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Dear NRDC Activist,

Breaking news: NRDC recently moved to join a lawsuit against the state of Utah to stop them from gutting protections for the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

We must prevent these irreplaceable public lands from being handed over to the fossil fuel industry. That's why we're marshaling resources for the new NRDC Legal Fund to wage courtroom battles at every level and stop the juggernaut of right-wing-fueled legal attacks threatening our wild lands and our planet's future.

Our goal: raise $100,000 to fight back. Will you make a $5 donation to the NRDC Legal Fund? Your gift will DOUBLE to help defend our environment against a barrage of legal attacks — but only until Friday, 12/23!

Trying to exploit our public lands? We'll see you in court.

The Trump administration illegally slashed Bears Ears National Monument by 85% and reduced Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument to nearly half its original size. Their goal was to open these priceless lands to dirty fossil fuel companies for mining and drilling, which would ravage the land, contaminate the air and water for local communities, and lock in more climate-polluting emissions during a climate crisis. But last year, thankfully, President Biden restored these national monuments.

Now, extreme, anti-environment politicians are suing to roll back these restored protections and attack a bedrock law — the Antiquities Act — that presidents have relied on for more than a century to protect some of our most beloved places.

And if they succeed in destroying the Antiquities Act, it doesn't stop in Utah. National monuments across the United States would be at risk. We can't let that happen.

This is URGENT: Donate to the NRDC Legal Fund before midnight on 12/23 and every dollar you give will be DOUBLED, up to $100,000. Even $5 helps!

Thank you — from me and the incredible team of lawyers here at NRDC.

And polluters? We'll see you in court.

Sincerely,

Mitch
Mitch Bernard
Chief Counsel, NRDC
Mitch

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Founded in 1970, NRDC combines the expertise of some 700 scientists, lawyers, and advocates with the power of more than 3 million members and online activists to confront our planet's most pressing problems.

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After Trump packed federal courts, including the Supreme Court, everything is on the table: clean air, clean water, imperiled wildlife, and our one remaining chance to avert a complete climate catastrophe.

America's biggest polluters are poised to launch a barrage of attacks aimed squarely at taking down the very pillars of environmental protection.

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