Recently, the State of Delaware has legalized certain ground-based fireworks for sale and use within the State of Delaware. This, along with other illegal fireworks being used within residential communities, including late night, has caused property damage from falling burning debris and stress to residents, as well as pets, and is a nuisance. The use of any fireworks, including "State Legal", within residential communities should be banned, and firework displays should be left to the professionals.

DANA POINT, CA — Don't ask for a light, don't try to bum a smoke; not in Dana Point, or Laguna Beach. The new citywide smoking ban was passed this week at Dana Point's city council meeting. The new law will prohibit smoking anywhere in public spaces within city limits, including public sidewalks, alleys and in parking lots. And especially on beaches. The vote passed, 3-2, with both mayor Pro Tem Joe Muller and Mayor Rick Viczorek opposing the law. The no smoking ordinance, originally introduced by Councilwoman Debra Lewis in May of 2017, will be enforceable in February, according to the council. "Three out of four residents want this passed. It's our role to protect the health and welfare of our residents," Lewis stated before the vote was cast. Residents spoke on the ban, with fourteen supporting and one arguing in a dissenting voice. Residents spoke up on behalf of the ban, one bringing with him an enormous water jug filled with found cigarette butts he said were found around the city. South OC's Surfrider Foundation displayed the jug that held roughly 3,000 cigarette butts discovered in less than two hours on a Saturday of beach clean up. He promised to open the bottle to reveal the stench if anyone wanted, but also warned the smell would clear the room. Subscribe "These are toxic packages that go into the environment," Rick Erkeneff, also of Surfrider Foundation, told all in attendance. "We spent $20 million on beautifying, and planters are full of cigarette butts. When you don't have a clean environment, you'll see the tourism dollars drop off." Signage will be the next thing to follow, at the 12 entrances into Dana Point, informing visitors and residents of the ban. Dana Point City Council Meeting Video photo

The purpose of this petition is to battle the plastic crisis from which our world is currently suffering. These products when disposed of improperly and recklessly can cause great harm to plant/sea life. All plastics are petroleum based and nonbiodegradable. The immediate implementation of biodegradable and environmentally friendly products just in our community will bring every other town to follow us.

Law enforcement in North Carolina is devoting substantial resources in the search for Rain, a baby goat rescued from a meat farm. Rain was suffering from pneumonia at a meat farm where animals had previously been seen collapsed on the ground in their own filth. Rain received emergency medical care and is today happy and healthy. But the Sheriff in Transylvania County is now threatening animal caretakers with felonies -- including a mother with two children -- unless Rain is sent back for slaughter. I have played with goats, and they have the same feelings as a dog or cat. I don’t want to see Rain, who has already suffered so much, sent back to an abusive place, and I’m respectfully asking the Sheriff to call off the hunt for Rain and drop all charges against activists who helped to rescue him.

The NJ BEAR Group and our coalition of supporters asks Governor Murphy to honor his sacred promise and put a moratorium on the New Jersey bear hunt. We also ask our NJ legislature to enact and embrace bear smart legislation (for example Pedals Law). This legislation includes educating residents on ways to peacefully coexist with black bears. Containment of artificial food sources like garbage and bird feeders is key. Hunters are allowed to bait and shoot all bears including mothers and cubs with human food including doughnuts. Bows and arrows are allowed. This is cruel as this weapon has about a 50% wounding rate. For more information visit our websites: www.savenjbears.com www.bearsmartnj.org Like our Facebook page @savenjbears

To decrease the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and oceans. At least 100 million marine mammals die due to plastic pollution in a year and effects at least 700 marine species. The environment should be one of our top priorities due to all of the industry that is happening in our modern day world.

I've picked up needles and weapons. I would like to walk my dog one day and not worry about my dog getting stuck.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service just released a revised management plan for highly endangered red wolves. As few as 30 of these animals exist in the wild, making them one of the world's most endangered wolves. In spite of the urgent need to work to recover this species, Secretary Ryan Zinke and his political appointees at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) will radically scale back the already meager efforts to bring them back in the wild. The plan calls for the reduction of protected habitat to just one county in North Carolina (Dare County, NC). This would effectively reduce their available range by a staggering 90%. More shocking, the USFWS will allow private landowners to kill these highly endangered wolves if they leave protected refuges and enter private property. Please sign the petition to Secretary Zinke asking him to revise this flawed and dangerous plan that could push red wolves into extinction. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/06/27/interior-plans-to-let-people-to-kill-endangered-red-wolves/

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service just released a revised management plan for highly endangered red wolves. As few as 30 of these animals exist in the wild, making them one of the world's most endangered wolves. In spite of the urgent need to work to recover this species, Secretary Ryan Zinke and his political appointees at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) will radically scale back the already meager efforts to bring them back in the wild. The plan calls for the reduction of protected habitat to just one county in North Carolina (Dare County, NC). This would effectively reduce their available range by a staggering 90%. More shocking, the USFWS will allow private landowners to kill these highly endangered wolves if they leave protected refuges and enter private property. Please sign the petition to Secretary Zinke asking him to revise this flawed and dangerous plan that could push red wolves into extinction.

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service just released a revised management plan for highly endangered red wolves. As few as 30 of these animals exist in the wild, making them one of the world's most endangered wolves. In spite of the urgent need to work to recover this species, Secretary Ryan Zinke and his political appointees at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) will radically scale back the already meager efforts to bring them back in the wild. The plan calls for the reduction of protected habitat to just one county in North Carolina (Dare County, NC). This would effectively reduce their available range by a staggering 90%. More shocking, the USFWS will allow private landowners to kill these highly endangered wolves if they leave protected refuges and enter private property. Please sign the petition to Secretary Zinke asking him to revise this flawed and dangerous plan that could push red wolves into extinction.

In 2016, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a plan to increase daily trips on the Amtrak Hiawatha line from Chicago to Milwaukee. Their plan includes a proposal to build a new 2-mile long holding track in Glenview to help facilitate the flow of freight trains in and out of nearby freight yards. The plans were announced in an official planning document called an Environmental Assessment (EA). But the EA only included information about the impacts of increasing Amtrak trains. None of the health, safety and environmental impacts of the proposed freight train holding track were addressed. The Glenview ACTION (Alliance to Control Train Impact on Our Neighborhoods) Committee was formed to demand that the significant impacts of a freight train holding track are studied before the project is built.

This year’s bee die-off numbers are out, and the news isn’t good. Bees are still dying at alarming rates. And it’s largely due to bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. If we want to stop the massive bee losses, we need to get these pesticides out of our food system. Kroger plays a key role in this fight. It could stop selling food grown with toxic pesticides. But we need YOU to help make that happen! Add your name: Demand that Kroger takes action on toxic pesticides NOW!