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ruled that not only could the subsidiary mining company (in this case Crown Butte Mines, Inc., a
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and $ 100 million in total expenditures. As of 2021, Earthjustice has full-time staff of about 170 attorneys in 14 offices across the United States, and 14 public-interest lobbyists based in
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