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URL: http://www.earthjustice.org/

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Founded

1971

History

Founded 1971, as Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, within the framework of Sierra Club (SC), a US body set up in 1892. Present name adopted Aug 1997. Also referred to as Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund.

Aims

As a public interest law firm, specializing in cases preserving natural resources, protecting public health, advancing clean energy, and combating climate change, use the power of the law to take on the environmental challenges of our time.

Structure

Headquarters in San Francisco CA (USA); regional offices (9) across the USA; international programme; Communications Department; policy team, based in Washington DC (USA).

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UN Sustainable Development Goals **

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 13: Climate ActionGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on LandGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

UIA Org ID

XG4070

Last News

2019

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