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Earthjustice Action Statement on Senate Permitting Bill
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. – Earthjustice Action President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement in response to the permitting bill released by the Senate:  “This bill marks a genuine policy breakthrough on transmission and modernization of our…
More than 60 Environmental Organizations, Tribal Nations Urge Congress to Remove Anti-Environment Provisions in NDAA
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. – A coalition of more than 60 groups, led by Earthjustice Action, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees calling on them to remove several anti-environment provisions…
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…
Earthjustice 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…
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 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…
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…