Friend -- I have good news and bad news for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Here's the good news: Since I reached out, thousands of you have joined me in calling out the Trump administration's disastrous decision to pursue drilling in these fragile and irreplaceable public lands.

The bad news is that the Trump administration is STILL moving full speed ahead. We now have less than 30 days until the administration's sham review process ends and lease sales can officially begin. We don't have much time.

If you haven't spoken out yet, I need to hear from you now. Join Americans across the country opposing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Thank you,

Maria

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From: Maria Cantwell
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019
Subject: [Alert] Selling off the Arctic Refuge

Friend --

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the last truly wild places left in the United States.

But if Donald Trump has his way, these protected lands will be leased to oil and gas companies by the end of the year. The administration just green-lit destructive drilling in ALL of the Refuge's coastal plain, a move that will destroy fragile ecosystems and threaten countless endangered species.

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for these pristine and irreplaceable federal lands. With the administration trying to steamroll environmental science and ignoring the clear threats to endangered polar bears, we don't have much time to speak up. If the Trump administration is able to lease Refuge lands this fall, it will become even harder to protect these lands from drilling. I need you to raise your voice with mine NOW.

Join me in condemning Trump's attempts to sell the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to dirty polluters!

Every time Republicans have tried to drill in the Arctic Refuge, we've been there to stop them.

In 2005, I filibustered a previous attempt to open the Refuge to drilling. I led the fight in 2017 when Republicans sold out the Refuge in exchange for their phony tax scam. And just this week, I introduced a bill in the Senate that will restore protections to this iconic place.

But the administration knows that once drilling begins, the effects can't just be repealed. That's why they've rushed forward a sham environmental review process that ignores the clear science -- drilling will be disastrous for this ecological haven. It's why they want to hold lease sales as quickly as possible.

This might be our last chance: Raise our voices and prove that Americans will oppose ANY drilling in the Arctic Refuge. Add your name now!

Together, we can save this incredible place.

Thank you,

Maria Cantwell