CAPITAL WATCH ARCHIVES
DON’T LET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WEAKEN PROTECTIONS FOR SAGE-GROUSE
Target: Bureau of Land Management Action: Submit comments in support of strong protections for sage-grouse by April 6 The greater sage-grouse is often called an icon of the American West. Known for their elaborate mating rituals in which males strut, pop and dance [...]
DON’T LET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUT YOUR VOICE OUT OF NEPA
Target: White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Action: Submit your comments by March 10 and tell the CEQ not to gut NEPA to fast-track development The Trump administration is once again attacking the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock environmental law [...]
TELL THE FOREST SERVICE TO PROTECT THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)
Target: The U.S. Forest Service Action: Submit comments to let the Forest Service know it's unacceptable to cut the public's voice out of decisions made for our national forests. Under the direction of the Trump administration, the U.S. Forest Service has put out [...]
TELL REP. TIPTON THANK YOU FOR VOTING YES FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT
Target: Rep. Scott Tipton ACTION: Call Scott Tipton, 970.241.2499 (Junction), 970.259.1490 (Durango), 202.225.4761 (D.C.). Thank him for voting YES on the Natural Resources Management Act to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and protect 2.3 million acres of public lands across the United States. Also [...]
TELL THE BLM THAT OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION HAS NO PLACE IN THE ARCTIC REFUGE
Target: The U.S. Bureau of Land Management Action: Submit comments to stop oil and gas drilling on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's coastal plain. December 22, 2018 was the one-year anniversary of the GOP tax bill, which among its many harmful provisions, mandated [...]
KEEP FIGHTING FOR BEARS EARS AND GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE
Target: BLM and Department of the Interior Action: Despite pending litigation over the Trump Administration's 2017 proclamation to reduce Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, the Department of the Interior is moving forward with new land use management plans for the reduced Monuments. Submit your comments today [...]
TELL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NOT TO UNDERMINE NEPA
Target: Mary Neumayr, Chief of Staff, Council on Environmental Quality Action: Submit your comments telling the Trump Administration that it is unacceptable to undermine NEPA, which ensures public input, and important review and analysis of projects on our public lands. CLICK HERE TO [...]
PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE WILDERNESS ACT
Target: Sen. Cory Gardner and Rep. Scott Tipton Action: Call Senator Gardner and Representative Tipton and ask them to preserve the integrity of the Wilderness Act by opposing S. 2877 in the Senate (Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act) and H.R. 1349 in the House (amendment to the Wilderness [...]
THANK SENATOR GARDNER FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
Target: Sen. Cory Gardner Action: **UPDATE** Since issuing this Capital Watch alert, Senator Gardner formally signed on as a co-sponsor for permanent reauthorization and full funding of LWCF. Please call and thank him for listening to his constituents! (970) 245-9553 (Grand Junction) or (202) 224-5941 (D.C.). [...]
TELL CONGRESS TO PASS A FARM BILL THAT’S FREE OF ATTACKS ON PUBLIC LANDS
Target: Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet and Rep. Scott Tipton Action: Call Senators Gardner and Bennet and Representative Tipton and ask them to support a final version of the Farm bill that mirrors the Senate version. Tell them that a Farm Bill that undermines protections for our [...]
REJECT TRUMP’S ANTI-PUBLIC LANDS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
Target: Colorado’s Senators Action: Call Colorado’s Senators and tell them to reject Trump’s infrastructure plan. Reach Senator Gardner at (970) 245-9553 and Senator Bennet at (970) 241-6631. Key Messages: I am upset and disappointed that Trump’s plan for improving our nation’s infrastructure would sacrifice [...]
PROTECT THE BLM’S METHANE WASTE PREVENTION RULE
Target: Secretary Zinke Action: Click here to submit your comments to Secretary Zinke Key Messages: More than $330 million worth of natural gas is wasted on public and tribal lands each year. Taxpayers could lose out on $800 million in royalties over the next decade [...]
