Hi there Friend,

During this week’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden reminded Americans that climate action can’t wait. 

“The climate crisis doesn’t care if your state is red or blue. It is an existential threat,” Biden said. “We have an obligation to our children and grandchildren to confront it.”

But it’s not just future generations that are harmed by pollution. The cost of inaction is real. And marginalized communities are already paying for it with their health. 

President Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a critical step toward cutting methane and other harmful pollutants from the oil and gas industry – but there is more work to be done to ensure that the EPA finalizes the strongest possible methane safeguards to protect public health.

That’s where you come in, friend. If you are concerned about the impacts of methane pollution, please submit your comment to the EPA by February 13.

(If you represent a community organization, please submit your custom comment here or use a premade template here.)

Not sure what to say? Check out these key points from our friends at the Climate Action Campaign:

• Cutting methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is the quickest, most cost effective way to slow the rate of climate change and protect our health. 
• Frontline communities bear the burden of oil and gas pollution that affects their health, air, and water. It's time to stand up for these families.
• The EPA's updated draft rule improves upon many of the standards in the original draft rule released by EPA last year, including by requiring regular monitoring at all well sites, but it does not go far enough. There is more work to be done – especially on key issues like the wasteful and dangerous practice of routine flaring.

During the State of the Union address, President Biden promised: “We will finish the job.” Now it’s up to us to hold him to his word and remind the administration how important clean air is to our communities. 

Submit your comment on methane and encourage President Biden to release all administrative rules to address toxic power plant pollution for public comment by signing this petition today.

In solidarity,

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