Town Hall
November 17, 2026
Post-Election Analysis from
Earthjustice & Earthjustice Action
Post-Election Analysis from
Earthjustice & Earthjustice Action
Join Earthjustice and Earthjustice Action, Earthjustice’s 501(c)(4) advocacy partner, for a timely discussion of the 2026 midterm election results and what they mean for Earthjustice’s litigation and Earthjustice Action’s advocacy work.
The town hall will feature Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice and Earthjustice Action; Raúl García, Vice President of Policy & Legislation for Earthjustice and Earthjustice Action; and Seth Levi, Vice President of Electoral Strategies for Earthjustice Action.
You will hear insights on the new congressional landscape and any resulting implications for environmental protection. We will also discuss how Earthjustice and Earthjustice Action each plan to adapt their strategies to continue being powerful forces for change.
- This town hall-style event will include a live Q&A where you can submit questions for our speakers.
- The event platform will offer closed captioning and the option to dial in by phone for audio-only access.
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About the speakers
Abigail Dillen is the president of Earthjustice, the world’s largest nonprofit public interest environmental law organization, and Earthjustice Action, which is focused on securing fair courts and strong environmental laws.
She leads over 620 staff in harnessing the power of law to protect the environment and people’s health in the U.S. and internationally.
Dillen joined Earthjustice in 2000, initially focusing on public lands and ecosystem protection. She founded and served as the managing attorney of Earthjustice’s Coal program, which played a core role in backing coal out of the U.S. power mix. She went on to serve as the organization’s first vice president of Litigation for Climate and Energy, leading the organization's litigation and advocacy to drive the essential shift to a clean energy economy.
Her work is premised on a disciplined insistence that lawyers have an essential role to play in creating a safer, more just world on a healing planet.
Raúl García is the vice president of Policy and Legislation for Earthjustice and Earthjustice Action. He leads the organizations’ work with Congress, federal agencies, and the White House to advance policies on climate change, environmental health, and biodiversity.
Prior to this role, he served as Earthjustice’s legislative director for Healthy Communities and as a senior legislative counsel, focusing on clean air, clean water, toxic exposure protections, and environmental justice.
Before joining Earthjustice, García worked on voting rights, civil rights, immigration, and labor protections for underrepresented communities.
A native of Mexico City who grew up in Chicago, he holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and is admitted to the Virginia Bar.
Seth Levi is the vice president of Electoral Strategies for Earthjustice Action.
Seth came to Earthjustice Action from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), where he served as chief strategy officer. There, he helped create and oversee the SPLC Action Fund, the New Southern Leaders PAC, and the New Southern Majority IE PAC. During his tenure, he worked to build political power in Black communities across the Deep South and helped elect the first Black officeholders in a number of local and county positions.
Prior to SPLC, Levi worked for an at-large City Council person in Philadelphia and for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
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- The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a fountain in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg Creative via Getty)