Friend — with Trump flailing over impeachment, we're witnessing a serious escalation in his attacks on the environment and our families' health.

Here's what you need to know: Last month, the Trump administration revoked California's emissions limits for cars, triggering a legal showdown between the federal government and more than a dozen states that were following similar standards.

We've now learned that Trump's EPA is making unsubstantiated claims that the city of San Francisco is dumping used needles into the ocean. Trump is using the bogus reports to threaten to withhold federal funds to the state with no evidence.

This is a personal vendetta for Trump that has huge implications for our health and environment. Not only is he massively overreaching to try to hurt air quality in fifteen states across the country — he's now involving federal agencies to threaten the states that push back.

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As impeachment proceedings back him further and further into a corner, Trump is lashing out and escalating his war on the environment.

This could be a devastating blow to decades of progress on clean air. No administration has ever revoked a state's authority to protect its own air quality. This is a huge blow to communities who are breathing dirty air — especially communities of color and low-income communities that are more frequently located near the worst sources of air pollution.

This could be a devastating blow to decades of progress on clean air. Our children, the elderly, and other vulnerable populations will be the ones to suffer the worst consequences.

LCV is in the thick of this fight, raising the alarm with Congress, the media, and grassroots activists — but our resources are being stretched to their limit.

We're also working around the clock to block drilling in the Arctic, safeguard the irreplaceable Tongass National Forest, protect endangered species on the brink of extinction, safeguard our communities from toxic air pollution, and more. We cannot afford to let up on any of these fronts.

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The EPA's job is to enforce the laws and standards that protect our environment — not bully states against which the president has a personal vendetta. But we need the full force of our membership with us to counter these attacks, and win.

Thanks for sticking with us.

Sincerely,

Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters