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Current CasesCONTRERAS, et al v. LAIDLAW TRANSIT INC. et al. (false claims act lawsuit) Two former Laidlaw mechanics are joined by ELF in litigation against Laidlaw Transit, Inc. for violating its contract with the San Francisco Unified School District. The lawsuit alleges Laidlaw operates unsafe, polluting buses. Details ELF, et.al v. LAIDLAW TRANSIT INC., et al. (children's exposure to diesel engine exhaust) |
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 ELF and others forced Unocal to clean up a huge underground oil spill, in which much of the town of Avila Beach was dug up, cleaned up and replaced. Details |
 ELF and NRDC tested hundreds of bottled waters, finding that 25% had unlawful contamination. When ELF sued the companies with arsenic, every one cleaned up their act. Details |
ELF convinced cruise ship lines to stop dumping foreign ballast water to eliminate the risk of non-native invasive species infiltrating California waterways. Details |
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