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

Together with our clients, we’re wielding the power of the law across 700 legal matters to protect people and our planet. With deep gratitude, we are pleased to share highlights of this work, which is made possible by partners like you.

Groups vow to keep fighting the wholesale termination of the grant program

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

A District Court judge dismissed a challenge brought by a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes, and local governments against the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to fund them.

Solar for All would have brought clean, renewable energy to low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country

The new federal budget rescinds funding meant for communities dealing with environmental hazards – but there’s still hope that some promised investments can be salvaged.

Earthjustice is suing the administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in EPA grant programs designed to fund public health and community resilience initiatives

Terminating these programs leaves communities more vulnerable to pollution and disasters

Republican Senators won a temporary delay in our shift to zero-emissions using an unlawful maneuver, but states should be emboldened to quickly shape new tools to clean their air

By effectively repealing the clean energy tax credits and other IRA investments, this bill weakens domestic manufacturing, kills jobs, and jeopardizes our clean energy future.

The bill represents one of the most anti-environmental bills ever debated in the U.S. Congress.

Together, we can fight back to protect our families.

“While billionaires and polluting industries CEOs reap the benefits, everyday people are left with crumbs.”

“The bill locks us into a future of fossil fuels and dirty energy instead of modernizing our grid and cleaning up pollution with cheaper clean energy sources and technologies.”

Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce from Equitable and Just National Climate Platform members opposing reconciliation bill.

Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce from Climate Action Campaign (CAC) groups opposing provisions in the reconciliation bill.

A coalition of environmental civil rights, and justice organizations sent a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing the rescission of funding for life-saving programs investing in air monitoring and cleaning up toxic pollution in communities facing disproportionate impacts of environmental injustices.