California is racing ahead on electric vehicles (EVs), which means more EV batteries are hitting the road—and more will soon reach the end of their lives. Every EV battery contains materials that are essential to our clean energy future. Without strong recycling policies, these batteries can be wasted, stockpiled, or dismantled in unsafe ways, putting workers and communities at risk. EV recycling works. Already, we can recover more than 90 percent of many critical minerals, such as cobalt, lithium, and manganese from EV batteries. Research by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that by 2050, recycling could supply about half of the cobalt and nickel, and a quarter of the lithium, needed for EV batteries in the United States—but only if states put smart recycling systems in place. Urge Governor Gavin Newsom to support policy that requires responsible EV battery recycling in our state. Act HERE.

The Trump administration is displaying yet another overreach by sacrificing California coasts and oceans for private industry profits. He is attempting to cut funding and effectively dismantle California's Coastal Management Program (CMP), a program of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, meant to protect our coasts and marine life. This maneuver, via NOAA, will uproot this protective program to "give priority consideration to ... siting facilities related to national defense, energy, ports, and transportation."1 They are placing fossil fuels over humans, whales, sea lions, salmon, and all of our marine friends. This is damage that cannot be undone after he is gone. Send your message to NOAA today! Act HERE.

Californians overwhelmingly support legislation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for their actions — and for the damage they do to the climate and the environment. But Big Oil is fighting back, spending millions to lobby lawmakers for industry handouts. Now California legislators have introduced two bills to give the industry what it wants: more drilling permits and more ways to dodge its cleanup responsibilities. Assembly Bill 2711 would facilitate oil companies looking to expand drilling in California by rushing environmental review and limiting public input on potential projects. Meanwhile Assembly Bill 2716 would let polluters sidestep the Orphan Well Prevention Act, a 2023 law that helps protect taxpayers from industry bankruptcy — which Big Oil often uses to dodge its responsibilities and dump its cleanup costs on the public. Californians have paid enough for fossil fuel giants’ sins. Tell your state senator to stop this double-whammy giveaway to the oil industry. Act HERE.

For nearly a decade, we’ve joined Indigenous tribes, environmental leaders and the outdoor community in the ongoing fight to preserve Bears Ears and the surrounding landscape as a nationally protected monument. The recent action by the Trump administration to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is yet another attempt to liquidate public lands. Tribal Nations are the original stewards of the area, with ties to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante stretching back thousands of years. It is vital we support their vision to ensure these sacred cultural landscapes are protected. The president’s latest actions does the exact opposite.  We remain committed to defending the land with those who have stewarded the area for time immemorial. Join us and take ACTION.

The herbicide paraquat, widely used in the U.S., is so toxic it's banned in over 70 countries. It's also linked to a significantly increased risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's. It's absurd for such a dangerous substance to be sprayed anywhere near our food. But progress is possible: Vermont just passed the nation's first paraquat prohibition. Urge our governor today to follow Vermont's lead and phase out the use of paraquat here in California. Act HERE.

Houston, we have a problem: The Trump administration has proposed to turn rickety offshore oil rigs into “spaceports,” sites for launching and landing spacecraft. This isn't some clever repurposing scheme, though — quite the opposite. No oil rig or platform was designed to withstand the rigors of rocket operations. Using antiquated infrastructure for launch and recovery activities could threaten workers' safety and degrade water quality. And the rocket noise, explosions, fuel spills, and industrial activity would harm marine life like whales and sea turtles. The law requires oil companies to remove aging offshore platforms and restore habitat when drilling stops. The new proposal could let them attempt to leave decrepit rigs in the ocean "for future spaceport use" (aka indefinitely). Tell the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: Don't let Big Oil dodge its duties and convert our oceans into industrial testing grounds for billionaires' rockets. ACTION.

Assemblymember Mia Bonta introduced the Community First Coal Review Act (AB 40) in order to protect the clean air and health of East Bay cities from the devastating impacts of a new coal port. The bill would require a full Environmental Impact Report before any local agency may grant a discretionary approval for a new or expanded coal handling, storage, or export facility. In June, Donald Trump announced a $75 million investment into a proposed massive coal export terminal next to the Bay Bridge. The Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (OBOT) would bring coal trains from states like Utah and Wyoming straight into West Oakland, which is already burdened by historically poor air quality and health disparities. AB 40 would ensure that outdated environmental review on OBOT is replaced by a new, comprehensive study that takes into account its effect on the surrounding cities of Richmond, Albany, Berkeley, and Emeryville in addition to Oakland. Please ask your legislators to support AB 40, which would help protect Oakland and other California communities from toxic coal projects! Action HERE.

Nestled along California's Central Coast, the Pajaro River provides essential habitat for endangered species including the red legged frog, long-toed salamander and steelhead trout, and a beautiful place for families to enjoy the outdoors. A nearby mining company, Graniterock, has frequently polluted the river, according to a lawsuit filed by Environment California, along with the California Sportsfishing Protection Alliance. Now, instead of cracking down, the regional water board wants to make changes to the mining company's permits that would make it harder for the public to know whether Graniterock is releasing harmful levels of pollution. Tell the regional water board: Don't let the Pajaro River be polluted again. Act HERE.

Some of central California's most important wildlife habitat could soon be opened to oil and gas development. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is considering leasing 50 parcels for oil and gas development across California's Central Valley. While some of these parcels are already in heavily disturbed areas, nine of them stand out because they remain largely intact and provide important habitat for some of California's most imperiled wildlife. Five of the parcels are located adjacent to, or within 1.5 miles of, Carrizo Plain National Monument, one of California's most spectacular remaining grassland landscapes, home to San Joaquin kit foxes and amazing superblooms. Submit a public comment to tell the BLM: Keep oil and gas leasing away from Carrizo Plain and important wildlife habitat. Action HERE.

Toxic chemicals don't belong in the water we drink. That's something we should all be able to easily agree on. PFAS have been detected in the drinking water of more than 175 million Americans. Exposure to even low levels of PFAS over time have been linked to a wide range of health effects, including increased risk of some cancers, decreased fertility and developmental delays in children. But right now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to rollback restrictions that keep toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" out of our water. We only have until July 20 to ask the EPA to abandon this rollback and keep toxic PFAS out of our drinking water. Add your name today HERE

For decades the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, aka APHIS, has run an antiquated and highly secretive program that allows insecticide spraying to kill native grasshoppers and Mormon crickets on public lands in 17 states. This is done to keep insects from “competing” with cows for grass. The public lands APHIS targets for spraying are home to an astonishing diversity of wildlife, including imperiled sage grouse — who eat grasshoppers and Mormon crickets — and vulnerable pollinators like butterflies and bees. Spraying these lands harms wildlife, and because APHIS is so secretive about its activities, most people visiting have no idea whether a given area has been (or will be) sprayed. Now, thanks to a legal victory by the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, APHIS is being forced to reassess its grasshopper-and-cricket-killing program — and it needs your feedback. Tell APHIS to completely overhaul its approach, stop drenching sensitive public lands with insecticides, and protect wildlife, people, and public lands. Take ACTION.

Majestic animals belong in the majestic wild -- not dead on the side of the road. Since habitats are increasingly fractured by roads, highways and other infrastructure, animals are sometimes forced to take deadly risks. Each year roughly 1-2 million bears, moose, elk and other large animals are killed by motor vehicles in the U.S. The results? Animal lives wasted, 200 dead motorists, 26,000 more injured, and billions of dollars in damage. Wildlife crossings -- bridges and tunnels for animals to cross highways -- are an extremely effective solution, and your voice matters. Urge your U.S. senators today to support funding for wildlife crossings in the upcoming transportation bill. Act HERE.

From the Sacramento River Bend to the Bodie Hills, Eastern Sierra, Ord Mountains and beyond, California's public lands could soon see MORE livestock grazing, MORE fences, and LESS public access and oversight. As part of its overall attack on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed major changes to the rules governing livestock grazing on its lands it manages—245 million acres of public lands across the West—including approximately 15 million acres in California. These changes would offer mega corporations and wealthy elite grazing operations handouts they don’t need at the expense of small ranchers, clean air and water, and the greater public. And, they’d stifle the public’s voice in decisionmaking. Submit a public comment before July 13 to oppose these handouts. Act HERE.

he Forest Service is trying to rush an emergency logging project across six of our national forests. If this goes through, they could remove as many trees as they want across 11 million acres of national forest. They won't even tell us where they plan to log -- they want to be given carte blanche to log wherever they want across millions of acres of trees for five years. This unchecked logging could disrupt the habitat of endangered species and disturb the natural ecosystem.And we just found out they're only giving the public until Monday to weigh in. Take immediate action: Protect 11 million acres of forest from unchecked logging. Take Action HERE.

Federal data shows 33 whales reportedly entangled in commercial fishing gear last year — plus nine so far this year — off the U.S. West Coast alone. Most of these whales were humpbacks. (And since not all entanglements are reported, scientists say, the actual entanglement numbers may be five times higher.) Entanglements happen when whales, sea turtles, and other sea creatures get caught in vertical ropes running from buoys at the ocean surface to fishing traps on the seafloor. The ropes can starve, suffocate, wound, and drown animals. Fisheries can prevent suffering and save lives by using pop-up gear (aka “on-demand” or ropeless gear), which stops entanglements by eliminating the need for vertical ropes used in traditional commercial gear. Pop-up gear works and is readily available. But to truly succeed, it needs state and federal support. Sign our petition HERE urging NOAA Fisheries and other decisionmakers to protect whales in key habitat — while still allowing fishing with safer, whale-friendly gear.

The Michigan state government will decide by July 7 whether to approve a key permit for the expansion of Line 5, a massive oil pipeline running through the largest freshwater system on Earth. Line 5 has already spilled 33 times, and history shows another leak is a matter of when, not if. The Great Lakes are an irreplaceable ecosystem that we cannot afford to pollute even more. Please speak up and tell Michigan officials you oppose Line 5. Speak up HERE.

These vessels are part of an important industry that supports millions of jobs and moves many of the goods that power our world. But too often, the pollution that ships produce comes at a steep cost to our health, climate and ocean. The benefits of cleaner shipping are undeniable. If shipping were a country, it would be the sixth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible for an estimated 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year. The Next Generation Shipping Act would authorize critical funding to support the development of zero-emission vessels, including cargo ships and beyond, and their supporting charging and fueling infrastructure at ports. Global shipping is on the verge of a green shift! Speak out for this measure HERE.

Governor Newsome has proposed a plan that will help more Californians afford new and used electric vehicles — because they deliver real savings. Bold solutions, like cutting our costly reliance on gasoline, can lower transportation costs and make our lives more affordable. For many Californians, transportation is one of the largest household expenses, and electric vehicles can help families keep more money in their pockets. That’s why we’re supporting the Governor’s plan to help more Californians afford EVs! Take Action HERE.

Lead poses a serious poisoning threat to people, wildlife, and the environment — but this dangerous heavy metal is still allowed in hunting ammo and fishing tackle, including ammo used in many national wildlife refuges throughout the United States. Thanks to an agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in 2023 the agency finalized a rule banning lead ammo and tackle use in nine more national wildlife refuges, including Rachel Carson in Maine and Blackwater in Maryland. Now the Trump administration has proposed repealing the ban — mere months before it’s supposed to take effect in September. Tell the Service to keep the lead out of national wildlife refuges HERE.

Deadly cyanide bombs are a brutal way to kill unwanted wildlife, and they absolutely don't belong where people live, hike and play. But right now, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is once again allowing cyanide bombs on the millions of acres of public lands they manage. In 2017, an Idaho boy and his dog were exploring near their home when he noticed something that looked like a sprinkler head on the ground. But it was a cyanide bomb. When he touched it, the device exploded in a cloud of deadly sodium cyanide. The boy was rushed to the hospital. His yellow lab was dead in minutes. The device was planted by government wildlife managers to kill predators, but a child paid the price. Once a cyanide bomb is placed, there's no way to control what -- or who -- will fall victim. Tell the BLM: No deadly cyanide bombs on public lands. Act HERE.