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Press Release September 18, 2024

More Than 80 Conservation Groups Call on Members of Congress To Oppose New House Bill Targeting Endangered Species Act

Proposed bill would eliminate key aspects of ESA that have been in place for 50 years

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Press Release September 18, 2024

Earthjustice Blasts Efforts to Undermine Life-Saving Protections on Soot, Power Plants, and Heavy-Duty Vehicles

“We urge Congress to stand firm in rejecting these attacks on standards that are saving lives and helping us meet our climate goals.”

document September 10, 2024

Opposition to NEPA Attack Bills in HNRC Sept. 11 Hearing

Over 60 groups urge representatives to oppose the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) bills to weaken the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

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Press Release July 31, 2024

Ahead of Senate Markup, Earthjustice Blasts Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill

This bill may have a different name, but it’s the same fossil fuel giveaway we’ve seen before, consistently putting profits over communities.

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Press Release July 30, 2024

360+ Climate & Environmental Organizations Urge Senate to Reject Dirty Permitting Deal

Advocates point to bill’s role in beginning implementation of deeply unpopular Project 2025 agenda

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Press Release July 25, 2024

Earthjustice Blasts House Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill

“This bill is nothing more than a wishlist of hyperpartisan policy priorities that undermine the work of federal agencies and implement an extreme anti-environment and culture war agenda.”

The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Matt Roth for Earthjustice)
Press Release July 23, 2024

Earthjustice Praises Bill to Codify ‘Chevron Deference’

The Stop Corporate Capture Act would bring transparency, equity, and a reliance on agency expertise back to the rulemaking process

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Press Release July 23, 2024

Earthjustice Responds to Senator Manchin and Barrasso’s Permitting Bill

“We urge Congress to reject this proposal, and instead pass proposals like the Clean Electricity and Transmission Act and the Environmental Justice for All Act to help us reach our clean energy goals while protecting communities.”

Press Release July 22, 2024

Declaración de Earthjustice Sobre La Salida del Presidente Biden de la Carrera Presidencial

“Agradecemos la respuesta del presidente Biden al llamado de servir a su país cuando más lo necesitaba, y que sin temor alguno haya tomado medidas contundentes para proteger a las personas y comunidades de la amenaza del cambio climático y la contaminación mortal”.

U.S. President Joe Biden, center, signs the Inflation Reduction Act with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) in the State Dining Room of the White House August 16, 2022 in Washington, D.C.  (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Press Release July 21, 2024

Earthjustice Statement on President Biden Withdrawing from the U.S. Presidential Race

“We are grateful that President Biden answered this call to serve when his country needed him the most, and that he has been unafraid to take bold action on protecting people and communities from the threat of climate change and deadly pollution.”

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Press Release July 11, 2024

Earthjustice Supports New Legislation to Safeguard Federal Protections and Reverse Damaging Corner Post Supreme Court Decision

Recent Supreme Court decision exposes federal protections to tidal wave of industry litigation attacking long-standing public protections

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Press Release July 9, 2024

Earthjustice Blasts Recklessly Partisan Interior-Environment Appropriations Bill

“We urge Congress to reject this partisan exercise and instead craft a bill that addresses the challenges we face.”

document June 26, 2024

Earthjustice Opposes HR 115 and HR 358

Earthjustice opposes damaging pieces of legislation: H.R.115, the “Midnight Rules Relief Act,” and H.R. 358, “Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act” (SBRFIA)

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Press Release June 26, 2024

Earthjustice Joins Environmental and Civil Justice Organizations in Opposition to Chair Westerman’s Anti-Forestry Bill

While proponents of the bill claim it will address forest management and wildfires, it would primarily undermine environmental laws

document June 26, 2024

Environmental Groups Oppose ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act

Over 85 environmental groups express opposition to the ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act.

document June 25, 2024

Civil Justice Letter Opposing ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act

Civil justice groups send a letter to House Natural Resources Committee to express strong opposition to the judicial review provisions in H.R. 8790, the “Fix Our Forest Act” bill.

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From the Experts June 21, 2024

The Congressional Review Act: Congress’s Favorite Tool to Undermine Public Health, Labor Rights, and Environmental Protections

It’s time to repeal this damaging and undemocratic piece of legislation.

In the News: Washington Post June 20, 2024

Bayer lobbies Congress to help fight lawsuits tying Roundup to cancer

Daniel Savery, Senior Legislative Representative, Policy & Legislation: “They’ve been losing, so they’re coming to Congress with hat in hand trying to change the law.”