Earthjustice Action Statement on House Votes Attacking State Clean Air Protections
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Republican’s abuse of the Congressional Review Act to revoke two maritime waivers will bring more harmful air pollution to communities Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to revoke two California maritime Clean Air Act waivers, Ocean-Going Vessels (OGV) At Berth and the Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC)…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Condemns Farm Bill’s Senate Committee Passage
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — Following the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote to advance the Farm Bill to a full vote in the Senate, Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative at Earthjustice Action, issued the below statement:  “Instead of taking the time to make a better, people-centered Farm Bill that puts our farmers, our health,…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 Todd Blanche is confirmed, he will do Trump’s bidding no matter how illegal or immoral…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Opposes Senate Bill Attacking Energy Efficiency StandardsÂ
Media contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, DC – In response to Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) recently introduced Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026, which would undo existing energy efficiency standards and effectively destroy the Department of Energy’s (DOE) ability to update standards in the future, Earthjustice Action Senior Legislative Representative Anne Clement issued the following statement: …
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 a Farm Bill that props up corporations is a victory for our farmers, our health…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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: “Today, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee put President Trump’s interests over those of the country…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 polluters instead of helping our farmers grow and supply the high-quality and affordable food Americans…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to nullify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule.…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies yesterday. The Republican-led House…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 levels for highways, transit, rail, and other transportation infrastructure over five years. Congress last reauthorized…
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