Our friend John Beard Jr. did a powerful video with Earthjustice showing the harsh reality faced by #PortArthur #Texas residents due to plastic production. It's no coincidence these companies set up shop in predominantly Black, low-income communities. earthjustice.org/video/john-bea…

Two years ago, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the biggest climate investment in history and it’s working – cutting climate pollution, creating jobs, improving public health and turbocharging the clean energy economy. Let’s build on these accomplishments! #ClimateWinsHere

We're in Grand Rapids today celebrating the transformative investments of the Inflation Reduction Act. Billions of dollars in historic investments in climate and clean energy are saving families money, creating jobs, and helping us meet our climate goals. #ClimateWinsHere

John Beard, Jr knows something about what happens when we weaken environmental laws like NEPA. He lives in Port Arthur, TX, a community overburdened by fossil fuel pollution. Today, he’s in Congress fighting efforts to weaken NEPA. youtube.com/watch?v=_XFGXI…

John Beard founded an organization focused on environmental justice in Port Arthur, TX, a place overburdened by pollution from the petrochemical industry. Text FUTURE to 43428 to join the movement. #OurEnergyFuture can be bright if we demand it. ejus.tc/3AMTPdD

Thank you Ed Markey Rep. Jared Huffman & others for your efforts to secure stronger protections for irreplaceable lands in Alaska's Western Arctic. You're working to reduce climate impacts & keep these vital landscapes healthy for generations to come. ejus.tc/3XqShxS

Proponents of permitting reform want you to think the Manchin-Barrasso bill will unlock our clean energy future. They're wrong. Tethering our clean energy buildout to fossil fuels undermines our clean energy goals and risks our health and public lands. thebulletin.org/2024/09/permit…

Today's hearing is a partisan attempt to roll back some of the most consequential environmental protections from the Biden Administration that are saving lives and fighting climate change. We want a path forward to a healthier future, not a step back. earthjustice.org/press/2024/ear…

BREAKING: More than 80 conservation groups oppose bill targeting Endangered Species Act. Industry-friendly voices in Congress are blatantly doing the work of polluting industries in this persistent effort to target the highly-popular and effective ESA. earthjustice.org/press/2024/mor…

Thank you Rep. Rep. Doris Matsui for your leadership supporting one of our best solutions to the climate crisis — protecting mature and old-growth forests.

The Fix Our Forests Act would facilitate large-scale logging operations under the guise of ‘forest management,’ and would tie the hands of individuals attempting to hold federal agencies accountable in the courts. Help us defeat it: earthjustice.org/action/this-bi…

Despite its name and supposed attempt to mitigate wildfire risk, the ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act is nothing more than a trojan horse to weaken environmental protections, expose our forests to logging, and stifle the voices of the public. Help us oppose it: earthjustice.org/action/this-bi…

Phthalates are too toxic to be in toys, so why does the FDA let them contact our food? Thank you Ed Markey for urging the FDA to reconsider our petition to ban these toxic chemicals. According to Breast Cancer Prevention Partners BCPP, phthalates cause hormone issues that can cause breast cancer.

GOOD NEWS: U.S. EPA is awarding $3 billion to electrify ports around the nation! This will kickstart a wave of zero-emissions trucks, charging infrastructure, and port equipment across the United States. We're now a big step closer to an all-electric future. earthjustice.org/press/2024/thr…

Special interests use ‘SLAPP-suits’ to silence critics and stifle public participation. My legislation with Rep. Kevin Kiley and Ron Wyden protects citizen activists from absurdly costly retaliation in court. raskin.house.gov/2024/12/raskin…

“UE represents thousands of workers in the rail industry; both those who manufacture locomotives and parts, and rail crew drivers who work in rail yards across the U.S. For years, workers, their families and communities have organized for bold action… (1/3)

We’re excited to support Ed Markey’s new bill, the All Aboard Act, would provide $80B to expand passenger and high speed rail. It lays the tracks for an all #electricrail future in the U.S. It’s time for the U.S. to catch up with the rest of the world! earthjustice.org/press/2024/new…

We’re excited to support Ed Markey’s new bill that lays the tracks for an all-electric rail future in the U.S. It’s time for the U.S. to catch up with the rest of the world. earthjustice.org/press/2024/new…

Back in 2017 when Republicans handed massive tax cuts to the rich, they bent the knee to let Big Oil drill recklessly in vast swaths of untouched wilderness, mandating Bureau of Land Management - National hold two lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Ever wonder how that panned out?🧵

Drilling in the Arctic Refuge is not only bad for the environment, people, and climate, but is also bad economics—as indicated by zero bids on the most recent lease sale. We must permanently protect the Refuge from drilling and uphold the sovereignty of Arctic Indigenous peoples.