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From the Experts April 30, 2024

Congress’ ‘Energy Week 2.0’ is the Anti-Earth Week Nobody Asked For

We don’t have time for reckless bills that continue to give handouts to polluting industries at the expense of people, our environment, and our planet.

document April 29, 2024

Letter in Opposition to the “Trust the Science Act”

H.R. 764, the “Trust the Science Act,” undermines the integrity of the Endangered Species Act by forcing the reinstatement of the Trump administration’s scientifically indefensible rule delisting the gray wolf.

document April 29, 2024

Letter in Opposition to MRCA

H.R. 2925, the so-called “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act,” represents an unprecedented, de facto giveaway of America’s cherished public lands to mining corporations, upending and reversing over one hundred years of public land law precedent.

document April 26, 2024

Letter in Opposition to the Superior Forest Bill

Groups oppose H.R. 3195, efforts to void the Boundary Waters area mineral withdrawal.

document April 24, 2024

Letter in Opposition to the WEST Act

Letter in opposition to H.R. 3397, the Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act of 2023. This dangerous legislation circumvents the administrative process, stifles public input, ignores the law, and halts the implementation of an overdue regulatory update which balances management of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

document April 25, 2024

Letter in Opposition to Stauber Alaska Bill

HR 6285 would undo the Biden administration’s actions on the Arctic.

A brown pelican covered in oil sits on the Louisiana coast in June 2010. Oil from the <em>Deepwater Horizon</em> has affected wildlife throughout the Gulf of Mexico. (Charlie Riedel / AP)
Press Release April 18, 2024

Gulf and Environmental Groups React to Congressional Letter Calling on Interior Department to End Rubber Stamping of Offshore Oil Drilling Projects

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

The U.S. EPA’s flag flies outside the Federal Triangle complex in Washington, D.C.
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Press Release January 31, 2024

Earthjustice Applauds Confirmation of Joe Goffman to EPA Air and Radiation Office, Urges Strong Administrative Action on Air Pollution

“We’re pleased the Senate has stopped playing politics with Joe Goffman’s nomination and finally confirmed him to lead the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation.”

document March 27, 2024

Sign-on Letter: EPA LMWC March 2024

It has been over thirty years since Congress told EPA to protect the public from the harms of this incinerator pollution, and environmental justice communities are still waiting for those protections. EPA has committed to advancing equitable outcomes in environmental justice communities and building meaningful engagement with these communities. The time to deliver on those commitments is now.

document February 27, 2024

Tribal Nations’ Letter to Biden Admin re Line 5 and Tribal Sovereignty

A letter from more than 30 Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region sent to President Joe Biden urging the United States to speak out against the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline’s trespass on the Bad River Band’s land.

document March 6, 2024

NOAA Funding Letter for AWHCA Legislative Hearing

60+ groups oppose cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act’s coastal resilience funding

document March 6, 2024

Opposition letter to ESA changes in AWHCA

70+ organizations express strong opposition to H.R. 7408, the America’s Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Act. This bill is a transparent attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act and hamstring the conservation of our most imperiled species and their habitats.

document February 14, 2024

Letter in Opposition to the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024

A coalition of 32 groups sent a letter to Members of Congress urging them to reject the Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024. The bill would weaken the Clean Air Act, severely limit the use of science-based decision-making, and prioritize industry profits over the right of communities to breathe clean air.

Leaded gas used in small airplanes is commonly referred to as “avgas.” It is the single largest source of lead emissions in the country. (Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock)
Press Release February 5, 2024

Earthjustice Applauds Congressional Letter Urging EPA and FAA Action on Leaded Aviation Gas

Leaded aviation gas is the largest source of airborne lead emissions in the nation and causes numerous health impacts

document February 13, 2024

Sign-on Letter: Opposition to H.R. 7176 and Support for Biden Administration’s LNG Announcement

Earthjustice and more than 65 climate and environmental organizations expressed strong support for President Biden’s liquefied methane gas (otherwise known as liquefied natural gas, or LNG) export approval pause and urged Congress not to accelerate the expansion of LNG infrastructure.

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Press Release July 20, 2023

Earthjustice Praises Confirmation of David Uhlmann to the Environmental Protection Agency

“At a time where communities across the country are still drinking dirty water and breathing toxic air, it is critical we have a well-functioning Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.”

document January 31, 2024

Opposition Letter: HNRC Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

Conservation, climate, Indigenous and tribal-affiliated organizations call on representatives in Congress to oppose HR. 2925, the so-called “Mining Regulatory Clarity Act.”

Press Release July 11, 2022

Leading Environmental Groups Call for Uhlmann’s Confirmation to Head EPA Enforcement Office

EPA needs a permanent leader in this critically important enforcement role