Protect 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 MoreTell the Chicago City Council: Protect Families from Breathing Toxic Chemicals!
Environmental advocates across the city have joined together to end the use of “sacrifice zones” in Chicago by introducing the Hazel M. Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance in the city council.
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Responds to House Passage of Republican Farm Bill
Media contact: Nydia Gutiérrez, ngutierrez@earthjustice.org, (202) 302-7531 Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives held a floor vote on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill). After House passage of the Republican Farm Bill, Earthjustice Action Legislative Director of Healthy Communities Ranjani Prabhakar issued the following statement: “By passing this deeply flawed Farm…
Read MoreProtect our communities; reject the Republican Farm Bill
Republicans are trying to fill this must-pass legislation with partisan proposals that would gut environmental and health safeguards and irreparably harm the natural resources that millions of people and species rely on.
Read MoreEarthjustice Action Responds to House Leadership Pulling Vote on Unprecedented Congressional Attack on Endangered Species Act
Congressman Westerman’s bill would remove urgently needed protections for imperiled wildlife Contact: Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice Action, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — For the second week in a row, House Majority Leadership pulled Representative Westerman’s (R-AR) “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” (H.R. 1897) from going to a vote on the House floor. The proposed legislation would have…
Read MoreSen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Earthjustice Action, and Gulf Community Groups Discuss Dangers of Deepwater Drilling
In advance of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill anniversary on April 20th, legal experts and advocates to discuss BP’s new high-risk drilling project and dangerous policies in the Gulf Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) joined Earthjustice Action and community leaders from across the Gulf Coast for…
Read MoreFight for Proper Permitting Reform
Congress is once again in the throes of debating numerous ‘permitting reform’ proposals aimed at speeding up permit approvals for large projects, particularly those that deal with how we get our energy.
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