Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining the Voting Rights Act

A statement from Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica criticizing a Supreme Court decision that weakens the Voting Rights Act of 1965, arguing that the ruling enables discriminatory redistricting which strips political power from communities most affected by environmental pollution and climate change.

• The Supreme Court's decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is described as a blow to environmental justice because it allows state legislatures to silence communities of color and low-income populations who suffer disproportionately from toxic waste, contaminated water, and climate change.
• Friends of the Earth U.S. asserts that the ruling serves partisan interests by providing Republican state legislatures with the means to maintain permanent voting majorities regardless of actual vote outcomes.
• The organization calls for Congress to pass new voting rights legislation to restore the protections of the Voting Rights Act and urges state legislatures to reject discriminatory redistricting.

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} }