I work in Yellowstone National Park, where we had over 4 million visitors in 2015 and expect the numbers to rise in 2016 with the park's 100th anniversary. The majority of these visitors come to view the geysers and the wildlife - particularly to witness a grey wolf and/or a grizzly bear. WY needs to protect its wildlife - it is one of the main industries in this state, and it is part of what makes WY spectacular to visit. Local law enforcement is crucial for this protection. It would be wildly irresponsible for the legislature to put arguments with the federal government ahead of its responsibility to protect invaluable state resources.

Wildlife is part of what makes Wyoming great. If the bill introduced last week passes, it will take away a necessary layer of wildlife protection by stripping the state's Game and Fish and law enforcement's involvement in the investigation or prosecution of poaching. Without this level of protection, the hunting rights and abilities of all Wyomingites would be negatively affected.

One of our crucial wild pollinators -- the rusty-patch bumblebee -- is on the brink of extinction. This is yet another example of our overuse of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides wiping out pollinators essential for our food and broader ecosystems. The rusty-patch bumblebee needs our help before it’s too late! Sign the petition to protect the rusty-patch bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act!

Dr. Jonathan Lundgren, a senior scientist at the USDA, produced research that questioned the safety of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides -- a leading driver of global bee declines. But the USDA is trying to bury those findings. We need your help to send the message that this is unacceptable! Tell the USDA to stop putting pesticide industry profits ahead of bees and butterflies!

No bees means no food. One in three forkfuls of food has been pollinated by bees. With bee colonies dying off, our food system is threatened.

What's happening in Flint, Michigan, is disastrous—and it's personal for me: Flint is my hometown and the community at the forefront of my first major documentary film "Roger & Me." Gov. Synder violated the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations by cutting off clean drinking water to the city of Flint—impacting more than 100,000 people. Instead of safe, clean drinking water, the people of Flint had polluted water piped into their homes from the Flint River—water that was then contaminated with lead. He said he did this to "cut costs". He knew he could get away with it because Flint is one of the poorest towns in the country. There is no way to totally reverse the effects of lead in a child’s blood stream. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no safe blood level of lead for children. The children of Flint, already among the poorest in the U.S., will now have to endure a life of pain, irreversible brain damage, and lower IQs because of Gov. Snyder’s actions and the ensuing cover up. Justice must be served—and other elected officials must be put on notice that people’s lives are more important than balancing a budget.

I am starting this petition because I am afraid of the adverse effects that the corrosive water may have upon the people of Flint. Although the media has generated attention to this matter, the actions that have been performed thus far seem only to serve as a short-term solution to a catastrophic problem. The people of Flint will continue to live out the adverse effects of this crisis for many years to come, and someone must stand with them in advocating for real solutions.

In 2015 the US Forest Service decided to review and revise their original project plan (the Forsythe 1 Project) for the cutting treatments in the Magnolia area partly in response to our last petition. The USFS has now returned with an almost identical plan. The new Forsythe II Project is still based on imposing the conditions of a Lower Montane forest zone upon an Upper Montane zone. Not only is this destined to fail, it is likely to do the opposite of what is intended by increasing wildfire risk, destroying wildlife habitat, increasing the risk of flooding, and destroying a scenic and recreational asset. The wildfire hazard will be increased by replacing healthy, mature forests with new growth of ground and ladder fuels, and by leaving countless piles of slash on the ground for years. The Forsythe ll plan also does not treat the area as a scenic and wildlife management area, as prescribed by the 1997 Arapaho Roosevelt Forest Plan. Despite these inaccuracies the USFS intends to begin implementing this plan and cutting once again THIS JULY after completing their brief process of evaluation, and the formalities of accepting comments. Let's take an active interest in what happens to the National Forests in our backyards before they're changed for the rest of our lives!

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is hiding information, refusing to release correspondence and documents around the decision to use contaminated water in Flint. Elected officials have a duty to protect the public, not harm us. In Flint, they failed miserably. Every American, especially the children who were poisoned, deserves the truth of exactly how this happened. And because Michigan is one of just two states with a blanket exemption for the governor’s office to the Freedom of Information Act, we’ll only learn what really happened in Flint if we stand together and demand it. We need your help to fight back. Stand up against this breathtaking abuse of executive privilege and call on Gov. Snyder to come clean about the Flint water crisis.

I’m calling on U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to hold Michigan Governor Rick Snyder accountable for poisoning the people of my hometown of Flint, MI. I hope you’ll add your name and join the call for the arrest of Governor Synder. Governor Synder violated the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulations by cutting off clean drinking water to the city of Flint—impacting more than 100,000 people. Instead of safe, clean drinking water, the people of Flint, MI were piped in polluted water from the Flint River—water contaminated with lead. There is no way to totally reverse the effects of lead in a child’s blood stream. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no safe blood level of lead for children. The children of Flint, already among the poorest in the U.S., will now have to endure a life of pain, irreversible brain damage, and lower IQ’s because of Governor Snyder’s actions and the ensuing cover up. Justice must be served—and other elected officials must be put on notice that people’s lives are more important than balancing a budget. Michael Moore Filmmaker and Flint native Michigan resident and voter

This petition is being started to bring attention to the City of Flint Michigan water crisis. The governor, Rick Snyder, should be held accountable for the outcome and conditions of the Flint water system and the lack of actions to rectify the situation!

In 2014, Flint's un-elected emergency manager switched the city from safe drinking water from Lake Huron provided through the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the polluted Flint River — all in an effort to cut costs. But the city failed to put in place the proper corrosion controls when it made the switch. The Flint River runs through a very industrial part of Michigan, home to a General Motors facility and DuPont chemical factories. The chemicals used to make the water "safe" made the water corrosive and it began eating away at the city's lead pipes. Flint's water is so corrosive that General Motors won't even use it to make car parts. Almost immediately after the switch, residents noticed changes in the smell, color and taste of the water coming out of their taps; tests showed high levels of bacteria that forced the city to issue boil advisories. Samples show off the chart lead levels in Flint's drinking water. Lead poisoning is incredibly serious. Once lead enters your body, there is no way to get it out. It is especially harmful to the developing brains of children, and can cause permanent brain damage. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality were aware of the high levels in Flint's drinking water for months and yet they kept telling residents that the water was safe to drink. Food & Water Watch organizer Lynna Kaucheck has been working with the residents of Flint to ensure that their water is safe and affordable and to hold those that are responsible for this man-made public health emergency accountable. More than 27,000 Food & Water Watch supporters helped bring national attention to this issue by signing a petition calling on city and state officials to switch the city's water back to the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's drinking water system. On October 16, 2015, Flint's drinking water source was finally switched back to Detroit's drinking water. The problem: Flint's pipes are permanently damaged and continue to leach lead into Flint's drinking water. At the beginning of January 2016 the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into how Michigan has handled the crisis in Flint. Then, Governor Rick Snyder finally issued a state of emergency to begin to give Flint residents the help they deserve, but this is too little too late for many of Flint's children. State relief may only provide the city with a small portion of the potentially $1.5 billion it will need to fix its broken water system and give Flint children the healthcare they need. The federal government must step in to help provide support for Flint residents. Stand with the residents of Flint and ask the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency to get the city federal aid.