We need to push it to create the strongest possible protections

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Dear Friend,

The Environmental Protection Agency is first and foremost a public health agency — an agency that, at its best, holds polluters accountable and enforces our most fundamental laws for safeguarding clean air and clean water. This mission was largely abandoned during the Trump administration, as Trump’s cronies worked hard to make sure polluters could poison the public with impunity.

But under a new administration, the EPA is taking on the daunting task of undoing Trump’s damage, which will require extensive processes that could stretch on for years. And as we’ve said many times, merely getting back to where we were during the Obama years is not good enough. The people drinking lead-contaminated water, living next to chemical plants, and being exposed to methane pollution deserve stronger protections in the shortest amount of time possible.

The good news is the EPA’s work doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When we organize to flood the regulatory comment periods with support for strong regulations, EPA staffers listen and can change the agency’s plans. This type of activism is not glamorous, but it makes a difference — and it’s critical in the fight for healthy communities and a livable climate. I hope you’ll consider taking action on the alerts below to call on the EPA to enact strong protections as fast as possible.

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Get lead out of our drinking water

Millions of people across the country drink water that passes through lead pipes, putting countless communities at risk of lead contamination along the way. We need tougher rules to keep lead out of our drinking water and until July 30 the Environmental Protection Agency is asking for community input on the best way to do just that.

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Demand strong protections against chemical disasters

Over 100 times per year, facilities using or storing toxic chemicals catch fire, explode, or release hazardous substances into the air. Exposure to these chemicals can cause immediate death or injury, reproductive, developmental, and respiratory damage, along with cancer and other harm to the nervous, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems. 177 million people (half the United States population) live close enough to facilities that could, at any moment, have a disaster and damage their health irreparably.The EPA must take action to prevent further chemical disasters.

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Tell the EPA to cut methane emissions

Congress just undid Trump’s methane rollback. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency is working to craft a new rule to tackle methane and associated pollution from new and existing oil and gas operations, and it is taking feedback from the public. Methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is fueling the climate crisis and threatening the health and safety of our communities. It's time for the EPA to do something about it.

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Ban chlorpyrifos

For half a century, U.S. staple foods such as corn, wheat, apples and citrus have been sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a dangerous pesticide that can damage the developing brains of children, causing reduced IQ and attention deficit disorders. Now, after more than a decade of advocacy and a series of Earthjustice lawsuits, a federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to stop evading the law and ban all food uses of the neurotoxic pesticide, or prove that it is safe (something the EPA cannot do given the science). Join us in telling the EPA to finish the job and ban chlorpyrifos now.

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We’ll need your voice in the fights that lie ahead. The best way to stay engaged is to sign up for text messages from Earthjustice by texting JUSTICE to 43428. Thank you for your advocacy and commitment to protecting people and the planet.

Sincerely,
Kyle Berquist
Digital Advocacy Associate

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