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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 Blasts Republican-Led Effort to Sacrifice Boundary Waters for Dirty Mining

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn a Biden-era mineral withdrawal protecting approximately 225,000 acres of land in the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area from new mining. The resolution aims to invalidate the mineral withdrawal to allow for a major mining project to open…

Congress, Congressional review act, Mining, public lands
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Republican-Led Efforts to Undermine Clean Air Act Favor Industry Interests Over Public Health

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is holding a markup of a package of bills, including a number that would weaken the Clean Air Act. Taken together, the bills would diminish health protections afforded under the law and increase pollution, including by undermining national air quality standards and creating exemptions to fast-track…

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House Republicans Surrender to Chemical Lobby’s Wishlist

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, House Republicans introduced a discussion draft of a bill that would eviscerate the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our nation’s primary chemical safety law. An overwhelming bipartisan majority of Congress rewrote TSCA less than a decade ago – strengthening the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect the public from the thousands of new and existing chemicals in the…

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