Congress 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…
Read MoreProtect our forests before it’s too late!
Both Congress and the Trump administration are attacking the bedrock Roadless Rule. Our senators must reject these attacks and pass pro-forest legislation.
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Urges Senate to Reject Senator Mike Lee’s Attack on Roadless Forests
Amendment to nullify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule passes out of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Contact: Perry Wheeler, Earthjustice Action, pwheeler@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed S.140, which included an amendment from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to nullify the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, or Roadless Rule.…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Responds to Massive Cuts and Policy Riders in Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill for Upcoming Year
Fiscal year 2027: cuts to Environmental Protection Agency (20%) and national parks, mining in Boundary Waters, new fees for offshore wind, and more Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice Action, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Washington D.C. — The House Appropriations Committee completed the mark-up of the Fiscal Year 2027 bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies yesterday. The Republican-led House…
Read MoreDon’t let Trump and Big Oil wipe out endangered species in the Gulf
On March 31, a committee of Trump appointees met for all of 15 minutes and voted unanimously to let oil and gas companies ignore endangered species protections for wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico. With the wave of a hand and no public input, they put whales, sea turtles, fish, corals, birds, and numerous other…
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Statement on the House Surface Transportation Bill
Media contact: Alexandria Trimble WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO-6) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA-2) unveiled the text of the House Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill. This draft bill sets policies and funding levels for highways, transit, rail, and other transportation infrastructure over five years. Congress last reauthorized…
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