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

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

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Fight the Confirmation of Four Anti-environmental Judges

Each of these four men has demonstrated a concerning habit of defending corporations against commonsense environmental regulations that protect our planet and public health.

Courts, federal courts, judges
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Action Alert
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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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Action Alert
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Stop Congress from allowing dirty mining on public lands!

Congress is debating a series of proposals that would open up more of our public lands to dirty mining operations and threaten precious water resources, sacred sites, and our climate.

Clean Water, Environmental Protections, Mining, public lands
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Latest News & Updates

Press Release
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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…

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Press Release
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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…

Congress, fossil fuels, Mining
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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…

Congress, forests
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