Delaware
- Achieved landmark federal court order to restore water quality in over 2,300 miles of Delaware's most polluted rivers, streams, ponds and lakes.
- Won precedential federal court order to conserve the State's remaining threatened and endangered species, including the Bald Eagle, Humpback Whale, Piping Plover, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, and Shortnose Sturgeon.
- Convinced U.S.E.P.A. to improve State's water quality standards to protect people and wildlife.
- Working to uphold the Delaware Coastal Zone Act to protect the State's valuable shorelines.
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Pennsylvania
- Won watershed federal court order to protect and restore over 7,000 miles of the state's most polluted rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands.
- Won federal court order to conserve the Commonwealth's threatened and endangered species, including the Canada Lynx and Bog Turtle.
- Won judgment against a lead battery smelter and manufacturing facility that resulted in the reduction of toxic lead discharges to the air, water and soil of the surrounding community.
- Won two permitting decisions at the Environmental Hearing Board which block permits that would degrade high quality waters and will now compel PA Department of Environmental Protection to properly apply its own Anti-Degradation regulations.
- Obtained refinery upgrade to reduce air pollution and provide air quality monitoring and sampling equipment for community organizations from neighboring Sunoco Philadelphia.
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New Jersey
- Obtained Court order requiring New Jersey to add additional waterways to its Impaired Waters List under the Clean Water Act
- Successfully petitioned for schedule for the State to establish pollution limits (TMDLs) on its nearly 1,000 impaired waters
- Assisted Citizen groups in efforts to obtain remediation for contaminated lands in order to establish recreational or community-based purposes
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Maryland
- Won landmark court order to restore the state's most contaminated 5,003 rivers, streams, creeks, coastal areas and wetlands, including the Chesapeake Bay.
- Won Court Order requiring EPA to develop numeric criteria for the most dangerous pollutants in Maryland waters, and to develop “anti-degradation” policy.
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Florida
- Prevailed in case to protect and restore hundreds of Florida’s most impaired waters.
- Obtained Court Order compelling EPA to determine whether State of Florida revised its Water Quality Standards (in manner which weakened protections) inconsistent with the Clean Water Act
- Won case to protect St. John’s River from State’s control plan which would have weakened minimum water quality requirements for aquatic life (dissolved oxygen)
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Virginia
- Won precedential case to restore over 800 of Virginia's most heavily contaminated waters, including portions of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Convinced U.S.E.P.A. to improve Virginia's water quality standards and sampling methods.
- Won case to conserve the Commonwealth's threatened and endangered species, including the Virginia Northern Flying Fox Squirrel, Shenandoah Salamander, and Swamp Pink.
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Puerto Rico
- Won court order requiring EPA to issue revised Water Quality Standards for Puerto Rico waters consistent with the Clean Water Act to protect human health and aquatic life from bacteria.
- Won court order directing EPA to publish regulations applying Puerto Rico’s anti-degradation policy and methods to wetlands and regulations establishing implementation procedures for the anti-degradation policy in general
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