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Earthjustice Action Denounces Todd Blanche’s Confirmation as U.S. Attorney General
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. – Earthjustice Action issued the following statement after reports indicating the Senate will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as the next U.S. Attorney General. Statement from Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President, Earthjustice Action: “If…
Congress Must Stop Trump from Exploiting Emergency Powers on Polluters’ Behalf
By Cameron Walkup, Legislative Representative, Earthjustice Action The Trump administration is using a little known, Cold War-era law to prop up extractive industries, sidestep environmental protections, and seemingly enrich its political allies. The Defense Production Act (also known as the…
Earthjustice Action Praises Senate Ag Committee Democrats for Voting Down Bad Farm Bill
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — In response to the Farm Bill failing to advance in the Senate Agriculture Committee, Ranjani Prabhakar, Earthjustice Action’s Legislative Director for Healthy Communities, issued the following statement: “The Senate Agriculture Committee’s failure to advance…
Earthjustice Action Slams Senate Judiciary for Advancing Todd Blanche
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. – Earthjustice Action issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee’s vote advancing Todd Blanche’s nomination for U.S. Attorney General to the full Senate. Statement from Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President, Earthjustice Action:…
Earthjustice Action Slams Draft Senate Farm Bill as Corporate Giveaway
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — In response to the introduction of the Senate Farm Bill, Ranjani Prabhakar, Earthjustice Action’s Legislative Director for Healthy Communities, issued the following statement: “The Senate’s proposed Farm Bill would prop up corporations and…
Earthjustice Action Urges Senate to Reject Senator Mike Lee’s Attack on Roadless Forests
Amendment to nullify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule passes out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Contact: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice Action, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed S.140, which included an amendment…
Earthjustice Action Responds to Massive Cuts and Policy Riders in Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill for Upcoming Year
Fiscal year 2027: cuts to Environmental Protection Agency (20%) and national parks, mining in Boundary Waters, new fees for offshore wind, and more Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice Action, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Washington D.C. — The House Appropriations Committee completed the mark-up of the…
Earthjustice Action Statement on the House Surface Transportation Bill
Media contact: Alexandria Trimble WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA-2) unveiled the text of the House Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. This draft bill sets policies and funding…
Earthjustice Action Responds to House Passage of Republican Farm Bill
Media contact: Nydia Gutiérrez, ngutierrez@earthjustice.org, (202) 302-7531 Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives held a floor vote on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill). After House passage of the Republican Farm Bill, Earthjustice Action Legislative Director…
Earthjustice Action Responds to House Leadership Pulling Vote on Unprecedented Congressional Attack on Endangered Species Act
Congressman Westerman’s bill would remove urgently needed protections for imperiled wildlife Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice Action, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — For the second week in a row, House Majority Leadership pulled Representative Westerman’s (R-AR) “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” (H.R….