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Environmental laws are only as strong as the judges who uphold them.

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Reject Emil Bove’s nomination to be a federal judge

Trump has nominated his former personal lawyer, Emil Bove, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just one step below the U.S. Supreme Court. We must ensure that he’s not confirmed for a lifetime appointment.

Courts, judges
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Hold senators accountable as they vet Trump’s judicial nominees

President Trump announced the first slate of judicial nominees of his second term, which means Senate hearings to assess their qualifications are here as well. As Senators consider whether these nominees should hold lifetime appointments, they must do it right.

confirmation hearing, Congress, Courts, judges
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Stop Congress from allowing dirty mining on public lands!

Congress is debating a series of proposals that would open up more of our public lands to dirty mining operations and threaten precious water resources, sacred sites, and our climate.

Clean Water, Environmental Protections, Mining, public lands
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President Trump’s Plan to Put a Coal Executive in Charge of Coal Regulations

Earlier this month, congressional Republicans passed, and the president signed into law, the biggest federal giveaway to the coal industry in history. The big, bad budget bill slashed the royalty rate coal companies pay for the value of coal extracted…

appointments, coal, confirmation hearing, Environmental Protections, Mining
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Press Release

Earthjustice Action Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill. Following the vote, Earthjustice Action Vice President of Policy and Legislation Raúl García issued the following statement:   “Senate Republicans ignored public outcry from their own constituents and passed an…

Environmental Protections
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Press Release

Earthjustice Action Statement on Removal of Public Lands Sales from Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Last night, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced he had dropped his proposal to sell off more than a million acres of public lands from the Republican reconciliation bill. The bill still includes plans for fossil fuel leases and timber…

Environmental Protections
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