Posts by Siham Zniber
Earthjustice Action Responds to Manager’s Amendment for Senate Permitting Bill
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, DC – Earthjustice Action President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement in response to the managers’ amendment released over the weekend for the Bipartisan Affordability and American Jobs Act (BAAJA): “We deeply appreciate the extraordinary work that has been done to create an excellent legislative package for transmission and grid…
Read MoreVoters Have Spoken: No Dirty Data Centers
By Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice Action Opposition to data centers gave Democrats their chance to transform the electoral map. Data centers were at the center of countless races, and many historic wins. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on tougher standards for data center development, and she was hardly alone. The Democrats who won their races…
Read MoreVoters Made History. Now it’s Time to Deliver on Affordable Clean Energy, Data Center Guardrails, and Government Accountability
By Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice Action Tuesday night’s election results are not only a repudiation of MAGA, disastrous Trump policies and the relentless attacks on our values and our rule of law. They are also a vindication of the country that Americans are voting for. This year, we witnessed extraordinary election interference, including a…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 electric grid, and we are committed to advancing these correct and ambitious reforms to enable…
Read MoreMore 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 included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If included in a final bill, these…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 Clean Air Act waivers, Ocean-Going Vessels (OGV) At Berth and the Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC)…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 the time to make a better, people-centered Farm Bill that puts our farmers, our health,…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 Todd Blanche is confirmed, he will do Trump’s bidding no matter how illegal or immoral…
Read MoreCongress 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 DPA) was first passed in 1950 to provide President Truman with the authority to marshal…
Read MoreEarthjustice 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 standards in the future, Earthjustice Action Senior Legislative Representative Anne Clement issued the following statement: …
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