Dear John,

Our climate is in a state of crisis. Some of our most iconic landscapes are at
risk. And more than 1 million plant and animal species are on the brink of
extinction.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is making things worse. He’s used his
position to undermine the Endangered Species Act and gut protections for our
wild places. As a former fossil fuel lobbyist, he’s surely taking these actions
to help his Big Oil buddies like the Independent Petroleum Association of
America.

Every day Bernhardt is in office, his conflicts of interest and abuses of power
put our public lands, climate, and wildlife in danger. Now we need your help
demanding Congress hold him accountable!

Take action now: Demand Congress hold Bernhardt accountable for putting Big
Polluters over our public lands.
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Bernhardt has been at the Department of the Interior for less than three years.
But already, he’s blocked the release of research proving chlorpyrifos is
pushing nearly 1,400 species closer to extinction. He’s trying to move the
Bureau of Land Management out of Washington, DC and into a building it would
share with Chevron. And since day 1 at DOI he’s pushed the interests of his past
Big Oil clients like IPAA -- who represents companies like Shell, ConocoPhillips
and Marathon Oil.

We will not stand idly by as this blatant conflict-of-interest and abuse of
power imperils our public lands, climate, and wildlife. And momentum against
this corporate crony is building -- just last week protestors disrupted the IPAA
annual meeting to stand against Big Oil’s unethical ties to Bernhardt and other
corrupt members of this administration.

Now Congress must hold Bernhardt accountable for abusing his power at DOI to
enrich Big Polluters. But our legislators will only act if they feel pressure
from constituents like you!

Tell Congress to hold David Bernhardt accountable for putting profits over
people and the environment!
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Bernhardt’s willingness to abandon endangered wildlife to enrich Big Polluters
makes him unfit to serve as Interior Secretary.

Congress could investigate whether Bernhardt violated the spirit or the letter
of any ethics laws. And it could look into his past clients to see if they’ve
abused their relationships with Bernhardt to influence policies promoting
attacks on our public lands and wildlife.

Momentum against Bernhardt is building as more information comes out about this
administration’s corrupt ties to corporate polluters and the abuse of power by
high level officials. With your help, John, we can
ensure Congress holds Bernhardt accountable for misusing his power. But we must
act fast!

Help send 30,000 messages to Congress: Tell our legislators to hold Bernhardt
accountable for endangering people and the planet!
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Standing with you,
Ariel Moger,
Legislative coordinator,
Friends of the Earth

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