Say No to Weakening Our Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Protections

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As part of backroom negotiations on the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act, there are efforts underway to weaken the implementation of some of our nation’s most important and effective environmental protection policies in order to advance and benefit the fossil fuel industry.

National bedrock environmental laws impacted include the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Attempted streamlining efforts would reduce the ability for public input, undermine efforts to tackle climate change, and put frontline communities at additional risk to pollution, ecological degradation and more. Essentially this effort would expedite potentially harmful energy projects at the expense of communities, clean water, and climate resilience.

Tell Congress that you do not support this dangerous side deal, and that potential plans to attach it to “must-pass” legislation are woefully irresponsible.

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Dear [recipient position will go here] [recipient name will go here],

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As your constituent, I ask you to oppose efforts to streamline important environmental review policies, such as to advance and benefit fossil fuel production, in must-pass legislation.

Congress has made impressive bipartisan progress on infrastructure upgrades, climate action, coastal hazard preparedness, and more. Major legislative advancements, including the recently passed Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, already included notable trade offs to generate broad support. Additional rushed efforts to weaken the implementation of core environmental protection laws like the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act could threaten our nation’s biodiversity, natural resources, climate resilience, and frontline communities.

If Congress wants to approach policy reform, it must be thoughtful, inclusive and well-researched. This rushed attempt to weaken environmental and public review to advance the fossil fuel industry is dangerous and unnecessary. In addition to the risk of closed-door negotiations on approaching this reform, attaching it to must-pass legislation would be woefully irresponsible. Please oppose efforts to cutback our environmental protection laws and threats to shut down our government to encourage this ill-informed sideline deal.

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