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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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By: Laura M. Esquivel, Senior Legislative Representative Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 At the end of January, the U.S. Senate confirmed North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department in a bipartisan vote. Compared to some…

cabinet appointments, confirmation hearing, DOI, Environmental Protections, public lands
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Lee Zeldin is Now the Head of the EPA: Here’s How That Spells Disaster for Public Health and Communities

By: Ranjani Prabhakar, Healthy Communities Legislative Director Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 It should be common sense that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes in protecting the public from environmental harm, right? Sadly, that’s not…

cabinet appointments, confirmation hearing, Environmental Protections, EPA
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Earthjustice Action

The Fight for the Judiciary Continues, and We’re Ready for It

By: Coby Dolan, Legislative Director Let’s face it. Reading the news today can certainly be a downer. In just a short time, President Donald Trump used his executive authority to reverse some of President Joe Biden’s signature achievements—especially concerning the…

Courts, Environmental Protections, federal courts, judges, supreme court
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