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Environmental laws are only as strong as the judges who uphold them.

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Hold senators accountable as they vet Trump’s judicial nominees

President Trump announced the first slate of judicial nominees of his second term, which means Senate hearings to assess their qualifications are here as well. As Senators consider whether these nominees should hold lifetime appointments, they must do it right.

confirmation hearing, Congress, Courts, federal courts, judges
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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.

Environmental Protections, ESA, forests, Legislation, NEPA
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Earthjustice Action Statement on House Passage of Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. The bill would undermine a hard-won court victory for public lands and would create more conflict over mines by allowing mining companies to claim an indefinite number of millsites on public lands and…

Clean Air, Clean Water, Congress, Mining
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Earthjustice Action Statement on House Passage of SPEED Act

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. The bill would gut the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by limiting its scope and drastically limiting government accountability efforts when federal agencies fail to adequately…

Clean Air, Clean Water, Congress, NEPA, permitting
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Earthjustice Action Celebrates Reintroduction of Public Health Air Quality Act

Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and U.S. Representatives Troy Carter (D-La.) and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2025, a landmark bill that would strengthen the nation’s air quality monitoring infrastructure and give families…

Clean Air, Congress
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