Friend, this match expires in just two days — and with $4,800 left to raise, I’m writing to you with great urgency.
This work may become even harder depending on the Supreme Court’s decision this week in West Virginia v EPA, which could sharply curtail EPA’s implementation of the Clean Air Act to address the climate crisis. That’s why this match is so important… and why I’m writing to you now.
This match comes at a vital moment for Waterkeeper Alliance.
We close our fiscal year this Thursday, and we’re counting on this matching gift to bring new resources — and power — to the work we do together.
And I can’t emphasize enough how crucial the months ahead are.
As we wait for the Justices to rule in the West Virginia case, the Court is also considering another case, Sackett v EPA, that threatens serious damage to the ability of the Clean Water Act to protect rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and oceans — and the communities and ecosystems that depend upon them — from toxic pollution.
Our team filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief earlier this month to defend the Clean Water Act —and we’re counting on you (and this match!)to ensure we’re ready to respond, no matter what the highest court decides.
We must be ready to:
Demand Congress take action to clarify EPA’s critical role in enforcing environmental laws
Help local Waterkeeper groups hold polluters accountable, patrolling their watersheds, demanding cleanups, and enforcing the law when government fails to do so
Strengthen the Clean Water Act to regulate emergent “forever chemicals” such as PFAS
