Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Voting Rights Act

Friends of the Earth asserts that the Supreme Court's decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 serves partisan interests and directly harms environmental justice. The organization argues that discriminatory redistricting silences low-income communities and communities of color, who bear the heaviest burdens of environmental pollution and climate change, thereby stripping them of the political power needed to advocate for health and safety. The statement calls for Congress to pass new voting rights legislation and for state legislatures to ensure fair representation.

• The Supreme Court's decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is described as a blow to environmental justice because it enables state legislatures to silence communities most affected by environmental harm, such as toxic waste, contaminated water, and climate change impacts.
• Friends of the Earth claims the ruling is an act of judicial activism that provides Republican state legislatures with the means to maintain permanent voting majorities by targeting the political power of those on the frontlines of civil rights and environmental justice movements.

APA

Pica, E. (2026). Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Voting Rights Act. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/statement-on-supreme-court-decision-undermining-the-voting-rights-act/

Chicago

Pica, Erich. Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Voting Rights Act. Friends of the Earth, 2026. https://foe.org/news/statement-on-supreme-court-decision-undermining-the-voting-rights-act/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{pica2026statement, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Voting Rights Act}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2026}, month = apr, url = {https://foe.org/news/statement-on-supreme-court-decision-undermining-the-voting-rights-act/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }