Hi,

We don’t have much time. The Trump administration wants to roll back the protection to our environment by fundamentally changing how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented.

NEPA has been called the “mother of environmental laws,” and for good reason—NEPA has been one of the most powerful tools for concerned citizens, giving people a voice and a vehicle to protect themselves.

NEPA, passed in 1970 just months before the first Earth Day, requires federal agencies to consider environmental costs before starting any major projects. NEPA applies to a broad range of actions, including how we build our cities—everything from constructing highways to laying pipelines to digging mines.

Tell the Council on Environmental Quality: Don’t gut NEPA!

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Don’t gut NEPA!

For 50 years, the National Environmental Policy Act has protected communities from rushed, poorly planned and environmentally damaging federal projects. I am commenting to express objections to the proposed changes.

One of the main claims behind gutting NEPA is that the law wastes money, blocks development and prevents jobs. However, the fact remains that more than 90% of environmental reviews for NEPA are completed in a matter of days or weeks. The projects that NEPA has halted were stalled because of potential dangers to the environment and a clear need for assessment.

The proposed changes to NEPA would block comprehensive analysis of the impacts of federal projects on climate change, and the impact of climate change on federal projects.

We don't have time to regress environmental policy. At the very moment we should be stiffening regulations to battle climate change, we’re loosening them.

Don’t let the administration gut the current law. Leave the environmental protections intact!

Comments are due tomorrow, March 10th, at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Will you add your voice and stop this attack on our environment?

We’re counting on you,

Kathleen Rogers
President, Earth Day Network