Since 2005, the oil and gas industry has fracked over 137,000 wells, used over 6 billion pounds of chemicals and produced billions of gallons of fracking wastewater. At least 157 of the chemicals used in fracking fluid are toxic to humans and aquatic life. Fracking produces billions of gallons of fracking fluid waste each year. And time and again, toxic spills have contaminated our water and endangered our health. Yet the fracking industry remains exempt from EPA regulation and the laws that ensure the safety of our drinking water. The Senate must close the fracking loopholes in the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Please sign the petition, then call or email the White House with the information below: Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact President Obama, we respectfully – and urgently request that in the closing days of your presidency you block vulnerable areas on the California Coast from fossil fuel exploitation. We are concerned that even with the protected areas on the Pacific Coast, the areas off of the southern coast of California – from Santa Barbara to San Diego have come into the crosshairs of the fossil fuel industry. The southern coast of California is particularly attractive to the Oilmen because there is on-shore infrastructure available to process the extracted hydrocarbons. They are proposing the use of new technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. We cannot afford to compromise the marine habitats of Coastal California. We have gained so much – but could lose as much or more by way of the air and water pollutants that fracking would release in our waters. It would also expose the entire coast to the risk of a catastrophic oil-spill event should the high-pressure wells blow – something that does occur on land where the blow-out can be contained without public notice, but would not be so easily contained (or concealed) in a marine environment. Please use your executive power to immediately protect our coastline from any oil exploration.

It’s time for a revolution in the food system—young and new farmers need support to nourish future generations. Farmers, businesses, policymakers, and educators need to promote agriculture as an intellectually stimulating and economically sustainable career, and to and make jobs in agriculture and the food system “cool” for young people all over the world. With a rapidly aging population of farmers, it’s time to attract more young people to agriculture. This is a global challenge; half the farmers in the United States are 55 years or older while in South Africa, the average age of farmers is around 62 years old. “Agriculture has an image problem,” according to the organization Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD). Yet, according to the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), 2.5 billion people depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, and according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 27 percent of the world’s population is under 10 years old while only eight percent is over 65 years old. “For decades, poor farmers were seen as a problem to be solved. But where and when people and governments have been able to give them the support they need and have understood that family farmers are, in fact, part of the solution, we have seen promising results,” said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva. It’s time to cultivate the next generation of food system leaders—young farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, agronomists, extension agents, educators, researchers, scientists, and policymakers who can create a more sustainable food system. “Increased access to education means that young people can be a force for innovation on family farms, increasing incomes and well-being for not only farmers but also for local communities. Young people can develop the agricultural sector by applying new technologies to current work methods,” says Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary of GFAR. Agriculture means more than subsistence farming. Today, young people can explore career options in permaculture design, biodynamic farming, communication technologies, forecasting, marketing, logistics, quality assurance, urban agriculture projects, food preparation, environmental sciences, advanced technologies, and more.

Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) recently investigated an American Humane Association (AHA) Certified egg farm in California that supplies eggs to Whole Foods. The investigators found hens living in filthy, crowded conditions. Many of the hens had bloody wounds and prolapses, a condition where, due to having laid so many eggs, a hen’s internal organs are pushed out of her body. Other hens had died, and their bodies were left to rot on the floor of the barns. In the course of the investigation, DxE rescued a hen and named her Ava. Ava’s feet were severely injured and she was struggling to walk. With love and care at a sanctuary, Ava recovered and is able to walk again. Watch Ava's story at eggfarm360.com. Whole Foods claims to care about animals, and they market their eggs as cage-free despite raising hens in sickening confinement. Sign the petition and ask Whole Foods to cut ties with all farms that abuse birds.

There are two high pressure gas pipelines proposed for construction that will impact Pinelands residents and natural resources. Both proposed pipelines violate the rules that protect the Pinelands National Reserve, a state and federally protected region in New Jersey. Over 2/3 of Ocean County is located within the Pinelands National Reserve. The state Pinelands Commission is a 15-member independent public body responsible for enforcing the rules that protect the Pinelands. They will vote in early 2017 on whether or not to approve the first of these pipelines, the South Jersey Gas pipeline, which will go through Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic Counties. The second pipeline, to be constructed by New Jersey Natural Gas, goes from Chesterfield (Burlington County) to Manchester (Ocean County) and will also come up for a vote before the Pinelands Commission. Each county in the Pinelands has a representative on the Pinelands Commission appointed by that county’s Freeholder Board. Ocean County’s representative is Commissioner Alan Avery. Tell the Ocean County Freeholders that Alan Avery should stand up for the county and vote NO on both pipelines. They violate the rules that protect the Pine Barrens and they threaten the health and safety of its residents. Please sign by February 8 to have the maximum impact.

There are two high pressure gas pipelines proposed for construction that will impact Pinelands residents and natural resources. Both proposed pipelines violate the rules that protect the Pinelands National Reserve, a state and federally protected region in New Jersey. The state Pinelands Commission is a 15-member independent public body responsible for enforcing the rules that protect the Pinelands. They will vote in early 2017 on whether or not to approve the first of these pipelines, the South Jersey Gas pipeline, which will go through Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic Counties. The second pipeline, to be constructed by New Jersey Natural Gas, goes from Chesterfield (Burlington County) to Manchester (Ocean County) and will also come up for a vote before the Pinelands Commission. Each county in the Pinelands has a representative on the Pinelands Commission appointed by that county’s Freeholder Board. Cumberland County’s representative is Commissioner Jane Jannarone. Tell the Cumberland County Freeholders that Jane Jannarone should stand up for the county and vote NO on both pipelines. They violate the rules that protect the Pine Barrens, they threaten the health and safety of its residents, and Cumberland County residents will pay for the pipelines' costs without ever being able to use the gas to power their homes. Please sign by February 8 to maximize impact.

There are two high pressure gas pipelines proposed for construction that will impact Pinelands residents and natural resources. Both proposed pipelines violate the rules that protect the Pinelands National Reserve, a state and federally protected region in New Jersey. Approximately 2/3 of Burlington County is located within the Pinelands National Reserve. The state Pinelands Commission is a 15-member independent public body responsible for enforcing the rules that protect the Pinelands. They will vote in early 2017 on whether or not to approve the first of these pipelines, the South Jersey Gas pipeline, which will go through Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic Counties. The second pipeline, to be constructed by New Jersey Natural Gas, goes from Chesterfield (Burlington County) to Manchester (Ocean County) and will also come up for a vote before the Pinelands Commission. Each county in the Pinelands has a representative on the Pinelands Commission appointed by that county’s Freeholder Board. Burlington County’s representative is Chair of the Commission, Sean Earlen. Tell the Burlington County Freeholders that Sean Earlen should stand up for the county and vote NO on both pipelines. They violate the rules that protect the Pine Barrens and, they threaten the health and safety of its residents, and Burlington County residents will pay for the pipelines' costs without ever being able to use the gas for powering their homes. Please sign by February 8 to maximize impact.

This is the most important action we are asking you to take since we launched this Campaign. In December agencies took steps to protect America’s most visited wilderness by denying two mining leases and starting a process that could grant long-term protection by putting areas around the Boundary Waters off-limits to sulfide-ore copper mining. Today is the first day of an environmental review of the Boundary Waters watershed -- a review meant to identify what makes the Boundary Waters so unique, so clean, and so sensitive to pollution. The review will ultimately help determine whether the Boundary Waters is the wrong place for America’s most toxic industry: sulfide-ore copper mining. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most popular wilderness area. Covering over one million acres, with more than 1,000 pristine lakes and 1,200 miles of rivers and streams, the Boundary Waters offers unmatched fishing, hunting, and other public lands wilderness recreational opportunities for all Americans to enjoy. The Boundary Waters is also an integral part of an $850 million-dollar per year outdoor recreation economy in Northeastern Minnesota. It is our crown jewel and is visited by hundreds of thousands of people annually. The Boundary Waters is priceless, irreplaceable and should not be put at risk of perpetual pollution from the most toxic industry in America. Thank you and please spread the word to your friends, families and networks so as many people as possible take action during this critical window for public input.

We've created this petition to raise signatures supporting the 2016 Paris Agreement. This is an accord initiated by the United Nations that deals with the mitigation of greenhouse gases and aims to cap temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This landmark agreement opened for signatures on April 22, 2016, and, as of December 2016, 194 members of the U.N. have signed the accord. Climate change does and will continue to affect every country on Earth with dangerous environmental, health, and economic consequences. With the 2016 election of Donald Trump, the Paris Agreement is now more important than ever. President Trump has threatened to pull out of the accord, thereby withdrawing the support of the United States to combat climate change. This petition reflects the belief that the Paris Agreement should be respected and adhered to by the United States of America with the goal of reducing greenhouse gases. President Trump: Climate change is real. Please do not walk away from the Paris Agreement. The world needs the leadership of the United States.

To prevent cruelty to Animals in the Wild.

I live on the lands of the Ohlone People and believe they deserve Federal and State "Recognition" .

The Endangered Species Act is supported by 9 out of 10 U.S. voters, has a 99% success rate, and has prevented hundreds of species from going extinct in the 43 years it's been on the books. Despite this, Congressman Rob Bishop is using his role as Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee to take aim at this bedrock conservation law. He recently told a news outlet that he wants to "repeal and replace" the law and that lawmakers may "simply have to start over again." This reckless assault on the Endangered Species Act threatens wildlife recovery at a time when the planet is already amidst what scientists call the sixth great extinction event. Tell Chairman Rob Bishop to abandon his misguided and dangerous attempts to "repeal and replace" the Endangered Species Act. http://www.eenews.net/eedaily/2016/12/09/stories/1060046928