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Defending and Strengthening Environmental Laws

Everyone has a right to a healthy environment. Our partners at Earthjustice continue to be a leading voice in using environmental law to protect people and planet; their legal victories have been critical in safeguarding the environment and ensuring people have a safe and healthy place to live. However, the environmental laws we rely on to protect our planet and communities, such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act, face unprecedented threats.  

That's where we come in. Our founding mission, since 2017, has been to defend and strengthen these bedrock environmental laws, ensuring they remain intact and enforceable, regardless of who holds political power in the White House or Congress. We connect key constituents and people most affected by environmental harm with their elected leaders, and our team is constantly on the ground meeting with officials to ensure they're doing their jobs to protect our communities. Through grassroots advocacy, lobbying, and constituent education, we expand Earthjustice's political power and bring the strength of our partnerships to defending the environment and public health. Together, we can make it so the laws that protect us remain strong and effective for future generations.

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45M+

number of people Earthjustice Action reached with campaigns to support key legislation, judicial nominations, and U.S. Senate and judicial candidates. 

140K

number of constituents in critical districts and states that Earthjustice Action connected directly to their members of Congress to help us lobby on our priority issues.

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Press Release
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Earthjustice Action Statement on House Votes Attacking State Clean Air Protections

Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Republican’s abuse of the Congressional Review Act to revoke two maritime waivers will bring more harmful air pollution to communities  Washington, D.C. – This week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to revoke two California maritime…

Clean Air, Congress, Environmental Protections
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Press Release

Earthjustice Action Condemns Farm Bill’s Senate Committee Passage

Contact: Siham Zniber, szniber@earthjustice.org Washington, D.C. — Following the Senate Agriculture Committee’s vote to advance the Farm Bill to a full vote in the Senate, Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Senior Legislative Representative at Earthjustice Action, issued the below statement:   “Instead of taking…

Congress, Farm Bill
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Action Alert
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Stop Congress from attacking state clean air protections!

Republicans in Congress want to abuse the power of the little-known Congressional Review Act to repeal six longstanding waivers that help states reduce air pollution, sacrificing our health to benefit Big Oil.

Clean Air, Congress, Environmental Protections, transportation
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