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We need to do everything we can to tackle the climate crisis. Speak out to keep more methane — a powerful contributor to climate change — out of our atmosphere. Climate Change’s Impact We may have as little as 12 years to prevent massive destruction from climate change, according to the world’s foremost body on the international crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel […]
Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to our oceans. Environmental Action is tackling the issue, but we need your help. The Threat of Plastic Pollution Plastic litter breaks up in the environment, forming tiny, insidious particles called “microplastics.” It’s been clear for some time that this kind of pollution is harming the ocean, but now we know: microplastics are far […]
The House of Representatives has voted to eliminate Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 United States. Will you help save these iconic animals? Wolves at Risk History shows: when wolves are unprotected, too many of them die. When Great Lakes wolves lost their federal protection in 2012, 1500 were killed before protection finally resumed. Right now, Wyoming […]
The Endangered Species Act is our best wildlife extinction prevention tool. Speak out to protect this bedrock conservation law. The Wildlife Extinction Crisis We need to strengthen the Endangered Species Act — not weaken it. In just the last 50 years, human beings have eliminated more than half the world’s wildlife species. Worse, climate change, plastic pollution, habitat loss, the illegal wildlife […]
Here’s a simple step you can take this holiday season to address climate change: ask Amazon to promote greener shipping options. Holiday Shopping, Shipping, and Climate Change More and more people are shopping for gifts online this holiday season, and Amazon remains a leader in the industry.1 Quick-shipping, getting our stuff within days of ordering it, is expected. Meanwhile, the carbon footprint of […]
Environmental Action supporters have come through in a big way for elephants and the environment on Giving Tuesday 2018! Giving Tuesday 2018 Update We were able to successfully meet our 2018 Giving Tuesday fundraising goal of $10,000 — AND more than 15,000 Environmental Action supporters joined us in calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to show compassion for elephants […]
Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that American trophy hunters shouldn’t be killing ANY endangered elephants in Africa. The Threat to Elephants Just a few decades ago, millions of African elephants roamed the planet. Now, only about 415,000 African elephants remain.1 But there are Americans who still want to hunt and kill them. Under a court order, the FWS announced in March it […]
Help convince a Houston-based oil company to leave our threatened polar bears alone. The Threat to Polar Bears The Beaufort Sea. America’s threatened polar bears den along its coast. The bears use its increasingly rare sea ice to hunt.1 And, soon, a Texas-based oil company could ruin this special place. Hillcorp, headquartered in Houston, just received approval from the Trump administration to drill within […]
Can you write a letter to your local newspaper in support of the Endangered Species Act and the imperiled wildlife it protects? The ESA Saves Wildlife Without the Endangered Species Act (ESA), hundreds of the nation’s most beloved wildlife species might well be extinct.1 We Need a Strong Endangered Species Act. Scientists say that we are on the brink of a human-caused mass extinction […]
These big cats are losing key habitat to deforestation. The jaguar needs your voice. The Imperiled Jaguar Jaguars are on the decline — fewer than 15,000 remain in the wild.1 And right now, the tropical forests they call home are being destroyed. We’ve lost the equivalent of 40 football fields of tropical forests every minute of every day for the past two years.2 Jaguars […]