Earthjustice Action Statement on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Reconciliation Bill Text
MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Republicans released their text of the budget reconciliation bill. The bill includes many of the same giveaways to polluting industries as the House version, opening up millions of acres of public lands to oil, gas, coal, mining, and logging operations. Additionally, the bill…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Urges Senators to Rigorously Scrutinize Trump’s Judicial Nominees
WASHINGTON, DC—Today at 10:15AM, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on President Donald Trump’s first slate of judicial nominees. In anticipation of the hearing, Earthjustice Action Legislative Director of the Access to Justice Program Coby Dolan issued the following statement:  “We need principled judges who will uphold the law and serve as…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on House Passage of Republican Megabill
MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, the House of Representatives passed the Republican budget reconciliation bill on a party-line vote with only two Republicans opposing. The bill includes sweeping provisions to increase drilling, mining, and logging of our public lands and waters, effectively repeal job-creating clean energy tax credits, rescind funding from IRA programs and…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on House Natural Resources Committee Reconciliation Bill
MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a markup of its budget reconciliation bill. The bill includes numerous provisions to expand oil, gas, coal, hardrock mining, and timber production on public lands, expedite permitting timelines, and shield many actions from judicial review. In anticipation of the mark-up, Earthjustice…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Applauds Reintroduction of the Arctic Refuge Protection Act
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) reintroduced the Arctic Refuge Protection Act. The legislation will permanently protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by designating its coastal plain ecosystem as Wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Arctic Refuge coastal plain…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on Republicans Voting to Cut Critical Funding
WASHINGTON, DC—Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a bill containing deep cuts to non-defense spending—including environmental programs. After the vote, Earthjustice Action Vice President of Policy and Legislation Raúl GarcÃa issued the following statement: “Republicans refuse to stand up to President Trump. They are complicit in his attempts to devastate social safety net programs…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on Senator Slotkin’s Joint Address Response
WASHINGTON, DC—After Senator Elissa Slotkin’s (D-Mich.) speech in response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress, Earthjustice Action Vice President of Policy and Legislation Raúl GarcÃa issued the following statement: “Senator Slotkin successfully articulated a roadmap for addressing some of our most pressing issues, holding those in power accountable, and reinvigorating our democracy. She…
Read MoreMining Reform is Essential to Holding Mining Companies Accountable and Protecting Public Lands and Communities
Earthjustice Action Applauds Reintroduction of the Mining Waste Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act. The bill would update the General Mining Act of 1872 to…
Read MoreSenators Kaine and Heinrich Fight Trump’s Executive Overreach in Congress
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S.J.Res. 10, which was introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to terminate President Trump’s executive order declaring an ‘energy emergency.’ Since signing the order on his first day in office, President Trump has frozen federal funds for clean energy projects, fired thousands…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President
MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, Earthjustice Action President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States: “Earthjustice Action endorses Kamala Harris for President of the United States. We know that our democracy, including the future of our courts, hangs in the…
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