Congress is back in session, and unbelieveably they’re considering gutting life-saving protections and research for dolphins, whales, and other imperiled marine mammals — all to exploit even more of our offshore waters for profit.

If these threats prevail, more vulnerable marine life will be killed or injured by entanglements in fishing gear, boat strikes, and other disturbances like deafening seismic blasting for offshore oil drilling.

We can’t stand by and let these defenseless creatures perish while corporate polluters get richer — help us raise a massive public outcry.

Join your voice with thousands of people across the country who are speaking out in defense of marine mammals.

Since Day 1, the Trump administration has announced staggering plans to repeal or weaken dozens of crucial standards that protect public health and address the climate crisis. But NRDC and members like you have fought back.

When the EPA recently proposed removing all carbon pollution standards and weakening Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) for dirty coal- and gas-fired power plants, more than 25,000 NRDC supporters like you spoke out by submitting public comments. Thank you for fighting dangerous plans that would worsen climate change, fuel more extreme weather events, and cause more health problems for us all.

Now, the Trump administration’s EPA is threatening to repeal a landmark legal finding that requires the government to protect us from climate-busting pollution. Their proposal would also gut standards limiting carbon pollution from cars and trucks.

But if the EPA moves forward, NRDC is ready to take them to court.

You can help strengthen our legal case by submitting a public comment to oppose this dangerous plan. Don’t wait — the comment deadline is September 22.

NRDC and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for failing to regulate pervasive use of harmful neonic pesticide coatings on crop seeds. These toxic coatings leach into our ground and surface water and soil, threatening human health and harming bees, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators that we depend on for our food supply. Read more >

• Nearly 150,000 NRDC Supporters Submitted Public Comments Opposing Arctic Drilling: The Trump administration’s reckless proposal would repeal vital protections prohibiting oil and gas drilling across millions of acres of the Western Arctic Reserve that we fought hard to win last year. Read more  >
• NRDC Advocacy Pushes U.S. to Ban Seafood Imports That Threaten Whales and Dolphins: After years of NRDC-led advocacy and litigation, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that some seafood products from more than 40 nations will be barred from entering the U.S. because they fail to meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals. Read more  >
• New NRDC Report Outlines Needed Property Insurance Reforms Amid Escalating Climate Disasters: NRDC released a new report with specific actions that states should take now to ensure homeowners’ last-resort property insurance plans aren’t wiped out by climate-driven disasters. Read more  >
• Coalition Files Legal Petition Calling on the EPA to Address Syracuse’s Lead Water Crisis: On behalf of frontline partners, NRDC and three other public advocacy groups filed an emergency petition urging the EPA to fix the city’s lead water crisis and secure safe drinking water. Both the EPA and the state of New York are now investigating. Read more  >
• New NRDC Map Shows U.S. Refineries Using Dangerous Hydrogen Fluoride: NRDC is fighting in court to regulate the use of the toxic chemical hydrogen fluoride (HF) in oil refineries. Do you live near a refinery using HF? Check out our map here  >

Do you know where the biggest intact temperate rainforest is located? It’s right here in the U.S. — and NRDC has spent a decade protecting it from destructive roadbuilding and logging. But this rainforest and other forested public lands are under threat again if the Trump administration repeals the Roadless Rule. Read more >

• Protect Our Forests from the Administration’s Attacks: While NRDC’s legal team considers options to fight back against threats to our national forests, we need your help telling the Trump administration to reverse their plans to rescind the Roadless Rule. Submit your public comment by the Sept. 19 deadline  >
• Tell Mexico Pacific: Our Seas Aren’t Gas Stations: U.S. energy company Mexico Pacific is asking the Department of Energy for an extension of their permit to export dirty liquefied natural gas out of the pristine Gulf of California. Write to the corporation to reverse their plans  >
• Tell the EPA: Protect Bees from Toxic Pesticides: We rely on pollinators for our food supply, so we must ban bee-killing toxic pesticides like neonics. Send a message  >

Join us on Thursday, September 16 at 12 p.m. ET as we launch Stolen Futures, a collaboration between NRDC and WE ACT for Environmental Justice. The event will highlight new tools — an interactive map, dashboard, videos, and storymap — tracking the widespread, harmful impacts to communities all across the country due to the Trump administration’s clawbacks of critical grants and funds. We’ll also discuss ways we can stand up for our communities. Sign up here >

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