Cameron Walkup

Legislative Representative

Policy and Legislation Team

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Cameron Walkup

Legislative Representative Policy and Legislation Team

Siham Zniber
Associate Director, Policy & Legislation
szniber@earthjustice.org

Cameron Walkup is a legislative representative with the Policy and Legislation (PAL) team in Washington, D.C., where he covers western waters and public lands issues.

Cameron joined Earthjustice in June 2022 after having served as a PAL Intern in the spring of 2018. He was previously the government relations coordinator for Defenders of Wildlife and had internships with Uplift Climate, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, and The Wilderness Society. He was also part of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, a two-year environmental leadership program focusing on equitable and just conservation science and policy.

Cameron received his B.A. in Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).

Expert Posts & Articles

An aerial view of a large coal mine on the surface of a large, flat plain of land.
June 3, 2025

The Republican Megabill’s Big Coal Handouts

Leasing more of our public lands to coal companies and padding their bottom lines will do nothing to promote energy security or reduce costs for everyday Americans.
Earthjustice President Abbie Dillen joined Earthjustice staff and clients for a White House signing of the historic Columbia River Basin agreement.
April 12, 2024

Charting a Path Forward to Recover Salmon in the Columbia River Basin

A ceremonial signing at the White House in February honored decades of hard work and solidified partnerships to recover salmon while pointing to significant work that lays ahead.

Siham Zniber
Associate Director, Policy & Legislation
szniber@earthjustice.org

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March 26, 2026

Plan Fronterizo de la Administración Trump es una ‘Bomba de Tiempo’, Según Nuevo Análisis

El muro fronterizo y las boyas acuáticas representan una amenaza inevitable e irreversible para la vida humana, la propiedad y el medio ambiente
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March 26, 2026

Trump Administration’s Border Plan Is A “Ticking Time Bomb” According to New Analysis

Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment
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Congress Moves Forward with Billions in Funding for Border Wall Construction

Community and advocacy organizations condemn funding included in the budget reconciliation proposal
Border walls such as the one in Nacos, Arizona, have already impacted the environment, disrupting the natural migration of animals and causing flooding.
April 8, 2025

Border Wall Waivers Risk Harm for Border Communities and Environment

Earthjustice blasts new Trump administration efforts to ignore dozens of laws to fast-track harmful border wall construction