It’s official! The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the president’s Clean Power Plan—the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants. The president deserves our thanks for taking the biggest step any president has yet taken on climate change. The Clean Power Plan provides a foundation for states to build on to achieve a transformational shift away from fossil fuels to clean energy. None of this would have been possible without your support. Earthjustice has been pushing hard for strong limits on carbon pollution over the past few years, and activists like you have been making climate action a top priority. From the record-breaking 8.7 million comments submitted to the EPA in support of climate action to the largest climate march in history in New York City last fall, support for climate action is simply undeniable. Power plants are America’s single largest source of carbon pollution—the pollution that’s fueling climate change, intensifying extreme weather and threatening public health. The Clean Power Plan starts us down the path to achieving real pollution reductions from this sector while pivoting to clean energy solutions to power our future. Take a moment to thank President Obama for this major action on climate change. Climate change is an undeniable threat to our health and our environment. We owe it to our kids and grandkids to support the Clean Power Plan, which lays the foundation for even greater action by every state in the country. Decisions about clean energy should be in the hands of the people, not the fossil fuel industry. The Clean Power Plan was designed to address these challenges head-on. The overwhelming support we have seen from you is making a crucial difference in spurring the most meaningful climate action by the United States to date.

Kinder Morgan is proposing a new high pressure natural gas pipeline from Wright, NY to Dracut, MA. This pipeline will create the risk of chemical leaks and explosions that would contaminate our soil, water, air, damage our properties, and create hazards in our communities. Chemical off-gassing of known carcinogens, neurotoxins, and endocrine disrupters happens at compressor stations and drilling sites, wherever pipelines are leaking. In 2011 the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cited Kinder Morgan for a number of safety violations. The gas that will go through this pipeline will be extracted using hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) which is irrefutably linked to health problems because of the chemicals involved and the contamination to underground water supplies. In terms of natural gas and pollution, methane leaks from fracking, compressor stations, and transmission lines create more pollution than coal or oil. We are specifically concerned about the proposed gas compressor station that would be located in the Town of Nassau, NY. It would cover 40 acres and add light and noise pollution comparable to a commercial jet taking off all hours of the day and night. Although Kinder Morgan has stated this pipeline is necessary to keep prices down and provide a bridge between older fossil fuels and future renewables, mounting evidence strongly suggests this is not true. Both the Kinder Morgan website and their project pre-application letter state that some of the gas from this pipeline will be exported. Exporting can raise our fuel prices, as was observed in winter 2014 when propane was sold overseas and U.S prices soared. We the undersigned citizens call upon your leadership to enact legislation and take such necessary actions to stop the Northeast Energy Direct Project (NED) because: 1. We do not feel that constituent concerns raised in regard to the NED are being answered honestly, fully, and accurately. 2. The profits of Kinder Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC are taking precedence over the immediate and long-term safety, security, and well-being of people living along the proposed pipeline route in the following ways: a. There is no benefit of the project to New Yorkers or New York State. b. We assume health and safety risks so the NED can generate profits for their companies. c. The federal agency responsible for pipeline safety has inadequate resources to do its job. A report from the Transportation Department’s Office of the Inspector General indicates “The Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA, isn't ensuring key state inspectors are properly trained, inspections are being conducted frequently enough and inspections target the most risky pipelines”. d. Our property rights will be taken by eminent domain so that the companies can profit while we remain responsible for property tax payments. e. Our public safety officers will be unable to adequately respond to pipeline explosions. f. Our property values are likely to drastically fall. g. Our areas economic viability is likely to drastically suffer. h. We will not consume the gas, most of which is likely to be exported for the company’s profit, which in turn will drive up the cost of gas for us. 3. The NED will transmit up to 2.2 billion cubic feet of fracked gas daily, through a 30” pipeline, at a pressure of up to 1,460 pounds per square inch, and has the potential to leak toxins, carcinogens, and other hazardous chemicals that may contaminate our water wells, air, and soil. These include: a. Methane – a greenhouse gas that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found contributes to global warming. Affected Organ Systems: Dermal, Pulmonary, and Cardiovascular. b. Benzene – a colorless, sweet smelling, highly flammable chemical. It evaporates into the air very quickly and floats on top of water. Affected Organ Systems: Hematological, Immunological, and Neurological. c. Toluene – a clear, colorless liquid with a distinctive smell. It is used in making paints, paint thinners, fingernail polish, lacquers, adhesives, and rubber. Affected Organ Systems: Cardiovascular and Neurological. d. Sulfur Dioxide – a colorless gas with a pungent odor. It is a liquid when under pressure and dissolves in water very easily. Affected Organ Systems: Immunological and Respiratory. e. Formaldehyde – a colorless flammable gas that has a distinct, pungent smell. It is used in the production of fertilizer, paper, plywood and urea-formaldehyde resins. Affected Organ Systems: Dermal, Gastrointestinal, Immunological, and Respiratory. f. Nitrous Oxide – a colorless, non-flammable gas with a slightly sweet odor and taste. Commonly used in surgery or dentistry for its anesthetic and analgesic effects. Affected Organ Systems: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular. 4. Local elected officials of the Rensselaer County Legislature oppose the project, opposing use of eminent domain and requesting intervention by federal officials. Therefore, we the undersigned, realizing the risks and costs to our families, our property values, our safety, our drinking water, our clean air, our roads, and the potential costs and stresses to our towns that will be created by the Kinder Morgan/Tennessee Gas Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline Project – which will be using fracked shale gas – do hereby state that it is our desire for our federal, state, county, and town leaders to immediately and permanently declare on our behalf that no gas compressor stations or new or additional high pressure gas pipelines of any kind shall be placed within the boundaries of our towns. Although NYS has banned fracking, allowing the pipeline and compressor stations to be built will result in the same amount of damage the legislation was designed to prevent.

A nursing home costs taxpayers on average 3 times what home and community based services do. In home and community based services a person with a disability can live in their community and give 2 to 3 home care workers employment. Some will also be able to work and pay taxes themselves and not need SSDI. Help people with disabilities to remain at home and save you Mr and Mrs taxpayer from even higher taxes then we pay now.

I want to protect children nation wide from physical and mental abuse.

As parents of a Native American child, we recognize the inherent harm of singling out any groups of students for ridicule.

Glyphosate, along with other toxins, made my family and I very sick and led to the death of my oldest son. Watch Dr. Stephanie Seneff interviewed by Jeffrey Smith on how glyphosate destroys many body functions and causes many diseases. https://youtu.be/KVo51yLnohY

In their engineering studies, the city manager and city planning officers have ignored the historic underground tunnels that were vital to establishing Livingston, MT as the original gateway to the World's first national park, Yellowstone National Park, and the city's rich international culture that built the railroads. We the undersigned, petition the Livingston public officials and anyone with whom they contract, to provide, once the engineering study is complete, the funding for the saving of the vaults, sidewalk basements, tunnels, etc. discussed above— whether directly, through grants overseen and procured by the City of Livingston during the winter of 2015-2016, existing funding sources like the Urban Renewal Agency, public or private funding, or directly from the City of Livingston public funds

I NEED HELP BADLY GETTING MEDICARD FOOD STAMPS QMB ALL BECAUSE I AM OVER THE INCOME THIS IS BULL..AS I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME ..I TALK TO MY STATE REP..AS MCKEE GOV ALL A BIG ASS JOKE YES PEOPLE ..I AM IN POOR ASS HEALTH CANNOT EVER GET HOME HEALTH..I AM DISABLE HAD HEART ATTACKS STROKES COPD..NO HELP FOR ME UNLESS I COME IN THE BACK DOOR''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''THEY GET ALL THE HELP..WORK HARD ALL MY LIFE NOW 72 ANDMY COUNTY GOV KICK ME IN TH BUTT..THANKU''''''''''''''''''''

August 3, 2014 Mr. Baker took Taurean Pitts body into his custody promising a great service. He received a thousand dollars from the family and during that time he never informed them that Taureans body was in Green Cove Springs all he said was that Taurean was prepared and waiting to be dressed. Only to find out after having Taurean moved to another funeral home that his body was badly decomposed and unviewable due to his body being placed in a none refrigerated facility from August 3rd to August 13th. Once the family found out the condition of Taureans body Mr. Baker closed down Baker And Ross Mortuary and opened another facility by the name of D. M. Baker Mortuary. And also he demanded 3,837.00 for the work he never did in the First place.... Let's make sure he's not able to do what was done to the Pitts family to an one else.

My daughter was one of the people killed when she as everyone in the community was crossing the tracks to go to work. She had seen many do this, and you could still see the old road way that was never closed properly. She had been riding the train for over 5 years and knew the schedule of the trains. The train company knew that there was a problem there with people crossing, yet they did nothing to stop this. There is no permanent fence in the area, and there is even a gate leading from the platform to the tracks.

Richmond County students should have the right to wear what we desire. Wearing uniforms does not allow the students to express themselves, which is normal part of growth and development. If you agree that Richmond County students should not have to wear uniforms please sign and share. Thanks.

America needs to live up to its claim of Justice for All. Currently there is no justice for people of color, who need to fear for their lives, their children and loved ones, at the hands of those who are sworn to protect them. Congress needs pass legislation to combat brutal acts of racism, discrimination, and intolerance by authorities in the United States. Unfortunately there are too many victims to list, but I'm launching this petition in memory of Sandra Bland and the Black Lives Matter movement she so boldly embodied.