turtle ConservancySea Turtle Restoration ProjectSeattle Audubon SocietySelkirk Conservation AllianceSequoia ForestKeeperSevier Citizens for Clean Air and WaterSF Bay Area Physicians for Social ResponsibilityShenandoah RiverkeeperSierra ClubSierra Club CanadaSierra Forest LegacySiskiyou ProjectSiskiyou Regional Education ProjectSitka Conservation SocietySkagway Marine Access CommitteeSnoqualmie Indian TribeSoundkeeper AllianceSoutheast Alaska Conservation CouncilSouthern Alliance for Clean EnergySouthern Appalachian Mountain StewardsSouthern Sustainable ResourcesSouthern Utah Wilderness Alliance Southwest Environmental CenterSquaxin Island TribeSt. Johns RiverkeeperStatewide Organizing for Community EmpowermentStewards of the Lower SusquehannaStop the Spray Surfrider FoundationSurfrider Foundation Kaua`i ChapterSustainable OtsegoSwinomish Indian Tribal CommunityTamalpais NatureWorksTeamsters Local 890Tennessee Clean Water NetworkThe Bay InstituteThe Boat Company
New Hope for Clean Water in Florida
A federal appeals court in August 2011 denied a legal challenge from polluting industries and upheld a historic clean water settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency and Earthjustice. The settlement requires EPA to set limits on sewage, fertilizer and manure in Florida’s waterways. Sewage, fertilizer and manure are sparking repeated toxic algae outbreaks, fouling Florida waters with a noxious green slime. The toxic slime can make people and animals sick, contaminate drinking water, and shut down swimming areas. As a result of the victory, Florida’s water quality, and the well-being of its residents and wildlife, will be protected. Clients: Florida wildliFe Federation; sierra CluB; environMental ConFederation oF soutHwest Florida; ConservanCY oF soutHwest Florida; st. joHns riverkeePer
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The Breast Cancer FundThe Conservancy of Southwest FloridaThe Lands CouncilThe North Umpqua FoundationThe Olympic Environmental CouncilThe SteamboatersThe Wilderness SocietyThe Wildlife SocietyTheodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc.TN Clean Water NetworkTompkins County Council of
Governments, Gas Drilling Task Force
Tongass Conservation SocietyToxic Free North CarolinaTransportation Solutions Defense and Education FundTrask Family SeedsTrout UnlimitedTule River ConservancyTuolumne River TrustTurtle Island Restoration NetworkTexas Environmental Justice Advocacy ServicesU.S. Public Interest Research GroupUmpqua Valley Audubon Society
Umpqua WatershedsUnited Farm WorkersUnited Farm Workers of AmericaUnited Scenic Artists, Local USA 82 - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage EmployeesUnited Southeast Alaska Gillnetter’s AssociationUpper Green River Valley CoalitionUpper Unadilla Valley AssociationUtah Native Plant SocietyUtah Physicians for a Healthy Environment
Utah Rivers CouncilValley WatchVermont Natural Resources CouncilVoyageurs National Park AssociationWasatch Clean Air Coalition Washington Environmental CouncilWashington Toxics CoalitionWashington Wildlife FederationWaterkeeper AllianceWaterWatch of OregonWest County Toxics CoalitionWest Michigan Environmental Action CouncilWest Virginia Highlands ConservancyWestchester for ChangeWestern Colorado CongressWestern Organization of Resource CouncilsWestern Resource Advocates Western Slope Environmental Resource CouncilWestern Watersheds ProjectWetlands Action NetworkWild Fish ConservancyWild Steelhead CoalitionWildEarth Guardians Wilderness WorkshopWildlands CPRWildlands NetworkWildsightWildWest Institute Winnemem Wintu TribeWinter Wildlands AllianceWNY Drilling DefenseWomen’s Voices for the EarthWorksafeWorld Wildlife FundWrangell Resource CouncilWyoming Outdoor CouncilWyoming Wilderness AssociationYakutat Tlingit TribeYellowstone to Yukon
Restoring Columbia-Snake River Salmon
In August 2011, a U.S. District Court judge decided in favor of Earthjustice and our clients, ruling that the federal government failed to produce an adequate plan to protect imperiled Columbia-Snake River salmon from extinction. The ruling requires the government to revise its plan and incorporate effective, realistic protections for the fish. The Columbia and Snake rivers once produced more salmon than any river system in the world. But a series of hydroelectric dams has dramatically decreased the size of the salmon runs, which today linger near just 2 percent of their historic levels. This ruling offers an excellent opportunity to bring stakeholders together and develop a long-term strategy to restore Columbia-Snake River salmon. Clients: national wildliFe Federation; idaHo wildliFe Federation; wasHington wildliFe Federation; idaHo rivers united; nortHwest sPortFisHing industrY assoCiation; idaHo steelHead and salMon unliMited; PaCiFiC Coast Federation oF FisHerMens assoCiations; institute For FisHeries resourCes; salMon For all; trout unliMited; aMeriCan rivers; sierra CluB; nw energY Coalition; Federation oF FlY FisHers.
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The continued generosity of our many individual and foundation supporters, despite the weak economy, has enabled us sustain our strong litigation, legislative advocacy, and communication efforts throughout the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. As a result, we were able to allocate $30,843,833 or 83 percent of total expenses to our program.
Earthjustice’s financial position remained strong thanks to our loyal supporters and several significant multi-year pledges received this fiscal year. Of special note was a $4.5 million grant from the Robertson Foundation which will provide $1.5 million per year for three years for our coal work. Such multi-year support enables us to make the kind of sustained commitment needed to address critical environmental threats.
Foundation support overall reached record levels as we received grants totaling $10,488,993 (23 percent of total support). Gifts from individuals also continued to grow to $19,140,527 (42 percent of total support). And our Planned Giving revenue generated $2,163,266 in realized legacy gifts. Donated services in the form of advertising placement and other in-kind contributions, including extensive donated legal services, provided important support valued at $7,744,615 this year.
The growing financial support for Earthjustice illuminates the partnership of our supporters in our critical work and their respect for our unique position as the world’s premier environmental law firm. While our legal expertise is essential to the fulfillment of our mission, we believe that our supporters’ trust is also a crucial component of our long-term success. We are extremely pleased to report that Earthjustice has achieved a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the third consecutive year. The highly coveted rating reflects Earthjustice’s sound fiscal management, efficient fundraising practices, as well as our strong commitment to accountability and transparency. The Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance also recognized Earthjustice for meeting the highest standards of accountability and transparency.
We are grateful for your support in helping ensure that Earthjustice’s programmatic success is matched by its financial and organizational health.
FINANCIAL REPORT 2011
17% 8% 23% 42% 10%
Donated Services 17% Court Awards 8% Foundations 23% Individuals 42% Investments and other 10%
SOURCES OF SUPPORT
Program Services 83% Fundraising 10% Administration 7%
EXPENDITURES
83% 10% 7%
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2011 2010REVENUES Contributions $27,466,254 $20,124,311 Donated services 7,744,615 7,262,205 Bequests 2,163,266 977,174 Court awards 3,970,034 2,892,467 Investment income 4,535,800 2,466,993 Other income 110,288 116,605
Total Revenues 45,990,257 33,839,755
EXPENSES Program services
Litigation 16,517,272 14,031,687 Donated litigation services 1,693,523 1,731,576 Public information 6,581,946 6,112,261 Donated public information services 6,051,092 5,530,629
TOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES 30,843,833 27,406,153 Supporting services
Management and administrative 2,645,210 2,118,329 Fundraising 3,621,877 3,502,202
TOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES 6,267,087 5,620,531
TOTAL EXPENSES 37,110,920 33,026,684
CHANGE IS NET ASSETS $8,879,337 $813,071
2011 2010ASSETSCash and investments $40,301,059 $32,420,428 Accounts receivable 5,637,513 4,523,384 Property and equipment, net 1,637,046 1,631,060 Other assets 808,265 696,054
Total Assets 48,383,883 39,270,926
LIABILITIESAccounts payable 984,605 1,096,135 Accrued vacation payable 1,153,947 1,043,173 Client trust funds 110,442 256,499 Reserve for gift agreements 4,819,261 4,497,605 Other liabilities 58,777 –
Total liabilities 7,127,032 6,893,412
NET ASSETSUnrestricted 25,733,667 19,973,892 Temporarily restricted 14,075,351 10,955,789 Permanently restricted 1,447,833 1,447,833
TOTAL NET ASSETS 41,256,851 32,377,514
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $48,383,883 $39,270,926
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
This statement represents the condensed financial information of Earthjustice. Copies of the complete, audited financial statements are available upon request.
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Albert Andrews, Jr.
Principal, Gray, Plant, Mooty
and Bennett
Minneapolis, MN
Reginald K. Brack, Jr.
Chairman and CEO, Time,
Inc. (retired)
New York, NY
Susan Britton
Attorney
San Francisco, CA
Russell Daggatt
Former President, Teledesic
Seattle, WA
Tony DeFalco
Consultant
Portland, OR
Susan Fisher
Attorney (retired)
Pt. Reyes, CA
Louise Gund
Philanthropist
Berkeley, CA
Barbara Haas
Conservationist
Washington, D.C.
Chris Killingsworth
Foundation Vice President
Durango, CO
David Klipstein
Executive Vice President & CEO,
Reaction Design
San Diego, CA
Lisa Eggert Litvin
Attorney
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Michael McIntosh
Philanthropist
Washington D.C.
Fred J. Meyer
Business Consultant/CFO,
Omnicom (retired)
Old Greenwich, CT
William Newsom
Associate Justice, CA Court
of Appeals (retired)
San Francisco, CA
Dan Olincy
Attorney, Olincy & Karpel
Los Angeles, CA
Brad Parker
Businessman
Vashon, WA
William Pope
Owner, Mazama Country Inn;
NW Regional Director,
Wilderness Land Trust
Seattle, WA
Lisa Renstrom
Activist
Washington, D.C.
Marcia Riklis
Businesswoman and Investor
New York, NY
Betty Schafer
Retired teacher and
philanthropist
San Francisco, CA
Fern Shepard
Attorney
Kensington, MD
Ted Smith
Independent catalyst
Polson, MT
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt
Entrepreneur
New York, NY
Dianne Stern
Teacher, Freelance Writer
Scarsdale, NY
Elizabeth Sutherland
Conservationist
San Francisco, CA
Kevin Toner
Businessman
New York, NY
Stephen Unfried
Conservationist, Investment
Banker, Credit Suisse
First Boston (retired)
Wilson, WY
G. Marc Whitehead
Attorney, Sonnenschein
Nath & Rosenthal (retired)
Chicago, IL
Tom BarronBoulder, Colorado
Chris BuntingBozeman, Montana
Mike FinleyAtlanta, Georgia
Leslie GimbellNew York, New York
Liberty GodshallLos Angeles, California
Jonathan HarrisNew York, New York
Connie HarveyAspen, Colorado
Frank LesherHanover, New Hampshire
Elizabeth McCormackNew York, New York
Art MoreyBallwin, Missouri
Owen OlpinTeasdale, Utah
Andrew ReichLos Angeles, California
Chip and Kathleen RosenbloomLos Angeles, California
Will RoushAspen, Colorado
Fred and Alice StanbackSalisbury, North Carolina
Anthony StevensWilson, Wyoming
Bruce TallCarlsbad, California
Cynthia Wayburn
Bellevue, Washington
Board of Trustees
Ed Lewis, Chair
Attorney and Non-profit
Consultant
Bozeman, MT
George Martin, Vice Chair
Partner, Martin & Banks
Philadelphia, PA
Peter Carson, Secretary
Principal, Bingham
McCutcheon LLP
San Francisco, CA
David Cox, Treasurer
President and CEO, Cowles
Media Company (retired)
San Francisco, CA
Earthjustice Council
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ALASKA Managing Attorney Eric Jorgensen
Shawn Eisele Neil Gormle Erik Grafe Holly Harris David Hobstette Michael Mayer Colin O’Brien Thomas Waldo
CALIFORNIA Managing Attorney Deborah Reames
Paul Cort Sarah Jackson Greg Loarie Trent Orr Wendy Park
Suma Peesapati William Rostov Michael Sherwood Andrea Treece Erin Tobin George Torgun
FLORIDA Managing Attorney David Guest
Alisa Coe Anne Harvey Monica Reimer
INTERNATIONAL Managing Attorney Martin Wagner
Sarah Burt Anna Cederstav Jessica Lawrence
Erika Rosenthal Abby Rubinson
MID-PACIFIC Managing Attorney Paul Achitoff
David Henkin Caroline Ishida Isaac Moriwake Dana Kapua’Ala Sproat
NORTHEAST Managing Attorney Deborah Goldberg Hannah Chang Abigail Dillen Marianne Engelman Lado Eve Gartner Megan Klein
Bridget Lee Charles McPhedran
NORTHERN ROCKIES Managing Attorney Douglas Honnold
Jenny Harbine Sean Helle Timothy Preso
NORTHWEST Managing Attorney Todd True
Kristen Boyles Janette Brimmer Matthew Gerhart Amanda Goodin Jan Hasselman Steve Mashuda
Kevin Regan
ROCKY MOUNTAIN Managing Attorney James Angell
McChrystie Adams Robin Cooley Ava Farouche Michael Freeman Alsion Flint Michael Hiatt Melanie Kay Douglas Pflugh Edward Zukoski
WASHINGTON D.C. Managing Attorney David Baron
Timothy Ballo Jennifer Chavez Emma Cheuse Lisa Evans Roger Fleming Howard Fox Erica Fuller Seth Johnson Kaushi Desai James Pew Steve Roady Wayland Radin Jonathan Wiener
Earthjustice Team
PresidentTrip Van Noppen
General CounselWilliam Curtiss
Strategic AdviserVawter “Buck” Parker
Vice President of LitigationPatti Goldman
POLICY AND LEGISLATION Vice President Martin Hayden
Washington, D.C. Emily Enderle Jessica Ennis Jeremy Graham Christine Hill Rebecca Judd Stephanie Madden Marjorie Mulhall Joan Mulhern Sarah Saylor
COMMUNICATIONS Vice President Georgia McIntosh
California Raul Audelo Kari Birdseye Nadine de Coteau Samuel Edmondson Shirley Hao Chris Jordan-Bloch Jessica Knoblauch Seth Leonard John McManus Brian Smith Ray Wan Terry Winckler
Washington, D.C. Raviya Ismail Elizabeth Judge Jared Saylor Kathleen Sutcliffe
DEVELOPMENT Vice President Melinda Carmack
California Jesse Antin Denise Bergez Molly Blackford Brian Dill Tracy Donahoe Kim Elliot Vladimir Foronda Sarah Goeth Erica Gulseth Suzanne Halekas Lorrie Hufnagel Jeanine Ishii William Karpowicz Kathryn Knight Matthew Lau David Lawlor Laurie Marden Wayne Salazar Martha Serianz Nikki Woelk Kitty Yang
Northeast Gabrielle Mellett
Northwest Diane Walters
OPERATIONS Senior Vice President of Operations Kristine Stratton
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Vice President Bruce Neighbor
Alaska Barbara Frank
California Blair Collins Afy Downey Daniel Hill Monica McKey Stephanie Ng Emma Pollin Shavonne Saroyan Brigid Saulny Elisa Tsang John Wong
Florida Kristen Standridge
International Lisa Nessan
Mid-Pacific Janice Brown
Northeast Kristine Taylor
Northern Rockies Cindy Napoli
Northwest Cheryl McEvoy
Rocky Mountains Nancy Houser Gray
Washington, D.C. Julie James
HUMAN RESOURCES
California Shelie Luperine
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
California Peter Campbell Roger Jacobs Romy LaMarche Clyde Sutliff
Northwest Lisa Lange
Washington, D.C. Karla Bizup
LITIGATION ASSISTANTS
Alaska Iris Korhonen-Penn Sarah Saunders
California Jessica Baird Emily Brown John Wall
Florida Alan Hubbard
Mid-Pacific Rachel Gonzalez
Northeast Emily Greenlee
Northern Rockies Katherine Regnier
Northwest Catherine Hamborg Cornelia Talley
Rocky Mountains Melissa Hope Watkins
Washington, D.C. Stephanie Ratte John Yowell
Staff
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