Since their release back to the wild in 1998, the Mexican gray wolf, also known as the Lobo, has struggled to recover. After almost 20 years, there are still only just over 100 individuals in the wild. Many obstacles face the Lobo on their road to recovery, including poaching, politics, and constantly declining genetic diversity. The US Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) very own Science and Planning Subgroup said to fully restore the Lobo, there must be at minimum 750 wolves in three distinct populations, including in the Grand Canyon region in northern Arizona and southern Utah and the Southern Rockies region in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Despite these recommendations, FWS just released their new Draft Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan that authorizes downlisting these severally endangered wolves only after their population reaches 320 for four years and completely delisting the Lobo after 8 years. This is just half the population recommended by the agency’s own scientists. This draft recovery plan is a sham that was created behind closed doors and is not based on science. We need more wolves, less politics! For more information, visit Lobos of the Southwest and the Endangered Species Coalition: http://www.endangered.org/because-loboweek-a-brief-look-at-the-plight-of-the-mexican-gray-wolf/ http://mexicanwolves.org/index.php/news/1780/51/ACT-NOW-Submit-Comments-on-the-Mexican-Wolf-Draft-Recovery-Plan

Donald Trump is about to propose more massive cuts to the EPA. The cuts would gut water protections, support for state environmental programs, and the Superfund clean up program. Congress still has to sign off on these cuts -- so we need your help to stop them! Tell your Senators: Don't gut the EPA!

Donald Trump signed an Executive Order threatening Giant Sequoia National Monument with fossil fuel development. Tell the Department of the Interior: NO fossil fuel development in Giant Sequoia!

Senator King just voted for David Bernhardt to be Number 2 at the Department of the Interior. Now, his nomination has passed the committee and will go to the full Senate. That means he's one step closer to playing a key role in deciding the fate of our National Monuments and public lands. Tell Senator King you'll hold him accountable for handing over our National Monuments to Big Oil!

As a diverse group of concerned citizens representing various fields, both within and beyond the arts community, we are alarmed by the decision of Delta Airlines and Bank of America to withdraw financial support for The Public Theater's work after The Public's performance of its production of Julius Caesar. The arts play a vital role in opening public dialogue about fundamental issues shaping society, and allowing individuals to consider different perspectives on challenging—and sometimes frightening—subjects. For sponsors to withdraw funding from Julius Caesar under public pressure predicated on an incomplete understanding of the production risks chilling artistic expression far more broadly and deterring creative works that seek to engage with difficult subjects. Delta and Bank of America are private actors with the ability to decide which projects they will financially support. However, we are deeply concerned by the impact that the abrupt withdrawal of sponsorship from The Public Theater may have on the willingness of other producers of art to address controversial or political subjects that may result in targeted campaigns and could put their funding in jeopardy. The Public Theater is an institution known for its artistry, imagination, and fearlessness. We urge these and other corporations to stand by their artistic partners at this pivotal time of social and political tension and, in so doing, to affirm the core values that support for the arts must imply. 1. Andrew Solomon, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Columbia University 2. Autumn Dornfeld, Program Director, Action Group Network 3. Bill Bragin, Co-Director, globalFEST 4. Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director, New York Live Arts 5. Chip Rolley, Senior Director of Literary Programs, PEN America 6. Claude Grunitzky, Chairman, TRUE Africa 7. Daisy Wolf, Student 8. David Baile, CEO, ISPA 9. Elly Brinkley, PEN America 10. Ginny Suss, Okayplayer 11. Giulia D’Angolo Vallan, Writer/Curator 12. Heidi Sieck, CEO/Co-Founder, #VOTEPROCHOICE 13. Isabel Soffer, Co-Director, globalFEST 14. Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director, New York Live Arts 15. Jenny Schlenzka, Executive Artistic Director, Performance Space 122 16. John Vanco, SVP/GM, IFC Center 17. Kim Cullen, Executive Director, New York Live Arts 18. Kyle Dacuyan, Writer/Curator 19. Laura Macomber, Project Manager, PEN America 20. Laura Michalchyshyn, Producer 21. Linda Brumbach, Director, Pomegranate Arts 22. Lisa Kron, Playwright 23. Lydia Dean Pilcher, Founder/CEO, Cine Mosaic 24. Mary Kaye Schilling, Culture Editor, Newsweek Magazine 25. May Zhee Lim, PEN America 26. Meredith Shepherd, Partner/Co-Founder, Canopy 27. Miriam Fogelson, Cultural Strategist 28. Nathalie Molina Niño, CEO, Brava Investments 29. Nicole Birmann Bloom, Arts Coordinator 30. Nicole Merritt, General Manager/Producer, globalFEST 31. Noah Bashevkin, Associate Programmer, THE OFFICE performing arts + film 32. Philip Himberg, Artistic Director, Sundance Institute Theatre Program 33. Rachel Chanoff, Director, THE OFFICE performing arts + film 34. Rebecca Stump, Senior Memberships Manager, PEN America 35. Sam Zelitch, Social Media Coordinator, PEN America 36. Shanta Thake, Co-Director, globalFEST 37. Susan Feldman, Founder/Artistic Director, St. Ann's Warehouse 38. Suzanne Nossel, Executive Director, PEN America 39. Tanya Selvaratnam, Producer/Writer 40. Yasmeen Hassan, Global Executive Director, Equality Now

Trump announced that he's pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. This attack on our environment is so extreme that Trump's corporate advisors are speaking out against it. Already, the CEOs of Tesla and Disney have decided to leave Trump's council in protest. General Motors also opposes Trump's decision to leave Paris. And its CEO, Mary Barra, serves on an advisory council to Trump. So we need your help to convince her to stop normalizing Trump! Tell General Motors CEO Mary Barra: Leave Trump's advisory council!

Last month, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order threatening Mojave Trails National Monument with fossil fuel development. The Department of the Interior is accepting public comments on whether to let Big Oil destroy Mojave Trails. So we need you to speak up NOW and help save this special place! Help us reach 50,000 comments: NO fossil fuel development in Mojave Trails!

Senator Manchin just voted for David Bernhardt to be Number 2 at the Department of the Interior. Now, his nomination has passed the committee and will go to the full Senate. That means he's one step closer to playing a key role in deciding the fate of our National Monuments and public lands. Tell Senator Manchin you'll hold him accountable for handing over our National Monuments to Big Oil!

The Trump administration is starting the process to renegotiate NAFTA. But will it fight for a trade deal that benefits people and protects healthy food and the environment? The U.S. Trade Representative has to release its plan to renegotiate the agreement this summer. It's seeking public input -- but you only have four days left to send your comment! Help us reach 20,000 comments telling the U.S. Trade Representative: No bad trade deals to replace NAFTA!

Donald Trump signed an Executive Order threatening Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument with fossil fuel development. The Department of the Interior is accepting public comments on whether to let Big Oil destroy Grand Staircase-Escalante. So we need you to speak up NOW and help save this special place! Help us reach 50,000 comments: NO fossil fuel development in Grand Staircase-Escalante!

The GMO apple could hit supermarkets this fall. It could pose health risks, hurt farmers and damage our environment. The USDA should be stopping risky new products like this. But the agency is using 20-year old rules to review them. We need your help to change that! Tell the USDA: Fix the rules to protect our health, farmers and the environment from risky GMOs!

On July 14, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to prohibit U.S. participation in the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen, when it passed the Davidson and Nolan amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA]. [1] The Davidson [R-OH] amendment prohibits U.S. military action in Yemen not authorized by the 2001 AUMF [2]. U.S. participation in the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen is not targeting Al Qaeda or ISIS and is not authorized by the 2001 AUMF. Davidson's amendment would block the U.S. refueling of Saudi and UAE warplanes bombing Yemen. The Nolan [D-MN] amendment prohibits the deployment of U.S. troops to participation in Yemen's civil war. [3] Nolan's amendment would block the U.S. refueling of Saudi and UAE warplanes bombing Yemen. Tell your representatives that you support the House actions and that U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen should end immediately by signing our petition. References: 1. http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1766 2. http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/DAVIOH_020_xml%20(7)712171724502450.pdf 3. http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/NOLAN_046_xml712171116271627.pdf