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

Republican presidential nominee and so-called "president-elect" Donald Trump wants to harm our environment with his own dangerous anti-environment agenda. He wants to tear down forests for housing and construction development just like he wants to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Also, Donald Trump would threaten endangered species by forcing them to go extinct like dinosaurs by having them killed by hunters. We want the National Wildlife Federation to stop Donald Trump and his dangerous anti-environment agenda and save our forests, habitats, swamps and endangered species.

I bring my own reusable bags to the grocery store. Yet, despite my personal efforts to reduce my own pollution, the grocery store employees still have to use some plastic bags for my purchases. People either don't realize that they themselves have an impact on the health of our environment or they out right deny the fact. Banning plastic bags is a simple step on the road to a sustainable future. If not now, when?

This has been kept secret until very recently and we now have only days to stop this. Follow the link below for more detailed information on the project, including maps of the proposed route, and the effects it will have on the local community and our environment. It's should also be noted that Connecticut's government officials called this plan "dead on arrival" yet Senator Reed thinks this a great idea for "South County" and Rhode Island. http://charlestowncitizens.org/2016/12/18/christmas-surprise-from-fra/ A quote from the CharlestownCitizens.org article: "One week before Christmas the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released their Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to straighten the tracks of the Northeast Corridor over the next several decades. The impacted communities have just 30 days to respond. The FRA estimates the cost of its proposal at nearly $130 billion, plus an additional $2 billion a year to operate. The states will be expected to pay part of this cost. It is important to note that the plan cannot happen without approval from the state of Rhode Island. The new path of the rail lines would cut off an estimated 45 minutes of travel time between New York and Boston by straightening out curves that currently exist in the rail lines. Some of this curviness is in Charlestown where the rails were originally built to serve the mill towns or follow natural features. The train currently spends at most about 5 minutes traveling through Charlestown. It’s not known how many minutes or seconds of the upgrade depend on the straightening in Charlestown. The proposal calls for rerouting the rails through the Grills Preserve in Westerly, rerouting in the Burdickville Rd. Area in Charlestown, cutting straight through the Frances C. Carter Memorial Preserve, then transecting the Amos Green Farm, Columbia Heights, and Kenyon. The new rail lines would rejoin the old rail bed in the Great Swamp Management Area in South Kingstown where a third rail would be added to increase the railroad width by 50%. Wetlands would be filled in Burlingame and the Great Swamp Management Areas. Blasting and trenching would be needed to get through hills and keep the train at a steady elevation. A small area of Narragansett Tribal Land will also likely have wetlands filled in the Indian Cedar Swamp. There would likely be one or more temporary staging areas in the Great Swamp in South Kingstown to facilitate development of a third rail. Public and private property is effected, including many homes along the new rail path that would have to be removed." Information on the project can also be found at NECFuture.com

We are ALL threatened by Donald Trump's refusal to accept the reality of climate change. His nominees, all of whom deny climate change, will implement policies which will cause irreparable harm to the United States and the rest of the planet.

We urge you to support Intro 495, a.k.a. The Waste Equity Bill, which seeks to unburden communities in The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens that handle an unfair 80% of NYC's garbage. Each borough needs to take care of their fair share and the South Bronx shouldn't be saddled with over 30% of the city's garbage. We are already suffering an epidemic crisis with the highest rates of asthma in the nation. This city's economics must not continue to be prioritized over the health of our communities. Not only do we deserve better from our elected officials trusted with our health and environment, but we demand better.

This week, we went toe-to-toe with Trump over his intimidation of government scientists -- and Trump backed down. Now, Nevada scientists are mobilizing to block Scott Pruitt’s confirmation in the Senate based on his clear anti-science record -- and they need our support to win a crucial vote from Senator Dean Heller.

I feel betrayed by Donald J. Trump's brazen theft of the presidency with the aid of Russian hackers with the sole purpose of increasing his holdings, which may result in a dangerously conservative replacement being appointed upon his inevitable impeachment. United States citizens deserve progress, not punishment.