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Bill would reduce critical protections for imperiled plants and animals

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act allocated an unprecedented level of funding for critical minerals projects that amount to little more than a slush fund for the mining industry.

In support of the rights of Tribal people, protecting ancestral lands, and requiring meaningful Tribal consultation and public participation in mine permitting

H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act; Rep. Westerman) not only fundamentally weakens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) but also sets a deeply troubling precedent for our court system that goes far beyond its stated intent.

An independent and strong judiciary is an essential pillar of our democracy. Without judicial review, federal agency actions can go unchecked, no matter how unlawful they are.

Ahead of the December 2025 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, over 150 groups oppose the SPEED Act (H.R. 4776).

The legislation would undo longstanding protections under the Clean Air Act, undermine children’s health, and institutionalize a dangerous precedent of executive overreach under the pretext of “national security.”

Senators use Congressional Review Act to reinstate Trump-era plan maximizing oil drilling

“Los costos del transporte ya están afectando a los hogares, y esta norma propuesta agrava la crisis de asequibilidad que enfrentan nuestras familias y comunidades”

“Transportation costs are already squeezing households, and this proposed rule worsens the affordability crisis facing our families and communities.”

Roadless Area Conservation Act would solidify protections for national forests

Congress and the administration continue attacks on our national public lands

Over 100 groups oppose Chair Westerman’s “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” (The “SPEED Act”).

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 80 and H.J.Res. 124, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2022 Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

Groups oppose S.J.Res. 91 and H.J.Res.131, which would utilize the Congressional Review Act to strike down the Bureau of Land Management’s 2024 Record of Decision for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain Leasing Program.

Groups oppose H.J. Res. 130/S.J. Res. 89, a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to rescind the Bureau of Land Management Buffalo Field Office’s 2024 Resource Management Plan Amendment that ended new coal leasing in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.

All nations must tackle climate change or face legal consequences for causing harm to the environment.

Earthjustice raises concerns with Senate hearing on National Historic Preservation Act consultation provisions that help Tribes protect cultural and historic resources