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Cleaning Up Big Oil

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Communities around the world are suffering because of the world`s growing need for petroleum. Waterways and coastlines are being contaminated by oil spills while fragile ecosystems are threatened by new oil development. ELAW is helping our international p

2006 Guimaras Island, Philippines oil spill (PHOTO: Hazel P. Villa)

The Future of the Peruvian Amazon

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INDIA: Saving Tribal Lands and Athirapally Falls

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ELAW partners in India are making big strides protecting tribal homelands and critical biodiversity.

For years, authorities in India have sought to build a hydroelectric dam on a remote stretch of the Chalakudy River, in the southern state of Kerala. Athirapally Falls is a major tourist attraction and the area is home to more than 50 tribal families. The dam would destroy the falls and create a reservoir that would innundate ancestral homelands, rare wildlife habitat, and the migration paths of Asian Elephants.

Catastrophe in Ecuador

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Read about local voices for clean air, clean water, and the common good in the Autumn 2009 ELAW Advocate.

Pablo Fajardo Seeks Justice in the Amazon

Pablo Fajardo with Cofan community members from Lago Agrio.

Local Voices

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Read about local voices for clean air, clean water, and the common good in the Summer 2009 ELAW Advocate.

for clean air, clean water, and the common good

Garifuna community members in the Tela Bay region of northern Honduras favor small-scale eco-tourism. PHOTO: James Rodriguez/www.mimundo.org.

The People of ELAW: Cheryl Coon

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On a chilly Sunday in March 2002, Cheryl Coon was reading her hometown newspaper, the Oregonian. She came across a story about ELAW and was immediately intrigued.

Cheryl Coon

ELAW Board Member

The People of ELAW: Carla García Zendejas

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Carla has helped preserve the coastline of Baja de California so that

Bangladesh: Ship-Breaking Victory

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Ever since 2000, Rizwana Hasan, an ELAW partner and the Executive Director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), has been taking on the ship-breaking companies. She has been trying to improve the working conditions for shipbreaking laborers and prevent environmental damage caused by the work.

SPOTLIGHT ON ELAW SUPPORTERS

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Tactics Board Shop is truly committed to being a green business - and is a generous supporter of ELAW through the 1% For The Planet program. Not only does Tactics donate 1% of net sales (yes, sales, not profits!) to nonprofit organizations working to protect the environment, they also think green in every decision they make - how to pack things for shipping, what light bulbs to use in the retail store, and how to support employees who commute to work by bike.

Poverty and the Environment

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Communities thrive when all citizens have access to clean air, clean water, open spaces, and healthy ecosystems.
Unfortunately, poor communities are often unfairly burdened by environmental injustices. They bear the costs when industries extract minerals, timber, and petroleum products from local lands.

Malaysian logging giant Rimbunan Hijau has been logging in Kamusie village in western Papua New Guinea since the 1980s. The area has minimal infrastructure and lacks basic government services.