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Addie Haughey
Legislative Director, Lands, Wildlife, and Oceans
ahaughey@earthjustice.org
(202) 667-4500

Alexandria Trimble
Media Relations and Communications Strategist
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Athena Motavvef
Legislative Representative
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(202) 797-5255

Auburn Bell
Legislative Representative
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Blaine Miller-McFeeley
Senior Legislative Representative
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(202) 667-4500, ext. 5225

Brielle Green
Senior Legislative Counsel
bgreen@earthjustice.org
(202) 745-5205

Chris Espinosa
Legislative Director, Climate & Energy
cespinosa@earthjustice.org

Christine Santillana
Legislative Counsel, Healthy Communities
csantillana@earthjustice.org
(202) 667-4500, ext. 4315

Coby Dolan
Legislative Director
cdolan@earthjustice.org
(202) 745-5207

Daniel Savery
Senior Legislative Representative
dsavery@earthjustice.org
(202) 667-4500

Dustin Renaud
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
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Elizabeth Manning
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
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Erin Fitzgerald
Senior Media Relations and Communications Strategist
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(215) 671-6529

Geoffrey Nolan
Public Affairs and Communications Officer
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Jackson Chiappinelli
Media Relations and Communications Strategist
jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org
(585) 402-2005

Julian Gonzalez
Senior Legislative Counsel
jgonzalez@earthjustice.org
(202) 745-5217

Julie Hauserman
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
jhauserman@earthjustice.org
(850) 273-2898

Kathryn McGrath
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
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(202) 516-6932

Keith Rushing
National Communications Strategist
krushing@earthjustice.org
(757) 897-2147

Laura M. Esquivel
Senior Legislative Representative
lesquivel@earthjustice.org
(202) 667-4500

Lauren Wollack
Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications
lwollack@earthjustice.org

Miranda Fox
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
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Nydia Gutiérrez
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
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Perry Wheeler
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
pwheeler@earthjustice.org
(202) 792-6211

Ranjani Prabhakar
Legislative Director
rprabhakar@earthjustice.org
(202) 667-4500

Rebecca Bowe
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
rbowe@earthjustice.org
(415) 217-2093

Robert Valencia
Estratega de Comunicaciones y Asuntos Públicos Hispanos / Latinos
rvalencia@earthjustice.org
(212) 845-7376

Stephen Schima
Senior Legislative Counsel
sschima@earthjustice.org
(202) 745-4500

Timna Axel
Public Affairs and Communications Strategist
taxel@earthjustice.org
(773) 828-0712

Zahra Ahmad
Public Affairs and Communication Strategist
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Zoe Woodcraft
Public Affairs and Communications Officer
zwoodcraft@earthjustice.org
(818) 606-7509

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October 29, 2024

Three Billion in IRA Climate Funds Awarded to Electrify Ports Around the U.S.

Billions for the largest and most polluting ports in the nation will electrify operations, grow jobs, save lives

The U.S. Supreme Court.
October 28, 2024

States, Members of Congress, Former Agency & CEQ Officials, Legal Experts, Local Communities File Amicus Briefs in Defense of NEPA in Supreme Court Oil Train Case

Amici from broad and varied interests will help Supreme Court understand the legal and practical consequences of undoing lower court ruling

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October 25, 2024

Oregon Regulators Help Curb Spiking Energy Bills by Phasing Out Gas Subsidies and Removing $13.7 Million in Overcharges

The Oregon Public Utility Commission requires NW Natural to stop using customer funds to subsidize gas pipeline expansion, and removes costs for the company’s lobbying activities from rates

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July 2, 2024

The New York Times

A Seismic Supreme Court Decision

Sam Sankar, Senior Vice President of Programs, Earthjustice

“Any time the Court makes it harder for the government to regulate, and easier for businesses to challenge regulations, it makes it more likely that the industry will injure the public and the planet in search of profits. It’s basic economics.”

February 7, 2024

Washington Post

New air pollution rule could prevent thousands of premature deaths

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation for Healthy Communities

“We heard this in the ’70s, when lobbyists said that if we required catalytic converters for cars, the whole industry was going to collapse. Well, guess what? We’re fine. This is the same tired playbook of trying to undermine progress.”

September 7, 2023

Grist

Environmentalists sue Utah for failing to protect the shrinking Great Salt Lake

Stu Gillespie, Senior Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office

“The public trust is being increasingly called upon to address this crisis, and it’s up to the courts to enforce it.”