Tell Congress We Need Mining Reform Now, Not Handouts To Industry, For A Just, Clean Energy Transition
Our transition to clean energy is critical to fighting climate change and will be powered by minerals. The problem? Our mining laws remain stuck in the 19th century. Domestic mining operations are governed by the Hardrock Mining Law of 1872, a Civil War-era statute enacted to settle the West. One hundred and fifty-one years later,…
Read MoreTell Your Senators to Confirm Judicial Nominees Today and Help Protect Our Waters
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that more than half of the 118 million acres of wetlands in the U.S. are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act, putting precious habitats and water resources at risk. Wetlands are critical to improving freshwater quality, preventing floods, protecting shorelines from erosion, providing habitats for fish…
Read MoreTell Your Senators to Confirm Judicial Nominees Today!
President Biden has made it a priority to nominate more people to the federal bench from underrepresented backgrounds in terms of race, gender, and professional experience and continues to deliver on this promise. Thus far, 129 exceptional Biden judges have been confirmed, most notably U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. But timely progress has…
Read MoreTell Congress to Stop Attacking Clean Water Protections!
We all know that water is the foundation of life, and we must do everything we can to protect it. Instead of protecting our water resources, Congressional Republicans are attempting to roll back the Biden Administration’s clean water protections to benefit corporate polluters. What did the Biden Administration do? Last December, the Environmental Protection Agency…
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