Skip to content

News & Updates

Type

Topic

Showing
Press Release

Earthjustice Action Blasts Trump Administration’s Illegal Cancellation of Energy Funding in Democratic States

MEDIA CONTACT:  Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, DC — This week, the Department of Energy announced the cancellation of $7.5 billion in grants to energy projects in Democratic states. White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought previewed the…

clean energy, DOE
Read More
A black-and-white photo of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Trump and Republican Leadership Shut Down the Federal Government

WASHINGTON, DC—In response to the federal government shutdown at midnight tonight, Earthjustice Action President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement:  “President Trump and Republican members doing his bidding forced a government shutdown that will cost millions of Americans their livelihoods…

Congress
Read More
Blog Posts
An outdoor, open pit mine

Don’t Let Congress Provide Another Handout to the Mining Industry

By Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative  Fresh off the passage of Trump’s big, ugly budget bill in July, Congress is once again trying to pass a damaging bill that would put large amounts of our cherished public lands in the…

Legislation, Mining, public lands
Read More
Press Release
A black-and-white photo of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Earthjustice Action Statement on Republicans Refusing to Protect Congressional Funding 

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government. Senate Democrats are fighting to include language that would block the Trump Administration from unilateral rescissions of congressionally appropriated funds. After the vote, Earthjustice…

Congress
Read More
Blog Posts
A lady justice statue.

Constitution Day is the Perfect Opportunity to Fight for Judicial Independence

By Coby Dolan, Legislative Director, Access to Justice, Earthjustice Action For 238 years, the U.S. Constitution has guided our legal system and government: constantly evolving toward ensuring full equality for all, providing a solid foundation for the rule of law,…

Courts, federal courts, judges, Laws, Legislation
Read More
Blog Posts
A researcher placing a liquid sample into a test tube, with a beaker of other liquid and a microscope nearby.

Save EPA’s Office of Research and Development

Congress has a chance to save ORD during the appropriations process By Mayra Reiter, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Earthjustice Action In yet another attack on science and public health by the Trump administration, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental…

Congress, EPA
Read More
Blog Posts
A hand holding coal.

Trump’s Big Ugly Bill is On Its Way to Having Big Ugly Impacts on the Environment

By Raúl García, Vice President of Policy and Legislation, Earthjustice Action Last month, President Trump signed H.R. 1, a sweeping bill filled with massive tax cuts for billionaires and handouts to polluting industries. To pay for it, Republicans made deep…

clean energy, coal, Environmental Protections, Mining, public lands
Read More
Blog Posts
Montana, USA

State Supreme Court Decisions with Huge Implications for the Future of Environmental Protection

By Grace Wyner, Communications Associate, Earthjustice Action Over the past several years, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly made decisions that diminish the strength and scope of core environmental laws put in place to protect our health and planet. This…

Clean Water, Courts, Elections, Environmental Protections, judges, Laws, NEPA, SCOTUS, state courts, supreme court
Read More
Press Release

New Legislation Critical to Restoring our Clean Energy Future 

Earthjustice Action applauds new legislation from Senators Schumer and Wyden to fully restore some IRA clean energy tax credits  WASHINGTON, DC—This past weekend, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced…

clean energy
Read More
Press Release
A black-and-white photo of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Earthjustice Action Blasts Confirmation of Emil Bove to Federal Bench

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Emil Bove to a lifetime appointment on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Bove served as President Trump’s personal lawyer before Trump appointed him to Acting Deputy Attorney General….

Courts, federal courts
Read More