We hereby request the EPA and the Army Corps protect the remaining wetlands in Mountain Village by denying the wetlands permit requested by Telluride Hospital District.

Federal agencies have lifted the moratorium on offshore fracking in the Santa Barbara Channel, and they've approved a permit to frack off the coast of Ventura. We saw how fracking and extreme extraction can destroy coastal communities after 140,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from a ruptured offshore rig off the coast of Santa Barbara last year. We cannot allow any more disasters to harm our communities! Ask Senators Boxer and Feinstein to write a letter to the Obama administration calling for a ban on offshore fracking in California.

Getting infected by Zika is scary, especially for pregnant women. But, it's even scarier that our Mayor thinks the best way to protect us is by spraying Naled, a pesticide that was banned in the European Union for its harmful effects on wildlife and which raises serious concern about its effects on people after long exposures. According to the Miami Herald, "at larger doses, Naled’s effects on people range from headaches, nausea and diarrhea to death. The insecticide, which can penetrate skin but is most harmful when breathed in, attacks the human nervous system with the potency of a chemical weapon, scientists say. Accidental exposure has led to deaths in India and other countries." (Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article95158007.html#storylink=cpy) Why would Gimenez make such an irresponsible decision? Was it because the panic about Zika could've affected his re-election? Well, Mayor Gimenez, now we don't know what is worse: the Zika virus or your solution. Stop spending our resources to create even more panic, harm our wildlife and expose our bodies to toxic pesticides.

Monarch Butterfly Populations have declined by 90% in recent years. Chiefly due to loss of habitat from development. Monarch butterfly caterpillars can only eat our native Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed, and Butterfly weed-- all species of Asclepias. As I travel around our state I notice freeway medians completely mowed, roadsides on state and US highways mowed for 100 yards and more, and on and off ramps mowed entirely. These are all prime sites for milkweeds and other native wildflowers to grow. Our native bees are also in serious decline. They also depend on wildflowers, including milkweeds to survive. Please stop mowing such wide areas. One mower width on the edges of roads should be enough to provide for traffic safety. This would also save fuel, reduce air pollution, and save dollars spent on manhours to provide vehicle maintenance and mowing- all of which are paid for by taxpayers.

Dow and DuPont, two of the largest seed and chemical companies in the United States, have announced a plan to merge into a $130 billion company. This mega-merger is bad news for the food system. Just a handful of large chemical companies already control most of the seed supply used to grow crops like corn and soybeans, as well as the herbicides that genetically engineered seeds are designed to be grown with. As this merger consolidates the seed market into fewer hands, farmers will be left with fewer choices and higher prices for seeds. And it will make it harder for our agriculture system to get off the GMO-chemical treadmill that just keeps increasing in speed. Federal regulators should block this merger to prevent further corporate control of the agriculture industry. Sign the petition and tell the Department of Justice to make sure this merger does not go through!

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an extreme right-wing lobbying group that helps lawmakers pass harmful bills for the benefit of their corporate buddies. ALEC is funded by fossil fuel companies and blocks climate action, causing health impacts to seniors today and endangering our grandchildren’s future. ALEC also makes life harder for seniors by protecting price-gouging drug companies, advocating against Medicaid expansion, and more. ALEC does not represent AARP's values, and AARP must take a stand by ending their support of ALEC immediately.

Justice for Lancaster county area animals! Please prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those involved in the Libre case as well as those involved in the case of the horse which had to be euthanized in Ephrata. We will not tolerate this animal abuse and neglect and expect justice for all the animals in Lancaster county that are subjected to these atrocities.

The PennEast Pipeline Company still hasn’t fully documented how much damage its pipeline would have on the environment. But the federal agency in charge of the project rushed ahead without all the information, and issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement. Talk about putting the cart before the horse! Issuing an Environmental Impact Statement without data on environmental impacts is irresponsible. Drinking water for millions of people and some of Pennsylvania’s cleanest streams is on the line. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has opened a comment period to hear from the public on their so-called findings. This is our best shot. If we can send in thousands of comments, we can force FERC to send this unacceptable Environmental Impact Statement back to the drawing board. Add your name: Tell FERC to stop PennEast’s application until it’s collected 100% of the environmental impact data.

The Atlantic Ocean is changing fast and getting busier every year, but there’s no coordination between all the agencies that have a say in the way our ocean is used. Cables are buried under the ocean floor to power high-speed internet, more wind turbines are being built, and there’s a huge demand for offshore sand to replace beaches that are destroyed during storms. All that development threatens fish and endangered wildlife. Fortunately, state and federal experts are trying to protect the Atlantic before it’s too late. They just released a brand-new plan to manage the ocean, but it definitely needs our voice to make sure it protects wildlife!

The only reference to nuclear issues is the "finger on the button." Yet we are about to spend one trillion dollars on modernizing our nuclear arsenal. The dangers of a nuclear accident, of nuclear waste, and of using nuclear weapons in a conflict are very real. The Doomesday Clock, that symbol of how close we are to that danger is now set at 3 minutes to midnight. Members of the media -- specifically those who interview or moderate the debates -- must question the candidates on nuclear issues.

We have many wonderful festivals, music, art and otherwise here in Colorado, all for the purpose of uplifting spirits, embracing a leave-no-trace policy and spreading goodness to others. Allowing the gathering of the Juggalos is a step in the wrong direction for our state and our city! We don't need empty bottles of Fargo littering our beautiful city and surrounding mountainous areas. We have a hard enough time keeping our streets clean and peaceful without inviting a crowd who can't figure out how magnets work!

I live near the lake, have a home about 6,000 feet away from it, and am the Vice President of the Kirkwood Lake Committee. I am sick of the delay, and the lies.