News & Updates
Type
Topic
Earthjustice Action Statement on American Energy Independence and Affordability Act Introduction
WASHINGTON, DC—This week, U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-Mass.), and Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee introduced H.R. 5862, the American Energy Independence and Affordability Act. The bill would restore clean energy and transportation tax credits and incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act that were…
Earthjustice Action Blasts Continuation of Industry Favors During Government Shutdown, Praises Congressional Action Denouncing It
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, House Natural Resources Chair Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding answers on why the federal agencies they head have continued…
Earthjustice Action Statement on Senate Agriculture Committee “Fix Our Forests Act” Markup
WASHINGTON, DC—This week, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee passed the Fix Our Forests Act. The bill, introduced by Senators John Curtis (R-Utah), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), would stifle citizen voices, remove science from land management decisions, and roll…
Earthjustice Action Slams New Border Wall Actions from the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced new border wall waivers for wall construction across the entire the U.S.-Mexico border. The announcement from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem unilaterally waives virtually all laws governing contracting and procurement, allowing DHS…
Earthjustice Action Blasts Senate Republicans’ Actions Nullifying Land Management Plans During Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC—During this week’s continued government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed three resolutions utilizing the Congressional Review Act to nullify three Bureau of Land Management land use plans in Alaska, North Dakota, and the Powder River Basin in Montana. BLM…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…