Tell Congress: Don’t shield Big Oil from climate accountability
Republicans in Congress are advancing a bill that would permanently shield the fossil fuel industry from being held accountable for their role in the climate crisis.
Read MoreMore than 60 Environmental Organizations, Tribal Nations Urge Congress to Remove Anti-Environment Provisions in NDAA
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. – A coalition of more than 60 groups, led by Earthjustice Action, sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees calling on them to remove several anti-environment provisions included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). If included in a final bill, these…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on House Votes Attacking State Clean Air Protections
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Republican’s abuse of the Congressional Review Act to revoke two maritime waivers will bring more harmful air pollution to communities Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to revoke two California maritime Clean Air Act waivers, Ocean-Going Vessels (OGV) At Berth and the Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC)…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Condemns Farm Bill’s Senate Committee Passage
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — Following the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote to advance the Farm Bill to a full vote in the Senate, Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative at Earthjustice Action, issued the below statement:  “Instead of taking the time to make a better, people-centered Farm Bill that puts our farmers, our health,…
Read MoreStop Congress from attacking state clean air protections!
Republicans in Congress want to abuse the power of the little-known Congressional Review Act to repeal six longstanding waivers that help states reduce air pollution, sacrificing our health to benefit Big Oil.
Read MoreCongress Must Stop Trump from Exploiting Emergency Powers on Polluters’ Behalf
By Cameron Walkup, Legislative Representative, Earthjustice Action The Trump administration is using a little known, Cold War-era law to prop up extractive industries, sidestep environmental protections, and seemingly enrich its political allies. The Defense Production Act (also known as the DPA) was first passed in 1950 to provide President Truman with the authority to marshal…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Praises Senate Ag Committee Democrats for Voting Down Bad Farm Bill
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — In response to the Farm Bill failing to advance in the Senate Agriculture Committee, Ranjani Prabhakar, Earthjustice Action’s Legislative Director for Healthy Communities, issued the following statement: “The Senate Agriculture Committee’s failure to advance a Farm Bill that props up corporations is a victory for our farmers, our health…
Read MoreProtect voting rights, protect the planet: say no to the SAVE Act!
The Senate is currently considering two huge anti-democracy bills: the SAVE Act and SAVE America Act. Trump and some Congressional Republicans are claiming these bills would strengthen the security of our elections, when in reality, they are massive voter suppression efforts.
Read MoreTell Congress: Invest in a transportation system that curbs pollution
Families are facing sky-high prices at the gas pump, all while pollution from cars, trucks, and trains makes our air dirtier and our children sicker. In response, many are seeking out electric vehicles and alternate modes of transportation. Congress should be incentivizing this behavior by passing a surface transportation bill that invests in the programs…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Slams Draft Senate Farm Bill as Corporate Giveaway
Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — In response to the introduction of the Senate Farm Bill, Ranjani Prabhakar, Earthjustice Action’s Legislative Director for Healthy Communities, issued the following statement: “The Senate’s proposed Farm Bill would prop up corporations and polluters instead of helping our farmers grow and supply the high-quality and affordable food Americans…
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