A pipeline is being installed across Indian lands, some sacred lands, belonging to the Lakota tribe of the Sioux nation. No full EPA was done, just the catchall "No significant impact to the environment." The pipeline company is pushing their way through with construction and 16 tribes have joined to protest. The POTUS promised: "You will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White House. Indians will have a seat at the table when important decisions are being made bout your lives. Washington can't -- and shouldn't -- dictate a policy agenda for Indian country. Tribal nations do better when they make their own decisions." Pres. Barack Obama 11/5/2009. Is it true or not? The tribes have banded together. They need the support of others who share the values and understand the continual taking of their property. It's time to say, "No More!"

I am a beekeeper, owner of a bee-product company, and mom of two kids. That's why I was shocked when I learned that millions of honey bees were poisoned recently by an aerial pesticide spray in South Carolina aimed at combating the transmission of the Zika virus by mosquitoes. And I was even more concerned when I learned that the chemical that was sprayed--a powerful neurotoxin called Naled--hasn't even been proven to be fully effective in eradicating the mosquitoes that carry Zika during trials in Puerto Rico and Florida, where people have protested its use. Will you join me in telling the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency to consider risks to pollinators, wildlife, and human health and to create stronger guidelines on the aerial application of powerful neurotoxins, such as Naled, for mosquito control? The Zika virus is dangerous, and we must find ways to eradicate it. But fear of the virus should not lead us down a path where we are spraying a dangerous neurotoxin that isn't even effective at eradicating Zika in the first place! Naled has already been banned in the European Union and has been protested heavily in Puerto Rico, where Zika has been more prevalent than almost anywhere else in the world. Beekeepers like me are fighting for our livelihoods. The pollinator industry contributes an estimated $29 billion to farm income and is crucial for our food supply--bees are responsible for pollinating one out of every three bites of food that we eat. But this is not only about bees. In high enough doses, Naled will kill any insect in its vicinity and can be potentially damaging to mammals.

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe of North Dakota have been protesting construction of the Dakota Access pipeline since April. The pipeline, also known as the Bakken Pipeline, will carry fracked crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken shalefields through South Dakota and Iowa to Illinois and then to Texas and Louisiana. In other words, it’s Keystone XL all over again. The planned pipeline threatens to pollute tribal waters and crosses land sacred to tribes, so the Standing Rock Tribe have been gathering at the site where it burrows under the Missouri River — and now construction there is on hold. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, who represents North Dakota, has refused to take a stand on the pipeline. On the one hand, she claims to be a “strong and vocal advocate for North Dakota’s tribes” who is “dedicated to making sure our Native American brothers and sisters are not forgotten,” and tribes helped deliver her margin of victory in her 2012 Senate race. On the other hand, she’s the most fossil-fuel-friendly Democrat in the Senate, constantly using her position to promote oil and coal. On the tough Climate Hawks Vote scorecard, she scored -68 (scale from -100 to +100) - that makes her the worst Democrat in the Senate on climate. If we are to have any hope at all of staving off climate catastrophe, we need to halt the fracking of North Dakota’s oil shalefields—not build export pipelines that would allow the Bakken oil boom to increase. Halting the Dakota Access pipeline is critical to keeping the Bakken crude in the ground. Protests began in April, but they’ve picked up pace after the Army Corps of Engineers issued a questionable permit for the pipeline to cross the Missouri River, the source of the Standing Rock Sioux’s drinking water. Construction began on that segment on August 10, when the Standing Rock set up a peaceful encampment that put a halt to the work. A federal injunction barring Standing Rock protesters from “trespassing on private land” may come at any moment. Heidi Heitkamp, it’s time to take a stand. Standing Rock Sioux chair David Archambault has asked you to oppose the pipeline. Stand with the tribes who helped elect you in 2012, and for a livable climate for all.

Already, 6 wolves out of the pack have been killed. With only 90 wolves comprising the entire Washington state wolf population, it is wrong and unfair to punish these wolves for killing livestock that has been dumped on public lands with indefensible terrain.

I live in Manhattan and I'm also a journalist who has written about this lunatic project. But the entire nation should be concerned. Building a highly volatile natural gas pipeline to skirt the most accident-prone nuclear power plant in the world is unthinkable, yet it is going through. If the pipeline explodes, it could cause a Fukushima on the Hudson, affecting over 20 million New York State residents, making the entire region uninhabitable for generations, obliterating the financial center of the country and impacting the entire United States. I urge signatories to demand that their elected officials in turn demand that President Obama order the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to halt this dangerous construction.

The Standing Rock Lakota Sioux have garnered nation wide support in their protest against the Dakota Access Oil Pipeline, and the popularity and strength of numbers of the movement is rapidly growing. In response, the state government has moved to cut off the drinking water supply to the camps of peaceful protesters on Monday, August 23. It is imperitive that we as the United States do not allow illness or fatalities to occur to these people as a result of irresponsible, reactionary water deprivation.

America designated the Grand Canyon as a national park nearly 100 years ago. Unfortunately, the land surrounding the canyon was left out of the park and unprotected. Now, mining companies are pushing to start digging for uranium on that land. This summer, the National Park Service celebrates 100 years of land conservation. There is no better time to renew our commitment to protecting the best of America. That's why we're calling on President Obama to permanently protect the Grand Canyon from this toxic mining by declaring a new national monument before he leaves office.

The Dakota Access pipeline is set to be constructed near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. The proposed Dakota Access Pipeline would transport 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day across four states. The potential of oil leaks would contaminate the only source of water for the reservation. Take action to ask the Army Corps of Engineers to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

UPDATE: The California legislature just passed SB 32 and AB 197. It's a huge victory, but our work is not done. *Sign the petition and urge legislators in the Assembly and the Senate to pass SB 1383. Short-lived climate super pollutants like methane pose a serious risk to the health and prosperity of all Californians, and the passage of SB 1383 is crucial to protecting our clean air for future generations. ### California has a long history of leadership and strong legislative action when it comes to protecting the state’s air quality and fighting climate change. From the Clean Air Act of 1970, to the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) of 2006, California’s track record is second to none. With only two weeks left in California’s legislative session, there is an opportunity to extend California’s landmark climate legislation, AB 32, which requires greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020. Big Oil has poured millions of dollars into attempts to weaken our clean air laws. The oil companies are focused on profits instead of our health and climate and are unrelenting in their efforts to weaken these crucial targets. By taking action now, we can stand up to the oil companies and strengthen our clean air laws. If passed, SB 32 and AB 197 would improve upon AB 32 by further reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, while strengthening California’s legislative authority and ensuring transparency and accountability. Legislators will also consider SB 1383, which works to reduce super-pollutants like black carbon, methane, and fluorinated gases. These super-pollutants threaten our climate, clean air, and our health. It’s largely low-income people of color who suffer the health consequences. It’s not right, and it’s time to take a stand against this injustice. We cannot let the oil companies defeat these important measures to strengthen our clean air laws because the facts show our clean air policies are working. We’ve cut toxic pollution, improved kids’ health, and created 500,000 clean energy jobs in California. Stand up to the oil companies and strengthen California’s clean air laws. Tell Governor Brown and legislators to continue standing strong against the oil companies.

1. We vehemently oppose a site that destroys our valued wetlands and some 10,000 year old fens. The Town of Mountain Village failed to disclose to the EPA and the Army Corps that there are 2 rare fens adjacent to THD's proposed site. Both the Town of Mountain Village and THD failed to disclose to the EPA and the Army Corps that THD will destroy or seriously impact wetlands that are protected under an EPA management agreement. 2. We want a location that has access to all as equally as possible-including Ophir, Norwood, Placerville, Sawpit, the Town of Mountain Village and the Town of Telluride. 3. THD has failed, and refused outright, to provide a reliable study of financial feasibility for the new medical center with projected demographics and healthcare needs, most likely because it knows that the projected demographics and healthcare needs will not support a 40,000 square foot facility. THD has failed to consider the affect a large, new, publicly funded medical center would have on the existing local, privately owned, small health oriented businesses, including pharmacies and physical therapists. 4. There are viable and practicable alternative sites to the proposed location in Mountain Village and the alternative sites will have minimal environmental impacts. We, the signatories of this petition, ask the Telluride Hospital District Board of Directors to work with San Miguel County, the Town of Telluride, the Town of Mountain Village, EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers and others to find a site that meets with the above, in order to serve ALL members of our communities equally and respect our precious environmental habitat.

Louisiana is in a state of emergency, and the Red Cross is calling the recent flooding the worst U.S. natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy. Yet, on August 24, the Obama administration is planning to sell off an area the size of Virginia for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. This fossil fuel auction is set to take place in the New Orleans Superdome, just an hour's drive from Louisiana cities and towns that have just been ravaged by unprecedented floods. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and stop treating the Gulf Coast like a sacrifice zone. In the midst of a climate-fueled disaster, which will most gravely impact those already marginalized in our society, moving forward with this auction is a terrible idea. Selling fossil fuels at the New Orleans Superdome–the site of one of the most visible and tragic instances of climate injustice in recent memory–is nothing short of insulting. In this moment, we need to stand with Gulf communities who have been resisting the fossil fuel industry for decades. President Obama can allow the fossil fuel industry to carry on with business as usual, or he can stand with Louisiana residents who are living under a state of climate emergency. He can’t do both. We are calling on President Obama to cancel the upcoming fossil fuel auction and stop new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico altogether.

The recent flooding in Louisiana is the country’s ‘worst natural disaster’ since Superstorm Sandy. Yet, in a disastrous move that will put millions of Gulf state residents at risk and threaten the fight to combat climate change even further, the Obama administration is planning to auction to the highest bidder nearly 24 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil and natural gas exploration and drilling. The Obama administration calls this lease sale part of its “continued commitment to safe and responsible domestic energy production,” but there's nothing safe or responsible about opening an additional 23.8 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. These leases will go up for sale on August 24, so we need to act now to stop any further drilling in the Gulf of Mexico once and for all.