Your urgent help is needed to defeat a proposal to build the nation’s largest coal export terminal. The Millennium coal export terminal would ship 44 million tons of coal annually to Asia via Longview, Washington, putting the local community at risk. It would also generate more greenhouse gas pollution in Asia, contributing to climate change. For the last six years, Earthjustice’s legal team has represented local communities opposed to the project. Now we have just a few weeks left to submit public comments on the draft environmental impact statement for this massive project. Make your voice heard today. Say NO to the largest coal export terminal in the United States. The transportation of this coal poses a risk for everyone in its path. The coal would be sourced from mines in Montana and Wyoming, then loaded into uncovered boxcars to be transported by rail to the proposed terminal on the Columbia River. Coal dust from the mile-long coal trains would pollute nearby communities along the rail route. Once the coal arrived at the Longview terminal, it would sit in enormous open-air piles, where winds would blow coal dust into the city of Longview, creating a public health hazard. Coal’s future is bleak—Millennium backer Arch Coal filed for bankruptcy in January, and its dreams of mining in Montana’s Otter Creek are over. But Big Coal still wants to have a dirty coal chute to Asia as its last hope for keeping this unhealthy industry. Fortunately, the movement to stop dirty coal from polluting our towns and rivers is bigger and stronger than ever. Now is the time to raise our voices and lock out dirty coal once and for all. Please stand up to Big Coal today. Let’s make sure this proposal is stopped in its tracks once and for all.

Saving a piece of America that can't be reproduced or made, and once it is gone, it's gone from everyone's life and the children will only read about it online

The Environmental Protection Agency spent six years and millions of taxpayer dollars on a study of fracking's impacts on drinking water -- one that relied on voluntary information from the oil and gas industry. Unsurprisingly, the study was biased. When the study’s findings were released, their pro-industry spin implied that fracking was safe — which it isn’t. Even the EPA's own limited data showed evidence of drinking water contaminated by drilling and fracking. Now the EPA's review panel has reviewed the study and called for changes to the report and its misleading top-line finding. Tell EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy that it's time the EPA stood with the American people and the science, not polluting corporations.

The Portland Public School Board just took a strong stand for the right of students to be taught accurate information about human-caused climate change. On May 17, the board unanimously approved a resolution that directs the Portland school district to "abandon the use of any adopted text material that is found to express doubt about the severity of the climate crisis or its root in human activities." Bill Bigelow, a former Portland school teacher, said "we don't want kids in Portland learning material courtesy of the fossil fuel industry." But since its vote, the board has been barraged with angry hate mail from angry climate change-deniers across the country. An email sent to board members shouted: "One can only hope that Mount St. Helens erupts again and spews 'Global Warming' on you morons." The board did the right thing for Portland students and climate change education, and they should be thanked and congratulated, not condemned. Please sign the thank you letter to let board members know you strongly support and appreciate their action!

Every petition would brief is the governor's desk will reinforce our determination to stop dirty coal moving through Oakland. So I am passionately asking my friends – at least 20 of us – to send ours.

The Obama administration plans to allow new drilling in the Arctic and the Gulf, risking our climate and communities. This is a huge step in the wrong direction. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and transition to clean, renewable energy. Additionally, bringing new drilling to the Arctic and Gulf risks another oil spill disaster, which would kill wildlife and harm coastal communities. We only have until June 16th to let the president know we don't support these plans. Add your voice today.

Nestlé is known for depleting water supplies. I care about my state and the people in it. Arizona is already struggling with a drought and a rapidly growing population. The last thing Arizona needs is further strain on its precious water supply.

In 2015, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) finalized a Record of Decision approving another 25 years of coal mining and burning at the Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP) and Navajo Mine outside of Farmington, New Mexico. The DOIs decision was predicated on a faulty Fish and Wildlife Service biological opinion and violated numerous statutes contained in the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act. It is also in direct contradiction to the United States’ global climate change commitments. The Four Corners Power Plant was built in the early 1960s with a stated useful lifespan of 50 years. Each year it spews the greenhouse gas equivalent of over 11 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere alongside thousands of tons of toxic pollutants including mercury, arsenic, selenium, lead, and nitrogen oxides. These elements degrade regional air and water quality and are dangerous to human health. Studies clearly demonstrate that communities downwind of the mouth-mine complex already experience elevated incidences of chronic respiratory diseases compared with the rest of the country. Aside from this complex’s egregious impacts to environmental and human health, just as concerning is what this decision means for our regional economy. The coal industry is in permanent decline, the Navajo Mine is struggling to stay afloat, and FCPP needs hundreds of millions of dollars to modernize its antiquated facilities. Instead of reinforcing the economic and moral imperative to transitioning away from coal, this decision, in essence, directs hundreds of millions of dollars into toxic assets that are bound to fail. This money would be far better spent modernizing our infrastructure and preparing our energy economy for the jobs of tomorrow.

When I visited the purple martins that come every summer to Highland Mall, I realized at one time it was their habitat on the former creek. I envisioned a beautiful water system with these birds, native plants and trees. Right now this creek is under Highland Mall in a drainage ditch. http://travisaudubon.org/purple-martin-parties As it is being redeveloped, we really need more green space in this area and the creek; the life it would provide to the creatures, fish, habitat and humans living there would be invaluable! As we work with the city and ACC to imagine a new future for Airport Boulevard and Highland Mall, I hope we can also be respectful of the past. A creek that once flowed should flow again. Fields where children played should become park space again. While Austin needs more density and mixed-use development, I think we should also set aside a small parcel of land next to Tannehill Branch Creek for a public green space — I propose we call it Orphan Park. From the article https://northfieldna.com/2016/03/18/long-before-there-was-a-highland-acc-or-even-a-highland-mall/

Plastic pollution is a problem everywhere. We can be a forward thinking community by taking action on this issue today. Protect our environment our people and future! Ban plastic now!!

Exposure to radon can cause multiple kinds of cancer; allowing the use of Lake Michigan water to replace radon contaminated water can literally save lives. And the water will be returned to the lake, allowing for no net loss of water from the Lake Michigan watershed.

Some Facts About 2,4-D: 2,4-D was first used in the United States in the 1940s. Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, contained both 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Pets may be exposed to 2,4-D if they touch grass or other plants still wet from spraying and then groom their feet or fur, if they drink the pesticide, or possibly if they eat grass that has been treated with 2,4-D. Dogs may be more sensitive to 2,4-D than other animals. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared 2,4-D a possible human carcinogen, based on evidence that it damages human cells and, in a number of studies, caused cancer in laboratory animals. More conclusive is the proof that 2,4-D falls into a class of compounds called endocrine-disrupting chemicals, compounds that mimic or inhibit the body's hormones. Dozens of epidemiological, animal, and laboratory studies have shown a link between 2,4-D and thyroid disorders. There are reports that 2,4-D can decrease fertility and raise the risk of birth defects. But even though fetuses, infants, and children are at highest risk of these, no studies have looked directly at the effects of 2,4-D on those groups. Also problematic: 2,4-D sticks around in the environment. Depending on the formulation, it can drift through the air from the fields where it is sprayed or be tracked inside homes by pets or children. By the EPA's own measure, 2,4-D has already been detected in groundwater and surface water, as well as in drinking water. It can also poison small mammals, including dogs who can ingest it after eating grass treated with 2,4-D. Sources of the Above Facts: (https://www.nrdc.org/stories/24-d-most-dangerous-pesticide-youve-never-heard) (http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/24Dgen.html)