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Our oceans are choked with plastic, and the animals that live there are suffering for it. Download and print several copies of this letter, and then take them to businesses near you to encourage local businesses to stop using polystyrene. Last month, a whale died in Thailand after swallowing 17 pounds of plastic. In April, a dead sperm whale washed ashore […]
In 2017, Monsanto’s herbicide dicamba cut a path of destruction across millions of acres of farmland and habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Researchers expect that twice as much will be sprayed in 2018.1,2 Dicamba Risks Biodiversity Dicamba harms or kills any plant not specifically treated to resist it. But the problem is, the herbicide doesn’t stay where it’s sprayed. The […]
Sharing stories about nature and the environment is a great way to ensure that your friends and family are up-to-speed on the issues that impact the clean air and water, wildlife and wild places we all treasure. In this week’s shares: the Trump administration’s lion hunting permits, red wolves, who pays for damage on our public lands and more. Sharing for […]
Help stop open-pit mining in what was — until recently — Utah’s gorgeous Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Grand Staircase-Escalante at Risk Last year, President Trump slashed the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in half. The legal boundaries of the monument may have shrunk, but the entire area remains home to breathtaking landscapes and endangered wildlife. The difference is: now mining companies can stake claims […]
You can amplify the impact of your efforts to protect the environment! Just share any (or all) of these social media posts and spread the word on important issues like who pays when developers damage wildlife and public lands, red wolves, wild drilling out Great Sand Dunes and more. Amplify Your Impact on Facebook Amplify Your Impact on Twitter 🚨 Help #SaveRedWolves […]
The red wolves of North Carolina are some of the most endangered animals on the planet. Can you help support our work to save them? The Threat to Read Wolves No more than 35 red wolves roam the forests of North Carolina, struggling to recover from the systematic hunting that nearly erased them from the face of the earth forever. It’s terrible, but […]
Your signature today will help protect Great Sand Dunes National Park and nearby wilderness from more dirty drilling for oil and gas. Great Sand Dunes National Park: An American Treasure Have you ever heard of — or visited — Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado? It’s a place where… Epic sand dunes tower as tall as skyscrapers. Sandhill cranes can […]
The Fish and Wildlife service is declaring open season on the last 35 wild red wolves. Please take action to save them. The Threat to Red Wolves Until now, hunting and killing of these rare animals has been strictly forbidden. But the Fish and Wildlife Service just announced a new plan that would shrink the wolves’ protected habitat to only one refuge, […]
When you share a story on social media, your personal recommendation has power. That’s why, each week, Environmental Action highlights stories from our Facebook and Twitter pages to make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to learn about — or address — an important environmental issue. In this week’s shares: a serious new threat to the Endangered Species Act, a way to […]
In this week’s social media shares from Environmental Action: working for wolves, dicamba’s dangers and more. Social Media Shares for Twitter Social Media Shares for Twitter More than 11,000 people have signed our new petition for gray #wolves. Have you? 🐺 If you haven’t added your name, please sign @EnviroAction’s petition now: https://t.co/RPwCkbpHnE 🐺 Already signed for wolves? RT and encourage your friends to help […]