Lakota People's Law Project: Black Hills Uranium Is Dangerous
Andy Carman Andy Carman

Lakota People's Law Project: Black Hills Uranium Is Dangerous

The Administration's rush to mine Black Hills uranium destroys people and the sacred. The Lakota people never consented to uranium extraction from treaty land. We’ve fought it for over 20 years and we’re still fighting. Tell Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum directly. We need him to reverse the Pe’ Sla drilling permit, pull Dewey-Burdock uranium project (50 miles from Pine Ridge, in the aquifer above our reservation) off the fast-track program, and suspend all extractive permits on treaty lands until real consultation and a full environmental review are done. It’s fast and easy to make all three demands in one customizable message to Burgum online HERE.

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Earthjustice: Trump Admin Seeking to Loosen Regs on Known Carcinogen Ethylene Oxide
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Earthjustice: Trump Admin Seeking to Loosen Regs on Known Carcinogen Ethylene Oxide

Last month, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yielded to industry pressure and proposed a rule rolling back critical public health protections finalized in 2024 for ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizer facilities. Many facilities were working toward compliance with the regulations, but this proposal would let them off the hook. Ethylene oxide is a colorless, typically odorless, flammable gas used to sterilize some medical equipment and spices. Ethylene oxide is also an aggressive carcinogen, especially when inhaled. Long-term exposure can damage the nervous system and increases people’s risk of developing cancer. Children are particularly sensitive to ethylene oxide’s harmful effects because the chemical remains in their bodies longer than it does in adults. Public comment period open until May 1. Speak out NOW.

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Environmental Working Group: Ban PFAS pesticides
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Environmental Working Group: Ban PFAS pesticides

What if the fresh produce you bought was contaminated by “forever chemicals”? New testing by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation found that 37% of samples of non-organic produce grown in the state contained PFAS pesticides – chemicals linked to cancer, immune system suppression and reproductive risks. PFAS are known as “forever chemicals” because they never break down in the environment. They build up in our bodies, our soil and our drinking water. Your voice is needed to protect our food supply. Tell California lawmakers: Ban PFAS pesticides HERE.

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Union of Concerned Scientists: Protect our California Water, Lands, Air and Health
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Protect our California Water, Lands, Air and Health

Communities across California, especially in the Central Valley, face environmental and health challenges from decades of intensive agricultural use and polluting fertilizers, among other root causes. More than 556,000 Californians, predominantly low-income communities in the Central Valley, do not have access to safe and affordable drinking water — including as a result of nitrate pollution. As agricultural lands transition to more sustainable management practices, ensuring responsible land and water use is key to addressing environmental health injustices and building climate resilience in our state. Write today and urge your CA assembly member to support the Nitrogen Pollution Reduction Act (AB 2447) and reduce the harmful impacts of nitrogen pollution. Act HERE.

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Ocean Conservancy: Say No to Chemical "Recycling" of Plastic
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Ocean Conservancy: Say No to Chemical "Recycling" of Plastic

Heavily promoted by the oil industry, chemical recycling is an umbrella term for a suite of technologies. Some of these technologies, like gasification and pyrolysis, are energy-intensive processes that use high heat to turn plastics into oil or gas, rather than back into plastics. Along the way, they also produce vast amounts of hazardous waste and significant greenhouse gases. The end product is not a new milk jug from recycled plastic but rather dirty fuels that will exacerbate the climate crisis. Call on your elected leaders to oppose policies that favor these harmful practices. Speak UP.

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Environment America: Protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Environment America: Protect Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Bobcats pad along the remains of ancient buildings and ravens soar above kivas built by the ancestral Puebloans more than a thousand years ago. A staggering 91% of the public land surrounding Chaco Canyon has already been leased to the oil and gas industry. And now the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to remove even more protections. The BLM has imposed one of the shortest public comment periods we've seen -- we only have one week to take action. Call on the BLM to protect greater Chaco Canyon today. Speak out NOW.

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PIRG: Take Action to Keep Polluters Accountable
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PIRG: Take Action to Keep Polluters Accountable

With more than 1,000 Superfund sites (including the Leviathan Mine in Calif pictured above) remaining, the polluter pays tax is crucial to ensure that toxic waste is cleaned up before it further damages our health and drinking water. Companies pay a small, but necessary, price to clean up the pollution they create. If this tax is repealed, we will let companies off the hook for cleaning up dangerous pollution. That's why I'm urging you to oppose H.R. 640 and any other legislation that would repeal the polluter pays tax. Act HERE.

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CALPIRG: Support The Fair Repair Act
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CALPIRG: Support The Fair Repair Act

The U.S. creates nearly 7 million tons of electronic waste every year. And companies aren't helping. In fact, they're contributing to the problem by withholding the resources consumers and repair shops need to fix what's broken. The Fair Repair Act will put a dent in the proliferation of harmful e-waste by requiring companies to share the tools and resources we need to fix our stuff. Sending repairable devices to landfills could be seriously damaging to our health and environment. Electronic waste, or e-waste, consists of discarded smartphones, computers, and other devices, and a lot of these devices are made with lead and mercury. When e-waste enters landfills, it can leach these chemicals into the soil and contaminate groundwater. Tell your U.S. House representative to support the Fair Repair Act HERE.

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EcoChallenge: Earth Month - People and Planet, Resilient Together
Andy Carman Andy Carman

EcoChallenge: Earth Month - People and Planet, Resilient Together

This Earth Month, let’s show what’s possible when we act with care, community, and purpose. People and planet are resilient together, and your actions help make that resilience real. Earth Month Ecochallenge is a 30-day program focused on environmental and social engagement. During this month, you're invited to select actions that resonate with your values, committing to them for 30 days to foster and reinforce positive habits. Each action you complete earns points and generates real-world impact. Your efforts, combined with those of your team, contribute to a significant collective difference. More info and signup HERE.

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Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative: Sign the Remain-In Petition to Congress - The U.S. Must Not Exit the U.N. Climate Treaty
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Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative: Sign the Remain-In Petition to Congress - The U.S. Must Not Exit the U.N. Climate Treaty

We call on Congress to resist the Trump’s attempted unilateral withdrawal from the United Nations climate change treaty. The Constitution assigns to the President the singular duty to “take care that the laws are faithfully executed.” It provides, as well, that constitutional provisions, federal statutes, and Senate-approved treaties comprise the Supreme Law of the Land. Accordingly, the President should not unilaterally withdraw the nation from the Senate-approved United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). His recent (Feb. 27) attempt to do just that must be challenged. Because withdrawal is not effective until 12 months have passed, we still have time to reverse direction. Virtually every nation on the planet is a Party to the UNFCCC and, to date, no nation, once a party, has ever withdrawn from it. Act HERE.

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Solar Rights Alliance: Tell Your Representative - No Solar Property Tax
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Solar Rights Alliance: Tell Your Representative - No Solar Property Tax

Many California solar owners could face higher property taxes in 2027 if state lawmakers don't act quickly. A higher property tax could be triggered if you: add a battery to your existing system, add more solar panels on your roof, or install a new rooftop solar system. Please tell your state legislators to vote YES on AB 2389, which would Stop the Solar Property Tax. For 40 years, the state Legislature has ensured that your property taxes won’t go up if you put solar on your roof or a battery in your garage. However, that protection will expire by the end of the year. Speak Out HERE.

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Sierra Club: Tell Congress To Defend the Endangered Species Act!
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Sierra Club: Tell Congress To Defend the Endangered Species Act!

Legislation is moving forward in Congress that would seriously undermine the Endangered Species Act. The "ESA Amendments Act" (HR 1897), sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), would rewrite key portions of the bedrock environmental law, decreasing protections for threatened and endangered wildlife. Why is this happening? The Endangered Species Act is one of the most widely supported environmental laws in America. But despite that, Trump and his allies in Congress want to undermine it or get rid of it completely. They want to hand over our public lands to billionaire CEOs, private developers, and data centers at the expense of sensitive wildlife habitat. Speak up HERE.

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Earthjustice: Tell Congress - Our children have a right to live in toxic-free environments
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Earthjustice: Tell Congress - Our children have a right to live in toxic-free environments

Toxic chemicals show up almost everywhere: from our food and clothing, to inside our homes and bodies. Exposure to certain common chemicals is tied to rising rates of cancer, infertility, and harm to children. We already don’t have enough protection from toxic chemicals. If chemical lobbyists get their way, it will be even easier for corporations to get new forever chemicals or phthalates on the market and into our bodies and harder to get legacy toxic chemicals like asbestos off the market. Despite promises from politicians to “Make America Healthy Again,” right now there is a bill moving through Congress rthat is designed by the chemical industry to gut our main chemical safety law: the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Write HERE to your members of Congress today.

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California State Parks: Release Prop 4 Funding Now!
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California State Parks: Release Prop 4 Funding Now!

California State Parks: Release Prop 4 Funding Now!

In November 2024, California voters overwhelmingly passed a historic climate bond — Proposition 4 (Prop 4). Prop 4 directed the state to spend $10 billion on projects across California, from protecting water supplies and conserving land to clean energy, park access, and natural disaster response like wildfire recovery. Unfortunately, regulatory hurdles are slowing down the process of getting these funds out the door to get many urgent projects started. That's why a large coalition of conservation organizations are urging prompt passage of AB 35, new legislation to clear regulatory hurdles and get Prop. 4 funding where it is needed the most. Contact Senate President Pro Tem Monique Limón HERE to ask for her help in passing AB 35 ASAP.

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Food and Water Watch: Speak out on Proposed drilling across California BLM land
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Food and Water Watch: Speak out on Proposed drilling across California BLM land

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just released updated environmental reviews for proposed oil and gas drilling and fracking across more than one million acres of public lands in California. Public comments are being accepted until March 13 — make sure they hear from you. Don’t let Trump’s BLM rubber stamp drilling — send an official public comment today! Trump’s BLM is proposing drilling near iconic parks and wild places, like the Carrizo Plain National Monument, Pinnacles National Park, and Mount Diablo State Park, threatening the wildlife they give refuge to and all of us who spend time there. TAKE ACTION

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CalWild: Defend the "Heart" of the Mojave Desert from Damaging Water Extraction.
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CalWild: Defend the "Heart" of the Mojave Desert from Damaging Water Extraction.

In the desert, water is life. And right now, one of the Mojave Desert’s largest fresh water springs is at risk. Cadiz, Inc. is attempting to advance a groundwater mining project that could drain water from the Cadiz Valley — threatening already imperiled wildlife and plants, Tribal Nations, and Mojave Trails National Monument and Mojave National Preserve. According to experts, the vast amount of lost water, 16 billion gallons/year, could have disastrous impacts on the Cadiz Valley, including Bonanza Spring, the largest fresh water spring in the southeastern Mojave Desert. For more than 30 years, Cadiz, Inc. has attempted to pump out and SELL Pleistocene-era groundwater extracted from an aquifer under the Cadiz Valley region for corporate profit. The U.S. Geological Survey and independent experts warn that the vast amount of lost groundwater could have disastrous impacts on the Cadiz Valley. Tell your Senator to speak out against this disaster HERE.

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Environment California: Tell your U.S. Representative that Wildlife Crossings Save Lives
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Environment California: Tell your U.S. Representative that Wildlife Crossings Save Lives

Muppet, an endangered red wolf, was struck and killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross the highway and reunite with his pack. There are more than 1 million vehicle collisions with large animals like Muppet in the U.S. each year, but it doesn't have to be this way. Instead of forcing wildlife to risk their lives by crossing busy roads and highways, wildlife crossings help animals safely get to where they need to go. When placed in areas of known wildlife movement, crossings with fencing to guide the animal to cross in the right spot have reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by up to 97%. Tell your U.S. House representative to keep building wildlife crossings. Read ON.

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Earth Day: Tell Congress: Mandate Filters to Stop the Flow of Microfibers Polluting the Earth
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Earth Day: Tell Congress: Mandate Filters to Stop the Flow of Microfibers Polluting the Earth

Some really great news! The Fighting Fibers Act (HR 4694/S 2435) has been introduced in Washington mandating all new washing machines have built-in microfiber filters by 2030. With this implementation, microfiber emissions can be reduced up to 90% providing a way to wash our clothes without adding to microplastic pollution. Microfibers from synthetic clothing are microplastics. Microfibers are found in every part of our bodies - lungs, hearts, intestines, brains, and bloodstreams. Further, microfibers are coated with highly toxic chemicals designed not to wash off. Microfibers from our washing machines (up to 18 million can be released in a single wash) flow into wastewater treatment plants where millions escape into the ocean every day. Take ACTION.

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Earthjustice: Tell Congress: hold this administration accountable for gutting health and climate protections
Andy Carman Andy Carman

Earthjustice: Tell Congress: hold this administration accountable for gutting health and climate protections

The Trump administration just repealed the “endangerment finding” — the EPA’s long-standing scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare — despite the devastating impacts of climate change we can see with our own eyes. This repeal has no basis in law, science, or reality. The Administration is officially denying both settled science and the government’s legal obligation to address climate change. The decision comes while Americans are facing increasing and intensifying wildfires, hurricanes, and other climate-change fueled disasters. The Administration also repealed carbon pollution standards for vehicles. Transportation emissions are the top contributor to climate change in the U.S. Reach your Representative HERE.

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Environment California: Tell NOAA - Don't allow deep sea mining
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Environment California: Tell NOAA - Don't allow deep sea mining

NOAA is about to decide whether or not to move towards deep sea mining that could demolish this area. Sitting on the seafloor are thousands of potato-sized nodules made of metals that act as anchors for sensitive sea life. Now mining companies want to vacuum up those nodules, which could kill everything that lives on them. And it's not just life on the seafloor that's in danger. The clicks of dolphins and songs of whales could be drowned out by underwater mining equipment. The area where The Metals Company wants to take the first steps towards deep sea mining is home to whales and dolphins. Extremely sensitive to noise, endangered sperm whales wouldn't be able to communicate with each other with the deafening sounds of underwater mining happening 24 hours a day. Take ACTION.

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