To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Protect Our Public Lands from Fracking
Please support the bill to ban fracking on federal public lands (H.R. 1902), recently re-introduced in the House by Rep. Mark Pocan as the Protect Our Public Lands Act of 2015.
America's vast and cherished public lands are rightfully known as national treasures. But these iconic lands are at risk from fracking for oil and gas, and there is no amount of regulation that can make fracking safe. Public lands and nearby communities are paying the price in drilling accidents, leaks and spills that can pollute air and contaminate drinking water.
I urge you to take strong action to safeguard our communities and environment by supporting the bill to ban fracking on public lands and working to help make this landmark legislation law.
America's vast and cherished public lands are rightfully known as national treasures. But these iconic lands are at risk from fracking for oil and gas, and there is no amount of regulation that can make fracking safe. Public lands and nearby communities are paying the price in drilling accidents, leaks and spills that can pollute air and contaminate drinking water.
I urge you to take strong action to safeguard our communities and environment by supporting the bill to ban fracking on public lands and working to help make this landmark legislation law.
Why is this important?
Fracking has already caused serious damage to our public lands, particularly in the areas that serve to buffer America’s most precious national parks and monuments. By the end of 2014, oil and gas companies had leases on over 34 million acres of public land, and over 200 million more acres are currently being targeted for drilling.
No amount of regulation will protect us or our public lands from the impacts of fracking. Regulated fracking still results in harm to people's health, accidental spills of toxic waste, air pollution, earthquakes, drinking water contamination, habitat destruction and worsening climate change. The only way to protect ourselves and our land from the risks of fracking is to ban it altogether.
Preventing fracking on federal lands is essential to safeguarding our drinking water and public and environmental health, as well as iconic places in American history and culture. It is also essential in any serious proposal to address global warming.
Representative Mark Pocan (WI-2) recently re-introduced his legislation to ban fracking on all public lands — and it remains the strongest piece of federal legislation against fracking to date. Please ask your members of Congress to support and co-sponsor the bill to ban fracking on public lands.
No amount of regulation will protect us or our public lands from the impacts of fracking. Regulated fracking still results in harm to people's health, accidental spills of toxic waste, air pollution, earthquakes, drinking water contamination, habitat destruction and worsening climate change. The only way to protect ourselves and our land from the risks of fracking is to ban it altogether.
Preventing fracking on federal lands is essential to safeguarding our drinking water and public and environmental health, as well as iconic places in American history and culture. It is also essential in any serious proposal to address global warming.
Representative Mark Pocan (WI-2) recently re-introduced his legislation to ban fracking on all public lands — and it remains the strongest piece of federal legislation against fracking to date. Please ask your members of Congress to support and co-sponsor the bill to ban fracking on public lands.