I have been a lifelong Hoosier, except for 3 years I lived in Florida. While living there, I was appalled by the plastic bags all over the beaches and in the water. I'm trying to protect our home, and our future generations from the same fate. Please sign this petition and let the people decide what kind of a world we want to leave for our children. Thank you!

Animals should not be suffering to provide cosmetic products, most of which are not even necessary for humans. It is not morally or economically right to abuse millions of animals a year when there are other, cheaper, ways to test product safety. Protecting animals should be our top priority.

Hemp grows quicker and uses less water when compared to similar crops, meaning that shifting to hemp could be a net boon for the environment. It is an especially good alternative to cotton, which is one of the dirtiest crops when it comes to pesticide use and greenhouse gas emissions. Hemp can be used to make rope, clothes, and many other fabrics and materials -- but the crop has been unfairly tied to strict marijuana policy for decades, despite negligible amounts of the psychoactive compound THC. Legalizing hemp could help the environment, farm income, and consumer choice! It's about time: tell your members of Congress to pass the Hemp Farming Act.

Thanks to Trump's tax scam, oil and gas industry allies in Congress were able to open the door to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Now, the Department of the Interior is collecting public comments as part of its environmental review process until June 19. Oil and gas drilling would be extremely destructive to ANWR's water, wildlife, and other sensitive resources that the Native Gwich’in people of the Arctic depend on. Submit a comment to tell U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reject ANY AND ALL oil and gas drilling on the Coastal Plain of ANWR.

Scott Pruitt’s EPA is trying to censor science. He wants to exclude important studies from decisions affecting our air, water, and health. Specifically, he would make it easier for the Trump administration to weaken clean air safeguards by excluding critical research about pollution’s impact on our health. This is the same tactic the tobacco industry used to "prove" cigarettes aren’t harmful to our health. We can’t let Pruitt’s EPA get away with it! Add your name: Tell the EPA to side with science, not Trump and Scott Pruitt!

The company that developed GMO salmon is pushing for its product to reach U.S. stores unlabeled. Senator Lisa Murkowski recently introduced new legislation that would stop this fish from sneaking onto our dinner plates. We need your help to encourage your Senators to support this legislation. Tell your Senators: Don't let GE salmon sneak into our food system unlabeled!

Styrofoam has been banned from Montgomery County since 2016. Styrofoam is not only bad for the environment it is also bad for humans. Styrofoam also known as polystyrene, is a material that can not be broken down or reused again. Objects such as styrofoam cups get trashed and end up in the ocean or in the streets, where wildlife mistakenly consume them. When styrofoam is burned it releases carbon monoxide into the air. The harm styrofoam has on humans is that when you use styrofoam materials such as cups for hot liquids you are consuming the toxins made up of styrofoam. These toxins can cause headaches, weakness, and minor kidney failure.

Our family has been without running water for over three years. Our contact with Fresno County and the Representatives has been a waste of time because there is no law to push this issue. These new developments with water pipes being installed are based on contractual agreements and trying to tap into those pipes affects the contract, which the people will not change. If there was a law advocating such a request to ensure that no family is without water it would make a difference for all families.

One day we could end up with more plastic than fish in our oceans. We love our Oregon coast and oceans so let's take action to reduce consumption of single use plastic straws since every day millions are not recycled and end up in our oceans. Educate Oregonians of the many alternatives to single use plastic straws and let Oregon lead by example and ban single use plastic straws.

The USDA is trying to allow the biotechnology industry to hide genetically engineered food behind a ridiculous label that includes a smiley face and a sun. And it wants to label these products “BE” -- for “bioengineered” -- instead of the widely understood “GMO.” By avoiding real GMO labeling, the USDA is helping Big Ag and the biotech industry protect their profits instead of protecting our food system. We have to fight back. Tell USDA we want a real labeling law -- one which labels all GMOs and has on-package labeling!

The Trump administration just proposed allowing hunters to kill bear cubs and wolf pups in their dens. If this proposal goes through, it would put rare wildlife at risk of inhumane treatment in national preserves in Alaska. The Department of the Interior is accepting comments on this plan. So we need you to speak up now! Help send 50,000 comments to the Department of the Interior opposing Trump’s efforts to harm wildlife!

Gilead Science's ad for Harvoni shows people releasing sky lanterns up into the night sky. These and released balloons cause great harm to wildlife and domestic animals. The sky lanterns can also start wildfires and structure fires. People see these ads and are inspired to do their own releases of harmful trash that will always come down and become an issue. We need your help, so I respectfully request that you stop showing this or any advertisement that glorifies practices that destroy innocent lives and litter our earth.