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March 21, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice Statement on FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Congress rejects draconian budget cuts to public health and environmental agencies

March 16, 2018 | Blog Post

Out for Blood: Legislators Escalate Their War on Wolves

Some legislators have pushed an all-out war on wolves for years. Now they’re going in for the ultimate kill: gutting the very law that protects this iconic species.

March 11, 2018 | Press Release

Trump Should Focus on the Dream Act, Not His Senseless Border Wall

Trump and the GOP-led Congress should reject Trump’s $1.6 billion request for the wall

March 8, 2018 | Blog Post

Clean Water Rule Rider Sells Democracy Downriver

Congress is using a harmful, sneaky provision in a large must-pass spending bill to try and make it easier for EPA to repeal the Clean Water Rule without public or legal oversight.

March 7, 2018 | Blog Post

‘Big Pizza’ is Lobbying Congress to Put Profit Ahead of Public Health

Major pizza chains and convenience stores are fighting the federal menu labeling law in a bid to hide calorie counts.

March 7, 2018 | Blog Post

Here Are 5 Environmental Catastrophes in the Trump Budget (and Who to Call to Stop Them)

The president's budget proposal would gut essential environmental programs, but Congress can reject it.

February 15, 2018 | Blog Post

What’s Hiding in the Budget Bill? Sneak Attacks on Wolves, Trees and Water

Amendments pushed by polluters would override years of work from federal agencies, decisions by judges, and public comments from millions of Americans.

February 12, 2018 | In the News: ThinkProgress

Congress Introduces Record Number Of Bills To Prevent People From Taking Industry To Court

Patrice Simms, VP of Litigation, Washington, D.C.: “The corporate interests that stand to benefit from these types of provisions see this window of time as an opportunity. They have a president that they know will sign anything that benefits them and they have majorities in the House and Senate that they believe are willing to move the bills forward.”

February 12, 2018 | Press Release

Earthjustice: Trump’s “Polluters First” Budget Would Be Toxic For Families

Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen: “Wealthy polluters win, families lose — that’s the Trump budget in a nutshell”

February 8, 2018 | Press Release

Analysis Shows Concerted Effort by Congress to Bar Public from Seeking Justice in a Court of Law

More than 50 bills would hollow out key laws that protect public health, civil rights, consumer rights, and the environment

Congress

Earthjustice Statement on FY2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Out for Blood: Legislators Escalate Their War on Wolves

Trump Should Focus on the Dream Act, Not His Senseless Border Wall

Clean Water Rule Rider Sells Democracy Downriver

‘Big Pizza’ is Lobbying Congress to Put Profit Ahead of Public Health

Here Are 5 Environmental Catastrophes in the Trump Budget (and Who to Call to Stop Them)

What’s Hiding in the Budget Bill? Sneak Attacks on Wolves, Trees and Water

Congress Introduces Record Number Of Bills To Prevent People From Taking Industry To Court

Earthjustice: Trump’s “Polluters First” Budget Would Be Toxic For Families

Analysis Shows Concerted Effort by Congress to Bar Public from Seeking Justice in a Court of Law

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