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Defending and Strengthening Environmental Laws

Everyone has a right to a healthy environment, and we connect key constituents and people most affected by environmental harm with their elected leaders. By building a movement that defends the environment and public health, we can ensure the laws that protect us remain strong and effective for future generations. 

Meanwhile, our partners at Earthjustice continue to be a leading voice in using environmental law to protect people and the planet. Their legal victories have been critical in safeguarding the environment and ensuring people have a safe and healthy place to live. However, the environmental laws we rely on to protect our planet and communities, such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act, face unprecedented threats.  

Our founding mission, since 2017, has been to defend and strengthen these bedrock environmental laws, ensuring they remain intact and enforceable, regardless of who holds political power in the White House or Congress. Through grassroots advocacy, lobbying, and constituent education, we expand Earthjustice’s political power and bring the strength of our partnerships to defending the environment and public health.  

These fights move quickly, and we need your help. Join us today and stay tuned for opportunities to get involved with our work. 

43M+

number of constituents in key districts and states that Earthjustice Action reached from 2022 to 2025 with campaigns to support key legislation, judicial nominations, and U.S. Senate and judicial candidates. 

130K

number of constituents in critical districts and states that Earthjustice Action connected directly to their Members of Congress from 2022 to 2025 to help us lobby on our priority issues.

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Earthjustice Action Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate passed President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill. Following the vote, Earthjustice Action Vice President of Policy and Legislation Raúl García issued the following statement:   “Senate Republicans ignored public outcry from their own constituents and passed an…

Environmental Protections
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Press Release

Earthjustice Action Statement on Removal of Public Lands Sales from Reconciliation Bill

WASHINGTON, DC—Last night, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced he had dropped his proposal to sell off more than a million acres of public lands from the Republican reconciliation bill. The bill still includes plans for fossil fuel leases and timber…

Environmental Protections
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The Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii

State Supreme Courts are on the Front Lines of Defense Against Attempts to Roll Back Environmental Protections

By: Coby Dolan, Legislative Director of the Access to Justice Program, Earthjustice Action The Trump administration has challenged, undermined, and even eliminated key environmental protections — from defunding agencies established solely to safeguard people’s health, public lands, and the planet,…

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