Policy and Legislation Team

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August 4, 2020 | Letter

Letter to Congressional Leadership on Hardrock Mining

The undersigned mining-impacted communities, academic experts, and organizations representing millions of members and supporters urge Congressional leadership to oppose any language or legislation that curtails the mining review and permitting processes, or increases domestic mining without appropriate safeguards and reform of the 1872 Mining Act.

August 4, 2020 | Press Release

Lawmakers Aim To Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticides With New Bill

Bill would ban organophosphates and bee-killing neonicotinoids

July 29, 2020 | Press Release

Agencia de Protección Ambiental Debe Monitorear Emisiones Que Causan Cáncer, Dicen Legisladoras

Se requiere que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental impulse monitoreo de la calidad del aire

July 29, 2020 | Press Release

Legislation Forces EPA to Monitor Cancer-causing Emissions

EPA would be required to boost air quality monitoring

July 17, 2020 | Feature

6 Places Where the National Environmental Policy Act Made The Difference

One of the first lawsuits under the National Environmental Policy Act was brought — and won — by Earthjustice on behalf of the Sierra Club in 1971.

July 15, 2020 | Press Release

House Legislation Protects Clean Water for Communities

New water resources bill invests in resiliency, access for millions nationwide

July 8, 2020 | Press Release

House Advances Appropriations Bills to Invest in Environmental Justice, Communities, and Climate Resiliency

House Interior-Environment appropriations bill contains significant wins for environmental advocates

July 8, 2020 | Feature

“A Lens Into Their Lives”: The Grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The iconic grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem still exist because of the Endangered Species Act. But the law that has helped the bears survive is itself now in danger. Legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shares his photos and observations of matriarch Grizzly 399.