Mining Reform is Essential to Holding Mining Companies Accountable and Protecting Public Lands and Communities

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Earthjustice Action Applauds Reintroduction of the Mining Waste Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) introduced the Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act. The bill would update the General Mining Act of 1872 to…

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Senators Kaine and Heinrich Fight Trump’s Executive Overreach in Congress

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S.J.Res. 10, which was introduced by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to terminate President Trump’s executive order declaring an ‘energy emergency.’ Since signing the order on his first day in office, President Trump has frozen federal funds for clean energy projects, fired thousands…

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A Bipartisan Senate Confirmed Doug Burgum—Their Job is Not Over

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 of Trump’s more erratic picks for Cabinet positions, Burgum’s hearing seemed almost genteel, easily bantering…

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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 the case with Lee Zeldin, President Trump’s recently confirmed Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,…

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

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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 environment. But there’s one thing he can’t undo: Biden’s impact on the federal judiciary. Even…

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Chris Wright is Poised to Be the Next Secretary of Energy Under the Trump Administration: Here’s What That Means for the Future of Climate Action

By: Meg Slattery, PhD, Staff Scientist Photo: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 If you watched President Trump’s Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright’s confirmation hearing, you might have been pleasantly surprised to hear several reasonable statements on climate change. In the typical back-and-forth with Senators, he repeatedly reaffirmed his belief in climate change with statements…

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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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