Policy and Legislation

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December 5, 2014 | Feature

Pesticide Exposure in Muck Fields & Ferneries in Florida

No one else in this country faces a more poisonous, unregulated workplace than the agricultural worker. These stories of agricultural workers in Florida demonstrate the need for stronger protections.

June 1, 2012 | Press Release

America’s Clean Water Under Siege by U.S. House of Representatives

House approves Dirty Water Rider in government spending bill

May 31, 2012 | Press Release

Mountain Heroes, Supported by Celebrities and the Public, Join Earthjustice Campaign To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining

Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, John Slattery, Wendell Berry, Leilani Munter, and more join Appalachian heroes and American public in standing up for mountains, communities, and water

January 24, 2020 | Artículo

Las Aguas de La Florida Se Levantan, Pero Su Gente También

Residentes y líderes comunitarios unen esfuerzos en torno a estrategias de resiliencia climática

January 17, 2020 | Article

Florida’s Waters Are Rising, But So Are Its People

Residents and city leaders rally around climate resilience strategies, in the absence of federal leadership.

January 16, 2020 | Letter

Letter to FPISC on Mining as a Covered Sector Under FAST-41

Multi-organizational letter expressing concerns over FPISC's attempt to add mining as a covered sector.

January 16, 2020 | In the News: Bloomberg Environment

Legal Scholars, White House Spar Over Environmental Permitting Bid

Stephen Schima, Senior Legislative Counsel, Earthjustice: “It’s the fox guarding the hen house, to be sure.”

January 15, 2020 | Press Release

Earthjustice Endorses McCollum Legislation to Protect the Boundary Waters

Iconic wilderness, one of the most-visited in the U.S., protected from sulfide-ore mining in new bill

January 15, 2020 | Press Release

Western Caucus Proposes to Further Gut the Endangered Species Act

Nearly 20 new bills would continue to undermine the vital conservation law already under attack by the Trump administration

January 10, 2020 | Press Release: Victory

Earthjustice Celebra Aprobación Bipartidista de la Ley de Acción PFAS

Esta legislación abordaría la contaminación con PFAS por medio de grandes reformas

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