The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) just announced new oil train regulations—but they won’t go nearly far enough to protect us. After a year filled with numerous oil train derailments—including an explosive accident in West Virginia that burned for days—this new proposal leaves simple solutions on the table and it will take years for their proposed regulations to fully kick in. For example, in the time it will take for a new, safer rail cars to become the norm under this proposal, the US DOT expects there will be TWENTY more oil train accidents. We cannot allow more oil train disasters because of weak safety standards.

I am tired of listening to everyone try and take credit or to deflect blame. It is time to put up or shut up and just get it done. Global warming is bad - I don't care what caused it, we need to figure out how to fix it.

I am starting this petition because the proposed pipeline will destroy some of the most beautiful parts of West Virginia and threaten our watershed area and national forest. It personally affects me because the proposed pipeline crosses my land and a compressor station is located just over a half mile from my property. However, even if it did not cross my land I would stand in opposition to the expansion of nonrenewable energy and the environmental damage it causes.

I am a physician who practices environmental medicine and have seen many people who are becoming ill and electrically sensitive after a smart meter was installed on their home. The thousands of scientific studies showing harmful effects from this type of radiation are not being considered by the FCC for safe limits of exposure. It has been declared a carcinogen by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Research on Cancer

Our goal is great transportation for Massachusetts that moves to 1) zero time waiting for transit, waiting in traffic or looking for a parking space, 2) zero subsidy by tax dollars (saves everybody money), 3) zero accidents and deaths, and 4) zero carbon emissions. We seek transit that’s fast, fun, safe, and affordable for all. We aim to cut emissions both from transportation and also from fossil fuel power plants by making solar and energy storage affordable for homes and other buildings. Thank you for joining us in envisioning renewable-powered Personal Rapid Transit providing great transportation—in all weather—that leads to healthy pedestrian-and-bicyclist-friendly communities, a thriving economy, and stable sustaining climate, water and food supply, and sea level for Massachusetts and the world. Find out more at www.movetozerobill.com, www.baystatesunway.com, www.jpods.com and www.transitx.com

Western Environmental Law Center is a nonprofit, public-interest environmental law firm. We filed suit on April 21, 2015, challenging the Forest Service's lack of consideration for the Tennessee Creek project's impacts on Canada lynx, wolverines, and quiet recreational activities in Colorado. Please stand with us to protect animals on our public lands.

On April 30, the Texas Senate State Affairs committee will hold a hearing on SB 1806 (Estes) to prevent cities from adopting ordinances to limit or ban plastic bags. Cities across the state, including Austin, Dallas, Brownsville and Laredo, have responded to the serious problem of plastic pollution by either banning or placing a fee on single-use plastic bags. These ordinances are critical to reducing the litter that clogs our waterways and parks, hurting wildlife and costing taxpayers millions to clean up. SB 1806 should be rejected by the Legislature.

When I look outside my window and see plastic grocery bags flying around and hanging from trees, I wonder how much it really affects our environment--everything from our animals to our Great Lakes. There are a lot of places that offer Recycle Reuse bags at very low prices and sometimes you can get them for free. Getting rid of plastic bags could make a huge difference in preserving our Mitten State!

Oklahoma is not a state known for its seismic activity. However, Oklahoma has had a rapid and significant increase in earthquakes in the past six years, and in 2014 it topped the list as the state with the most earthquakes! The increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma is linked to the increase in oil and gas wastewater injection wells. These injection wells, where the oil and gas industry disposes of polluted water from fracking, disrupt the fault zones, which causes earthquakes. The earthquakes in Oklahoma are too serious to ignore. Governor Mary Fallin has the power to enact a moratorium on oil and gas wastewater injection wells and stop the earthquakes in Oklahoma.

The purpose of this petition is to adequately represent the concerns of neighbors in and around Lake Point, especially the neighbors who live on Adobe Ln. To that point, as a community, we are asking for a delay in the approval of the revised plat map for Lake Point Estates Phases 3-6 until further study can be done on the potential impact the revisions may pose to the community.

As an outdoorsman, a dad, and an active member of the environmental community, I am tired of watching Governor Walker put the interests of a few ahead of the interests of the many. Wisconsin is a biological gem....I would like for my kids and their kids to think the same.

I love the outdoors and our many and varied natural resources. The more we understand about how natural systems work, the better we can manage them and maintain our quality of life in Wisconsin.