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Earthjustice 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…
Earthjustice 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…
Mining 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,…
Senators 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…
A Bipartisan Senate Confirmed Doug Burgum—Their Job is Not Over
By: Laura M. Esquivel, Senior Legislative Representative Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 At the end of January, the U.S. Senate confirmed North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department in a bipartisan vote. Compared to some…
Lee Zeldin is Now the Head of the EPA: Here’s How That Spells Disaster for Public Health and Communities
By: Ranjani Prabhakar, Healthy Communities Legislative Director Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 It should be common sense that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes in protecting the public from environmental harm, right? Sadly, that’s not…
The Fight for the Judiciary Continues, and We’re Ready for It
By: Coby Dolan, Legislative Director Let’s face it. Reading the news today can certainly be a downer. In just a short time, President Donald Trump used his executive authority to reverse some of President Joe Biden’s signature achievements—especially concerning the…
This bill will worsen wildfires and undermine protections for our forests and endangered species
Congress is considering a bill that would undermine forest and endangered species protections, harm drinking water, and worsen deadly wildfires.
Chris Wright is Poised to Be the Next Secretary of Energy Under the Trump Administration: Here’s What That Means for the Future of Climate Action
By: Meg Slattery, PhD, Staff Scientist Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 If you watched President Trump’s Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright’s confirmation hearing, you might have been pleasantly surprised to hear several reasonable statements on climate change. In…
Urge your senators to be strong on the environment during the confirmation process
Our Senators have the constitutional duty to hold these nominees accountable to ensure that they act in the best interest of people across this country, not corporations. We need you to make sure they ask tough questions.
