It is cruel to pull whales out of their natural habitat and force them to perform. These animals are meant to live in the ocean where they can swim freely and be with their families.

The North Atlantic right whale is a critically endangered species that is dying at an extreme rate. There are less than 400 in existence, and 2% of the population has died off this summer. As we write, four whales are entangled in fishing gear. One whale, an 18-year-old male, was found entangled in a lethal 300 feet of rope. The rope had pinned the whale’s right flipper to his body, his mouth was wired shut, his baleen was sticking out of his mouth and therefore he could not feed. This is egregious and wrong. It's time for us to adopt ropeless gear as a solution to this easily solvable problem. Lobstermen should not use technology from the 1800s to fish in the 21st century. The Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association has paved the way to allow lobstermen to band together for ocean conservation while maintaining the economic interest of its members. We call on the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association to test ropeless gear as the North American right whales are dying at a critical rate. They must test and implement ropeless gear in order to stand by their ethos of supporting “the interdependence of species conservation” and embracing the new technology that was created to save these whales.

Developers are hoping to build a massive resort near the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. The impacts of this project on the environment and local communities are damaging and should be stopped. We believe the developer's permit should be revoked.

This petition is about saving seals and not just seals, all animals. These animals are being brutally killed and butcherd. So we have to put a stop to all of this. The seals are just a start.

There is a public hearing and vote on September 5 at 6 PM at Troy City Hall. Plastic pollution is a climate change and litter issue. Troy needs to lead the way.

The proposed mine will be located in the heart of Brices Creek. This residential area consists of numerous subdivisions that are home to thousands of people. The environmental and economic impact will be felt by every resident and every homeowner. The quality of life that we have all enjoyed for so many years will be diminished and replaced with heavy equipment, noise pollution, construction traffic, and unknown environmental issues yet to be determined.

We need to make the Brazilian politicians and Amazon abusers understand that there are consequences to their actions.

As a very proud Bristol Bay Fisherman, I get to work up close with the beautiful commercial and sport fishing community in Alaska. Every year thousands of people depend on the healthy salmon run. Some depend on this run to feed and support their families. Others depend on it because it is the lifeblood of a culture that has been around for hundreds of years. A proposal for a mine is causing a catastrophic threat to the salmon, community, culture and our world. This petition is an effort to stop the Pebble Mine and educate the country on the importance of keeping Bristol Bay healthy.

We need to implement a 10¢ national bottle deposit on plastic bottles, cans, and glass bottles in order to force more people to recycle. We cannot defeat climate change without changing our national recycling habits.

Donald Trump's Departments of Interior and Commerce have published drastic changes to the way they carry out the Endangered Species Act. Under these revisions, protecting endangered and threatened species and the wild places they rely upon will be much more difficult. The Endangered Species Act is phenomenally successful. It has a 99 percent success rate at preventing the extinction of species in its care. But it only works if politicians stay out of the way. Please add your name to tell the Senate to pass legislation instructing the Trump Administration to carry out the Endangered Species Act as written.

According to Newsweek, the EPA "has reauthorized the use of controversial devices known as M-44s, or 'cyanide bombs,' which are designed to kill certain animals for predator control purposes." It's inhuman and dangerous!

Comment on Application # 2-6401-00287/00002 seeking an Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands Permit: We are living in a Post-Sandy world and need to retain all the resiliency we can, especially natural. These trees absorb water from flash flooding storms we are constantly having due to climate change. They also absorb air pollution from Newark Airport and chemical factories in nearby Linden, NJ. My neighbors and I in Graniteville, Staten Island were spared the devastation - loss of life and property - that the East and South Shores communities of Staten Island suffered because of this wetland forest. The East and South Shore communities will be protected by a $400 million-plus seawall to be built and have incorporated their wetlands into the Bluebelt to ensure they won't be ravaged again. By destroying the Graniteville Wetlands Forest for a Big Box Store, we are destroying the only protection we have.