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Senior Legislative Counsel

A wide photo of most of the U.S. Capitol building under a dark blue, cloudy sky. The building, with lights on, is reflected in water in the foreground.
May 19, 2025

How the Republican Megabill Will Shield Polluters from Accountability

By Stephen Schima  /  Policy and Legislation Team

Under these proposals, American people pay the price while corporate polluters evade accountability.

Navajo community leader Daniel Tso speaks at a meeting at the chapter house in Counselor New Mexico where the Bureau of Land Management was hearing public comments on proposed new sites for leasing rights to additional drilling in the San Juan Basin.
July 5, 2023

New NEPA Guidance Can Give Us the Roadmap to a Just and Equitable Clean Energy Future

By Stephen Schima  /  Policy and Legislation Team

The Biden Administration is working to reverse former-President Trump’s reckless rollbacks of NEPA. Here’s what it should consider.

Silhouette of oil and gas drilling rigs.
March 29, 2023

It’s Time to Tell the Truth About Republicans’ Disastrous Energy Package

By Blaine Miller-McFeeley & Raúl García & Stephen Schima  /  Policy and Legislation Team

Republicans’ first major legislative package is a giveaway to corporate polluters.