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| Dear Friend, |
| You may have heard of Project 2025, a policy playbook written by former government officials and the Heritage Foundation. This document has detailed recommendations for the environment and spells out a deregulatory policy agenda that would weaken and strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet – the same protections that you, as environmental advocates, defend every time you take action with Earthjustice. |
| Project 2025 intends to weaken or repeal many bedrock environmental laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (which ensures communities have a voice in major projects built near them), the Clean Air Act (which requires the EPA to set health-based air quality standards), the Endangered Species Act (which is the most successful tool we have in protecting endangered species), the Antiquities Act (that’s the one that creates national monuments like Bears Ears), and more. These laws were passed by a bipartisan Congress half a century or more ago. Earthjustice advocates like you have submitted over one million comments on actions that depend on these bedrock laws over the last three years. |
| This playbook intends to prioritize mining and fossil fuel development on public lands, expand Willow which is already the largest proposed oil and gas project on U.S. public lands, and target iconic landscapes like Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters among other national treasures. Earthjustice advocates have spoken up each time these precious places have come under attack, and so have we. We’ve been defending the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from fossil fuel development since the 1980s. Our litigation and advocacy helped secure a 20-year mining ban in the Boundary Waters. And we’re still fighting the Willow Project in court. |
| Though the scope of planning written down in Project 2025 is new, many of the ideas it presents are not. At Earthjustice, we've seen presidential administrations push similar agendas before — and through the courts we've pushed back. Here at Earthjustice, we're prepared to defend the environment and communities no matter who holds political office. Earthjustice saw this before during the Trump administration who sought to advance many of the same policies. Last time around, Earthjustice fought back, and we’re still working to undo the damage. But this is why continued advocacy from dedicated advocates like you is important. Legal advocacy combined with action taking is a winning combination that gets results. Nonetheless, our fight to protect the environment is more important than ever, and we still need your support. Supporters like you rise to the occasion during every comment period and opportunity – and it makes a difference. Click here to take all the actions below on one page. |
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Sincerely,
Swetha Pottam
Digital Advocacy Associate |
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| Photo Credits: A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAS, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable, but experts say removing them will cost billions. (Joshua A. Bickel / AP) |
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