Posts by Grace Wyner
Earthjustice Action Responds to House Leadership Pulling Vote on Unprecedented Congressional Attack on Endangered Species Act
Congressman Westerman’s bill would remove urgently needed protections for imperiled wildlife Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice Action, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — For the second week in a row, House Majority Leadership pulled Representative Westerman’s (R-AR) “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” (H.R. 1897) from going to a vote on the House floor. The proposed legislation would have…
Read MoreSen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Earthjustice Action, and Gulf Community Groups Discuss Dangers of Deepwater Drilling
In advance of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill anniversary on April 20th, legal experts and advocates to discuss BP’s new high-risk drilling project and dangerous policies in the Gulf Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) joined Earthjustice Action and community leaders from across the Gulf Coast for…
Read MoreCongress Votes to Weaken Clean Air Protections to Let Corporations Pollute More
Republican-backed bills weaken the Clean Air Act, enable polluters to release more toxic chemicals into the air Contact: Alejandro Davila, adavila@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. House of Representatives passed two Republican bills this week that would weaken Clean Air Act safeguards for public health. The FENCES Act and the RED Tape Act undermine commonsense measures to improve air…
Read MoreEl Plan del Muro Fronterizo Pone en Riesgo el Agua Potable, Tierras Privadas y el Parque Nacional Big Bend
Legisladores y residentes de Texas advierten sobre daños irreversibles a las comunidades del sur de Texas y al Río Grande Contacto de prensa: Alejandro Davila, adavila@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seis congresistas demócratas de Texas se unieron hoy en el Capitolio de los EE. UU. a residentes de Texas y defensores nacionales para dar la voz de…
Read MoreBorder Wall Plan Puts Lives, Private Land, and Big Bend National Park at Risk
Lawmakers and Texas residents Warn of Irreversible Harm to Texas Communities and the Rio Grande Contact: Alejandro Davila, adavila@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six Texas Democratic members of Congress joined Texas residents and national advocates today at the U.S Capitol to sound the alarm on the Trump administration’s $46.5 billion border wall plan, a sweeping proposal that…
Read MoreEPA Puts Good Science and Children’s Health on the Chopping Block
Shuttering the Office of Research and Development would set back years of progress and research essential to protecting Americans’ health By: Mayra Reiter, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, Earthjustice Action Even during the longest government shutdown in history, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin continued recklessly dismantling the Office of Research and Development…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 announcement just one day into the government shutdown. In response, Earthjustice Action Legislative Director for…
Read MoreTrump 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 and vital social safety nets. Systematically eliminating government functions is a wildly inefficient and reckless…
Read MoreDon’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 hands of the mining industry. Both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives…
Read MoreConstitution 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, and endowing each of the three branches of government with various powers to facilitate a…
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