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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.
Californians: Speak out to stop a dangerous attack on the state's coast
The California Assembly will soon vote on a bill that would exempt a housing development on coastal land in Half Moon Bay from numerous state environmental laws. Urge your assemblymember to vote "No" on this dangerous bill.
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.
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 strengthen a landmark global warming bill
The Senate will soon be debating a landmark bipartisan bill that would require real, long-term reductions in global warming pollution. Tell your senators to co-sponsor and strengthen this historic legislation.
Urge your senators to clean up our beaches
Your senators have the opportunity to help clean up contaminated beaches and to make sure sources of beach pollution are identified and addressed. Urge them to co-sponsor the Beach Protection Act.
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.
