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Tell the EPA to act now to help stop global warming
The EPA is requesting public comments on whether carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants are endangering our health and our climate. Tell the EPA global warming pollution is dangerous and demand that the agency set tough new standards to reduce emissions.
Help keep toxic air pollution out of northwest Colorado
The Bush administration wants to sacrifice more than one million acres in northwest Colorado to destructive oil and gas drilling and off-road vehicle use, but the proposal does not adequately address local air pollution concerns. Comments are due November 24th, so send yours today.
Californians: Speak out to ensure a strong global warming plan
The California Air Resources Board will soon finalize a plan to reduce global warming pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. Tell the board to strengthen the proposed plan before it meets on November 20th.
Tell the EPA to keep toxic perchlorate out of our drinking water
The EPA has decided not to regulate perchlorate levels in drinking water, even though this toxic chemical poses dangerous risks to pregnant women and infants. Tell the EPA to keep perchlorate out of our drinking water before the November 28th comment deadline.
Urge the Department of Agriculture to act now to save bees
Although honey bees are crucial to producing about one-third of all the food we eat, the Department of Agriculture has failed to meet crucial research needs to determine the cause of colony collapse disorder, which is devastating hives across the country. Urge the Department of Agriculture to act now to save bees.
Tell the Bush administration not to let coal mining companies destroy valleys and streams
The Bush administration is considering making it easier for coal mining companies to destroy streams and valleys by filling them with mining waste. Tell officials to put communities and the environment ahead of industry profit.
Tell Congress to help protect the beautiful Appalachian Mountains from mountaintop removal mining
Congress is considering legislation that would effectively restrict the destructive dumping of mountaintop removal mining waste into Appalachia's streams and valleys. Send a message this week urging your representative to co-sponsor the bill and curtail mountaintop removal mining.
Urge your senators to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty
The Senate may soon consider whether the United States should sign the Law of the Sea Treaty, which would allow the country to more effectively influence debates on expanding ocean protection. Urge your senators to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty.
Urge your senators to clean up our beaches
Congress can help clean up contaminated beaches and to make sure sources of beach pollution are identified and addressed. Urge your senators to pass the Beach Protection Act.
Tell your representative not to reverse important protections against dirty fuels
Coal industry supporters in Congress have introduced legislation that would repeal important provisions of the 2007 energy bill that prevent federal agencies from purchasing liquid coal and other dirty fuels. Urge your representative to oppose any legislation that would reverse these important protections.
Urge your representative to co-sponsor an important ocean protection bill
Decades of overfishing, pollution, aggressive invasive species and severe habitat loss are threatening our oceans, yet we have no comprehensive national law to address these problems. Tell your representative to support a bill that would protect and restore our oceans and the economies that rely on them.
Urge the Navy to stop harming whales with high-intensity sonar
Although the Navy agreed to limit its use of low-frequency sonar, it continues to blast the world's oceans with mid-frequency sonar, which can be just as harmful to whales and other marine mammals. Tell the Navy to turn off the noise.
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