The KCC put strict limits in place on wastewater injection wells in 5 counties in southern Kansas, 8,000 barrels, in July of 2015. It worked! So they decided this September to increase that to 16,000 barrels, that's 704,000 gallons, and that is double the amount. Guess when the earthquakes started getting past 3.0 magnitude again? In September! And now that Colorado is bringing their waste to dump in Kansas we have earthquakes in Ellis where the limits don't apply. Ask them exactly how they plan to deal with this failed experiment. Oct 24 3.5 18 km E of Anthony Oct 24 2.8 16 km E of Anthony Oct 20 3.6 13 km SSW of Caldwell Sept 18 3.2 8 km NNW of Ellis Sept 16 3.1 13 km N of Ellis Sept 14 3.5 7 km N of Ellis Sept 13 3.2 10 km NW of Harper

I am the Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has long opposed the Dakota Access Pipeline project. The pipeline presents a threat to our lands, our sacred sites, and our water. Now, thousands of American Indians, from more than 300 tribes spanning the continent, have joined with us to stand against this violation of our tribe's rights under federal laws and regulations. Twenty-one city and county governments have also joined us to stand in opposition to this pipeline. We demand that construction of this pipeline be stopped before any further damage is done. While we engage in the long legal process to curtail construction of the pipeline, Dakota Access is still poised to begin construction. Halting the construction was an unprecedented step in response to our powerful movement—and now President Obama must reject the pipeline's permit outright. Current and future generations depend on our rivers and aquifer to live. The Dakota Access pipeline jeopardizes the heath of our water and could affect our people, as well as countless communities who live downstream, as the pipeline would cross four states. The pipeline, as designed, would destroy ancient burial grounds, which is a violation of federal law. On Saturday, September 5, Dakota Access bulldozed two miles of burial grounds. The company's private security sicced dogs on and pepper-sprayed those who tried to protect the site. This company cannot be trusted. Urgent action is needed to prevent Dakota Access from continuing to violate federal laws. Over the past year, I have spent a great deal of time addressing the Tribe’s concerns about this pipeline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has failed to follow the law and has failed to consider the impacts of the pipeline on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and neighboring communities. We demand to be heard, and we will continue to stand together for our nation and for all who live with and by the Missouri River, until justice is done.

The impacts of climate change are now playing out in California in real time: Record drought. Intense wildfires engulfing numerous areas of the state. More than 66 million dead trees in the southern Sierra Nevada. The single largest source of the pollution causing climate change in California? The gas-powered cars, trucks and buses that we drive every day. Yet powerful forces in the auto and petroleum industries are working overtime to keep us addicted to dirty fossil fuels. And their pressure is intensifying ahead of a critical decision about meeting California’s game-changing electric vehicle goal. Transitioning to clean electric vehicles means giving Californians a healthier planet, cleaner air to breathe and savings the pump. That’s why California established a pivotal goal to put 1.5 million electric vehicles on the road by 2025. Yet special interests are working relentlessly to put the brakes on California’s electric vehicle goal – just as we need to accelerate to a clean vehicle future. The Air Resources Board will decide the future of this electric vehicle goal this fall. Leaders at the Air Resources Board need to hear that Californians want them to resist pressure from special interests and accelerate the growth of clean vehicles. By upholding and meeting this goal, California can charge ahead to a cleaner, healthier future for all Californians. Tell the Air Resources Board that California should stay in the driver’s seat of the clean vehicle revolution!

Western Environmental Law Center is a nonprofit, environmental law firm dedicated to defending the West from oil and gas exploitation. In 2015, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service authorized the sale of over 20,000 acres of oil and gas leases in the Santa Fe National Forest. Our expert attorneys filed suit in May challenging the sale of these leases and are ready to use the full power of the law to stop the fracking of these public lands.

Big Oil and Gas is trying to become even stronger. Enbridge and Spectra want to merge and create the largest fossil fuel infrastructure company in North America. This disastrous merger would create a mega-corporation with the ability to control the energy market and harm our communities with more fracking and pipelines. And its increased financial and political clout would enable it to exert strong influence on government regulations. Sign the petition to tell the Department of Justice and Attorney General Loretta Lynch to stop this terrible merger.

We're launching a big campaign to get the EPA to ban Roundup unless and until it's proven safe. The chemicals in Roundup have been linked to serious health risks, yet its use is on the rise. The active ingredient in Roundup is now the most widely used agricultural chemical of all time. Yet weeds are developing resistance to the herbicide, becoming "super weeds." That means farmers need to use more Roundup to kill those weeds, subjecting more of our rivers, land, wildlife and bodies to more of the chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive problems. It's time for the EPA to ban Roundup unless and until it's proven safe. Join our movement and sign our petition now!

Climate scientists have told us that this is the decade to take decisive action to prevent catastrophic global warming, but there hasn't been one question about climate change in the first two presidential debates. We need to hear where the candidates stand on climate change.

Political leaders in New Mexico need to join their colleagues in Congress by signing the letter to President Obama calling on him to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline until a full environmental review and comprehensive consultation with the Tribes and communities affected has been completed.

This 42" pipeline,one of the largest ever, and its compressor stations will cut across woodlands, some of the richest farmlands in the world, and waterways. It will threaten schools and run close to an underground mine fire. Most of the gas produced will be sent abroad, yet, if approved by FERC, property can be taken by eminent domain

A chemical that causes cancer has been found in New Jersey water systems that serve 1.3 million people. Water experts want to significantly reduce this toxin, known as PFOA, in New Jersey by setting the strictest limits in the country. But it’s up to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to make the final decision. The DEP has dragged its feet before on adopting tough limits on chemicals in the water supply because they think no one is paying attention. If we get loud enough, we can give water quality experts at the Drinking Water Quality Institute the support they need to force the DEP to act. Tell water quality experts you want to put the health of New Jersey families first and you support their tough limits on PFOAs in our water. Add your name now.

Our planet is dying. Only a few rich and powerful elite will be allowed to shelter in the underground bases or in off-world colonies yet to be possibly created. What happens to the rest of Earth's lifeforms?

Burrowing owls in California are in grave danger of eviction. Eviction is when a one-way door is placed in the owl's burrow entrance in order to get them to leave property slated for development. Once the owl leaves the burrow, it is unable to get back into its shelter. This process disorients the owls and makes them an easy target for predators and motor vehicle accidents. The California Fish and Wildlife Department admits they do not know the fate of evicted owls and also admits the owls suffer when evicted. In order to stop this process, we want to urge the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife committee to hold an oversight hearing to fully examine burrowing owl evictions.