[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Save the Endangered Species Act

The petition to Congress reads:
"Stop the Trump administration's gutting of the Endangered Species Act.
Pass the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Save the
Endangered Species Act

The bald eagle, beluga whale, whooping crane and American grey wolf. All
could be a distant memory if the Trump administration's heartless and
greedy extinction plan remains in effect.

Earlier this year, despite massive public opposition – including by CREDO
members and our progressive allies – Trump and his minions pushed through
dangerous regulations to gut the Endangered Species Act, open up protected
areas to fossil fuel development and line the pockets of big polluters.

Progressive champion Rep. Raul Grijalva recently introduced critical
legislation called the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019 that would
repeal these rule changes.^1 We must demand that Congress immediately pass
this bill to stop Trump's handout to the oil and gas industry and protect
and recover precious, threatened wildlife.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Save the Endangered Species Act. Click here to sign the
petition.

Since it was enacted in the 1970s, the ESA has been wildly successful in
protecting endangered species on the brink of extinction.^2 More than 99%
of all species listed on the ESA have been saved, including the iconic
bald eagle, American alligator, Florida manatee and grizzly bear.

Yet, under Trump's extinction plan, decades of hard-fought victories to
protect hundreds of endangered and threatened species could be completely
wiped out. Despite the overwhelming success and support for the Endangered
Species Act – more than 90% in one recent poll and more than 800,000
public comments in opposition to these rollbacks – the Trump
administration is again ignoring science and public opinion to enrich its
friends in the fossil fuel and extractive industries.^3,4

At a time when climate change and other threats are wiping out species
across the globe at an alarming rate, now is the time to strengthen the
ESA, not weaken our ability to protect vulnerable wildlife and allow Big
Oil to continue to exacerbate the climate crisis.

It's clear that the Trump administration won't stop until the Endangered
Species Act is completely eviscerated. Please join us now urging Congress
to pass this crucial legislation before it's too late. Click the link
below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for speaking out,

Heidi Hess, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. House Committee on Natural Resources, "[ [link removed] ]Chair Grijalva, Senator
Udall Introduce Bill to Protect Endangered Species, Reverse Trump’s
Changes That Will Add to Extinction Crisis," Sept. 17, 2019.
 2. Center for Biological Diversity, "[ [link removed] ]A Wild Success: A Systematic
Review of Bird Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act," June 2016.
 3. The Humane Society of the United States, "[ [link removed] ]Broad coalition
submitted more than 800,000 comments opposing Trump's plan to weaken
the Endangered Species Act regulations," Sept. 24, 2018.
 4. Endangered Species Coalition, "[ [link removed] ]Statement on Bills to Block Trump
ESA Rollback," Sept. 17, 2019.

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