Dear John,
Trump wants to expose America’s most iconic national landmark -- the Grand
Canyon -- to a massive increase in uranium mining. We have to act fast to protect our public lands.
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Poisoned water. Increased risk of cancer and other public health issues for
local Indigenous communities. Open pits scarring the southwestern desert. These
are just a few of the impacts of this plan.
Together, we pressured the House of Representatives to pass a bill that protects
the Grand Canyon from uranium mining forever. Now, we need to push the Senate to
act -- but we can’t do this without you, John!
Help stop the Trump Administration from permanently scarring the Grand Canyon
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[[link removed]]With your support, we’ve been fighting Trump’s years-long efforts to turn our
public lands over to the fossil fuel industry. We’re advocating for legislation
to protect public lands and wildlife from fossil fuel interests, exposing
Interior Secretary Bernhardt and BLM Director Pendley’s corruption, and
coordinating public comments to oppose new leasing on public lands.
Here’s why this work matters now:
* To stand a chance of surviving climate change, we need to keep 80 percent of
known fossil fuel reserves in the ground. However, Trump’s pushing for more
extraction and burning of fossil fuels on our public lands, which already
accounts for nearly a quarter of U.S. climate emissions.
* In addition, our landscapes are critical to the species that call them home,
and to the people who have lived in or near them for generations. Our public
lands are held in trust for the public good, to preserve our natural heritage
for future generations. But Trump and his administration insist on
endangering our wild places so he can throw his Big Oil and Gas buddies a
payday.
In times like this, it can be hard to find hope. That’s understandable. We’re up
against powerful foes and entrenched interests, and the stakes are high.
But that’s exactly why we can’t give up.
And thanks to members like you, our tenacious campaigning is racking up wins in
the courts of law and public opinion:
* Friends of the Earth consistently gathers the most public comments opposing
oil and gas lease sales -- your comments make a difference!
* And we’ve been shifting public opinion through our research, which has been
featured in top media outlets like The New York Times, exposing how Interior
Secretary Bernhardt has violated ethics rules by working with his former
fossil fuel industry clients. We’re pushing Congress to investigate this
corruption, and we’ve won using that tactic before: Scott Pruitt and Ryan
Zinke were forced to resign after corruption scandals.
In order to keep going in these challenging times, we need to take stock and
celebrate our wins. So we want to recognize all of your support and hard work.
And we want to keep the momentum going. Public pressure has stopped the Trump
Administration from gutting protections for our public lands before. With your
help, we can do it again.
With your support, we can win the fight to protect our public lands. Donate $10
to Friends of the Earth today!
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[[link removed]]Fighting to protect our precious wild places is a fight we can win. But only if
we keep at it.
And we don’t have much time: According to a report from the World Meteorological
Organization, the climate crisis is worsening. Experts say that we have less
than 10 years to revamp our economy and save the planet from irreversible
climate catastrophe.
That’s why we’re pushing to rapidly phase out all extraction and burning of
fossil fuels, starting with a ban on new fossil fuel leasing in federal lands
and waters, and a moratorium on federal permits for fossil fuel projects that
have the greatest impact on frontline communities and sensitive ecosystems.
We’re fighting across the country, including:
* In New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site with irreplaceable archaeological treasures. Unfortunately, the
Bureau of Land Management’s just-released management plan for the area
prioritizes oil and gas development over the environment or the people who
live nearby.
* In Utah, the Trump Administration is allowing mining, drilling, and grazing
on land stripped from Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments.
Soon, Indigenous communities who live near Bears Ears could be exposed to the
health dangers associated with uranium mining -- from poisoned drinking water
to increased risk of cancer -- all in the name of corporate profits.
Friends of the Earth is using all the tools in our toolbox to block these dirty
energy projects, including strategic direct action. We’re expanding our fight as
watchdogs for people and the planet, because we have no other choice.
And we’re able to keep fighting -- and winning -- because we have generous
people like you supporting us each step of the way.
With your support, we can win the fight to protect our public lands. Donate $10
to Friends of the Earth today!
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[[link removed]]Thank you,
Nicole Ghio,
Senior fossil fuels program manager,
Friends of the Earth
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