Dear NRDC Activist,

Fossil fuel pipelines threaten our rivers, streams, and wetlands ... they can pollute drinking water sources and damage wildlife habitat ... and they lead to pollution that fuels the climate crisis and threatens our ability to meet the goals needed to protect our planet.

And yet, dangerous pipeline projects are in the works all across the U.S.

Many of these ill-conceived projects move forward thanks to a loophole known as Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP12) — a notoriously problematic license under the Clean Water Act that is used to fast-track pipelines without proper environmental review.

The Army Corps of Engineers is inviting public comments on NWP12 through May 27, so we have an important opportunity to close that loophole and help stop dangerous, climate-busting fossil fuel pipelines from seeing the light of day.

Tell the Biden administration to eliminate NWP12 and close this disastrous pipeline loophole for good.

NWP12 has allowed fossil fuel companies to build pipelines that threaten our communities, drinking water sources, and wetlands. This includes the notorious Dakota Access pipeline that travels under both the Missouri River and Lake Oahe, a reservoir that is the primary water source for the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Compromising this critical water source would pose an imminent threat to the safety of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

Canceling NWP12 is one major step we can take to protect our clean water and wetlands and stop disastrous pipeline projects from jeopardizing communities, our health, and the environment. And blocking dirty energy pipelines is critical to fighting the climate crisis and securing an equitable 100% clean energy future.

Dangerous pipelines are a threat to all of us — we must mobilize a nationwide public outcry that the Biden administration's Army Corps of Engineers can't ignore. Make your voice heard now.

Together, we've successfully stopped dirty pipelines like the Keystone XL — and I know we can eliminate other dangerous pipeline projects. Revoking Nationwide Permit 12 is one key step in the right direction.

Please send a message to the Biden administration today.

Sincerely,

Amy Mall
Senior Advocate, Dirty Energy, Lands Division, Nature Program, NRDC