Dear John,
Donald Trump is brazenly pushing Big Seafood’s corporate agenda. His EPA wants to make it easier for polluters to renew permits for industrial ocean fish farms throughout New England.
This proposal will endanger wildlife, ruin water quality, and harm small-scale food producers who are already facing economic downturns from coronavirus.
These moves are all meant to benefit mega-corporations looking to line their pockets. We cannot let Trump sneak through this giveaway to Big Polluters. But we need your help to stop him.
Fight Trump’s Administration: Tell it to stop making it easier for polluters to destroy our oceans!
Industrial fish farms contain hundreds of thousands of farmed fish and are built on the factory farming business model. They produce water discharge with heavy metals and chemicals, agricultural drugs and pesticides, untreated fish waste, and excess feed.
Instead of cracking down on this harmful industry, the Trump Administration has poured resources into supporting factory fish farms. Just a few weeks ago, Trump issued an Executive Order that authorized permitting of these floating factory farms while slashing environmental protection requirements.
Now, the EPA is trying to streamline permitting for factory farm facilities in federal waters and on land -- without fulfilling proper environmental review processes. It claims its proposal will slash regulatory barriers and streamline pre-existing permit processes -- But in reality, it will only make it easier for factory fish farms to pollute our waterways. This benefits mega-corporations at the expense of responsible seafood producers and the environment.
Trump’s EPA must hear from engaged environmentalists like you to stop the proposal. But we need to act fast!
We need 25,000 more messages to the EPA: Say no to floating factory farms in New England!
Big Seafood has huge profits at stake with the EPA’s proposal. It wants to grow as much seafood as possible on every available acre it can get its hands on -- in water or on land. Factory seafood farms on land are very resource intensive and take an inordinate toll on surrounding communities and their infrastructure. In the water, these operations threaten wildlife by spreading disease and pests. Whether land-based or at sea, these operations will ruin water quality and put responsible seafood producers out of business.
We need to show Trump’s Administration that our environment, wildlife, and communities are more important than corporate profits.
It’s up to you to show public officials that someone is watching. Will you stand up for our environment and responsible seafood producers before it’s too late?
Send a loud, clear message: Tell Trump’s EPA to put people and the environment over Big Seafood’s profits!
Standing with you,
Hallie Templeton,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
