Judges Shape So Much of Our Lives and Freedoms. This November, They May Be on Your Ballot

By: Yaheiry Mora, Political Director When voters in many states head to the polls this election season, they won’t just vote for President, Members of Congress, and local representatives. In many states, voters also elect justices to serve on their state supreme courts—the highest courts in each state. Why is this noteworthy? Over 95 percent…

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Earthjustice Action Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for President

MEDIA CONTACT: Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Today, Earthjustice Action President Abigail Dillen issued the following statement endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States:  “Earthjustice Action endorses Kamala Harris for President of the United States. We know that our democracy, including the future of our courts, hangs in the…

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Earthjustice Action Statement on President Biden’s Withdrawal from the U.S. Presidential Race

MEDIA CONTACT:  Geoffrey Nolan, gnolan@earthjustice.org WASHINGTON, DC—Earthjustice Action Vice President of Policy and Legislation Raúl García issued the following statement after President Biden’s announcement that he will step down as the Democratic Party’s Presidential Nominee:  “President Biden is one of the most consequential presidents in history and leaves an incredible legacy of environmental justice and…

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Meet Yaheiry Mora: Earthjustice Action’s New Political Director

Activist and advocate Yaheiry Mora brings over a decade of experience grounded in the labor and immigrant rights movement to Earthjustice Action. As the Founding Director of CASA in Action, the largest Immigrant Rights organization in the Mid-Atlantic region, she built CASA in Action’s electioneering and PAC infrastructure from the ground up while leading the…

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Tell Congress We Need Mining Reform Now, Not Handouts To Industry, For A Just, Clean Energy Transition

Our transition to clean energy is critical to fighting climate change and will be powered by minerals. The problem? Our mining laws remain stuck in the 19th century. Domestic mining operations are governed by the Hardrock Mining Law of 1872, a Civil War-era statute enacted to settle the West. One hundred and fifty-one years later,…

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100 Days of Environmental Attacks Under the Republican-Controlled Congress

By: Geoffrey Nolan After 100 days of controlling the U.S. House of Representatives, House Republicans haven’t been shy about showing their cards. Whether it was Speaker Kevin McCarthy caving to a list of demands from the radical right to become Speaker of the House, or the seemingly endless investigations into Hunter Biden, social media companies,…

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Earthjustice Action Slams Biden Administration’s Approval of the Willow Project

WASHINGTON, DC—This week the Biden Administration approved ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project, a massive drilling project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. When completed, the project will have a staggering climate impact and emit an estimated 260 million metric tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. After the announcement, Earthjustice Action Executive Director Marjorie Mulhall issued the following…

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Tell Congress to Stop Attacking Clean Water Protections!

We all know that water is the foundation of life, and we must do everything we can to protect it. Instead of protecting our water resources, Congressional Republicans are attempting to roll back the Biden Administration’s clean water protections to benefit corporate polluters.  What did the Biden Administration do?  Last December, the Environmental Protection Agency…

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Earthjustice Action Launches New Six-figure Paid Media Campaign To Urge Biden Administration to Reject Proposed ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project

Washington, D.C. – Earthjustice Action today announced the launch of a new six-figure paid media campaign urging the Biden Administration to reject ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in America’s Western Arctic. The campaign is kicking off with a new 30-second television spot, “Big,”  airing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe starting today and running through Friday, December 23.  “We…

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