Mr. Pawa successfully defended Friends of the Earth, the Earth Island Institute, Rain Forest Action Network and other national environmental groups in Western Fuels Association v. Turning Point Project, No. 00-CV-074-D (D. Wyo. 2001). An association of coal-burning power companies had challenged the truthfulness of an advertisement by the environmental groups that called attention to the problem of global warming. Mr. Pawa convinced the Wyoming federal court to dismiss the case. The coal association, after considering re-filing the case in another court, decided to drop the matter altogether.
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